by Jason Russell | Sep 15, 2022 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles
As amazing as it seems, it’s been 6 years now since Nintendo revitalized the retro plug & play mini industry with the NES Classic Edition (released November 2016). In the time since many, many brands have followed suit – everyone from arch-rival Sega...
by Jason Russell | Jun 4, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, Home Consoles, The Story Of...
Q) I know that the third console generation (NES/ Master System) were 8-bit but what were the systems before that? Was Pong 1-bit? That’s a surprisingly good question but the answer may disappoint. What we classify as the first console hardware generation (the...
by Jason Russell | Apr 20, 2022 | Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles, Magazine, Retro Development, Reviews
The Amiga Story As hard as it is to imagine now, when the Amiga line of computers came on the scene in 1985, the Commodore 64 was only three years old. And, contrary to common misconception, the two Commodore personal computer platforms coexisted all the way until...
by Jason Breininger | May 15, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Reviews, The Story Of...
Consoles When any sort of new technology is made available for public consumption, there’s a portion of the population that will resist it and a portion that will embrace it wholeheartedly. Consumers of video games are no different in this regard. 1991 was a couple of...
by Jason Russell | Feb 19, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/PC/Handheld
If ever there were a plug and play mini retro system that I couldn’t quite be sure about, THEC64 Mini would have to be the one. On the surface it looks like there’s a lot for a retro gaming enthusiast to appreciate but dig a little deeper and some of the early...
