It’s pretty incredible to see how nostalgic gamers are for the Xbox 360 lately as it hit the twenty-year milestone but it does show just how much of an impact it had on people back then… and perhaps even increases the contrast between its success and the stumble […]
Atari’s newfound purpose in establishing itself as the backbone of classic/retro gaming has taken another interesting step with their announced acquisition of the Intellivision brand, including a substantial number of game properties. The Amico console however will be spun off and remain in the hands of its owners. […]
Back in January Retro Games, creators of TheC64 series of emulation consoles announced an Atari 8bit version that appears inspired in all the right ways and I like what I see so far. As the name suggests, The 400 Mini takes its design cues from the original Atari […]
There’s been a lot of positive feedback from fans of Retrogames’ TheC64 and A500 Mini machines which had taken Commodore’s classic computers and brought them to a new generation wanting a taste of nostalgia. Having classic games available in a nostalgic, modern way was a big winner. While […]
Retro gaming dealing with nostalgic experiences have almost carved out their own little market now that more games are going the digital route. While modern gaming has its conveniences a lot of fans of the old days prefer the thought of owning a cartridge, disc, etc that they […]
It’s 50 years of Atari and while there were a lot of highs in the early years the name has been associated more recently with a number of unsuccessful attempts at reviving the brand. So I went into this compilation with a lot of trepidation but have been […]
From time to time I’ve been keeping an eye out for Atari 2600 games to improve my small collection, especially boxed copies. I didn’t have too many back in the day so almost everything is new in terms of both owning and playing. And though the system is […]
Getting back to playing games on my “work in progress” Atari STE has been great and the experience has been as fun as I hoped. Upgrading the joystick was a great idea but I hadn’t thought the mouse would need any attention. I was wrong! Though the Atari […]
After investing in an UltraSatan and a new joystick for my work-in-progress Atari STE, I settled into some further retro games fun and checked out a few chestnuts. Doing so eventually exposed a rather serious problem that I had missed earlier and in the long term could’ve caused […]
Spending a few hours on my Atari STE playing games and I think I finally reached a point where my trusty Atari CX40 joystick just doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s not so much that it’s not working but more that after years of using ergonomic controllers the cramping […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 