by Shaun Jex | Jun 16, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
We were somewhere in the Louisiana backwoods. I had been driving for hours, powered by a mixture of Five Hour Energy, coffee, and the Trainspotting soundtrack. A light fog hovered above the asphalt. At least, I think it was a fog. There was a non-zero chance that it...
by Shaun Jex | May 30, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
The world of video games is filled with many weird and wondrous things, digital creations that would make John Waters scratch his head and say, “Well, that seems like a bit much…” It is my goal, nay, it is my QUEST to find and document those games here in the...
by Louie Dimovski | Apr 28, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
Psytronik Software, a prolific software publisher/distributor for 8-bit computer systems, has commenced shipping out copies of their Rastan Saga inspired game, The Age of Heroes, for the Commodore 64. The Age of Heroes is a side scrolling hack ‘n’ slash game, where...
by Shaun Jex | Feb 10, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
Everyone knows that if you travel to the past and tinker with historical events, nothing can possibly go wrong. It certainly won’t alter the course of history forever. There’s simply no risk associated with messing with the space-time continuum and anyone who tries to...
by Shaun Jex | Feb 2, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Last month, Carmen Sandiego debuted on Netflix. My kids, 11 and 5 respectively, both love the show and have already watched the entire first season. It’s a fantastic reimagining of the franchise, and it sent me on something of a journey back in time. It is the early...