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 […]
Though times have thankfully changed since I started my “Homebound” lists, I’ll keep going with things while I work through my favourites. This one was a long time coming and should have been out sooner but seeing as I’ve been playing recently on my new-old computer I can’t […]
Now that I’ve settled in with my “new” Atari STE I wanted to get the mass storage issue resolved so I went the route of the UltraSatan device which emulates an Atari compatible external Hard Disk but supports storage sizes limited only by the SD cards you use. […]
Though I do already have an Atari STFM in my retro computer collection there are a couple of limitations with that model that made upgrades less appealing and I REALLY wanted to finally start tinkering around one. Memory upgrades need soldering in early STs, the operating system (known […]
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 