by JasonBreininger | Feb 24, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Grandson: Grandpa, what were fantasy-adventure games like back when you were young? Way back in 1979? Grandpa: Well, sonny, there was this one particular game on the Atari VCS called Adventure that was kind of like your own grandpappy but in video game form. Today we...
by Jason Russell | Feb 19, 2018 | 1980s, Columns, Console/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...
by Lee Wright | Feb 15, 2018 | Console/Handheld
Have you ever played a game that gives you deep-seeded anxiety? That game for me was always Jaws for the NES. As a young child, I was allowed to watch the classic 1975 Stephen Spielberg movie, Jaws (thanks mom!). The cover art alone is the most horrifying VHS box art...
by Jason Russell | Feb 11, 2018 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews
A Tale of Immediate Regret Were you spying through my kitchen window this past Friday night, you’d be forgiven for suspecting the 8-bit graphics and sounds flooding the room were being generated by hardware manufactured while Reagan was still in office. However, upon...
by JasonBreininger | Feb 9, 2018 | 1970s, 1980s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews
“How many Munchies can your Munchkin munch before your Munchkin’s all munched out????” That is the question posed on the manual & back of the box of this week’s game of the week, the controversial (at the time) Odyssey² game, K.C. Munchkin. That question also...