Retro gaming goodness, from 8 & 16-bits computers/consoles, to Zaxxon, table-tops & RPG and everything in-between
Building on Project Home Arcade v2, I wanted to add a couple of wireless, authentic-feeling, controllers for use with classic game console emulation, like Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, SNES, etc. After a bit of...
A few years ago, I wrote two articles about my experiences setting up a small, quiet, PC in my living room for retro gaming. The goal was to buy and outfit a system to...
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...
“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...
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...
How’s this for an unusual premise for a game … The President of the United States is not actually the President… Well, they are, but that’s just a show for the public. Real power...
UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017: I’ve swapped out the Asus PC and Windows for a Raspberry Pi 3 with RetroPie, and I am extremely happy with the results. You can read about the most...
Last week, I discovered these refrigerator magnets based on old-school arcade game marquees1 on Amazon. It was such a great idea, and they looked cool, so I picked up some to check out the quality...
