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 Russell | Nov 1, 2020 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/PC/Handheld, The Story Of...
Retro Games LTD Brings Out A Pair Of Not So Mini Retro Minis The era of the mini classic plug ‘n play consoles is firmly upon us but, with a single exception, companies have been slow to bring gaming computers to this red-hot market here in North America. However,...
by Jason Russell | Oct 24, 2019 | Console/PC/Handheld, Home Consoles, Lists, Magazine
Next in Line for the Retro Mini Treatment from Sega? In my last column I talked about the Sega Genesis Mini and the fact that Sega actually managed to trump its arch rival of years past (Nintendo) in a few key areas of the retro mini market. In the time since, the...
by Jason Russell | Aug 21, 2019 | Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine, Reviews
Genesis Does What Nintendid In the event that you’ve been living under a rock, retro mini consoles are a hot commodity right now. Nintendo got the ball rolling with the NES Classic Edition (then again with the SNES), Sony did their best to compete with the poorly...
