At the height of the early 1980’s U.S. video game market, almost every company wanted to get in on the action. Parker Brothers, famous for their board games, were alarmed since sales of their stalwart franchises plummeted...
By the time the U.S. Civil War ended in 1865, E. Remington & Sons was one of the largest manufacturers of firearms in the world, and a company eager to diversify its business. Shortly after the...
“Art Of Atari“1 by Tim Lapetino is wonderful, and should be considered the definitive visual-history of, not just the artwork used on game cartridge boxes, but of Atari and its video game products (home and...
Published in 2012 under the Platform Studies series by MIT Press, Jimmy Maher’s book, “The Future Was Here – Commodore Amiga“1, is, without a doubt, the single most comprehensive study of the Amiga yet...
The Internet Archive continues to prove that it is one of the most valuable information resources on the planet. As of the time of this post, just over 18,000 editions of classic computer magazines...
Note – Amiga Forever 10 R2 (2024 edition) is out, and you can read about that here. You know I love me some Amiga. So, it should be no surprise that, since 1999’s version...
What’s significant about this 13 year old video card you ask? It was the first card to feature a blower style cooler that vented hot air from the GPU outside of the back of...
I have received my Amiga Visual Compendium1 book package from Bitmap Books/Kickstarter, and, WOW! This book is incredibly beautiful; chock full with edge-to-edge screen-captures of some of the most famous and believed Amiga software...
Gaming / GeekProjects / Retro / Retro Gaming
Project: Home Arcade v3 – Retro Gaming with the Atari VCS 800
January 1, 2025
Gaming / GeekProjects / Retro / Retro Gaming
Installing Linux Mint and Batocera on your Upgraded Atari VCS 800
January 1, 2025
Gaming / GeekProjects / Retro / Retro Gaming
Upgrading the RAM and Adding an SSD to the Atari VCS 800
December 31, 2024
