Year
2014
“It’s a really great game, do you have it in your collection?” “Yes I do” he says with hesitation, “And from the 60 seconds of it I played, it does seem like a really great game!” “60 seconds?”, his friend… Continue Reading →
This week on the No Quarter Podcast , the hosts Mike and Carrington got into an argument about whether or not someone who buys their games on eBay is an actual collector. I was inclined to agree with Carrington that collecting off… Continue Reading →
The original Double Dragon is probably one of the best examples of an NES classic to have been made by a third party. It was the epitome of a “beat’em up” and inspired many knock offs, and even future games. It… Continue Reading →
The Stanley Cup Western Conference Playoffs have been a real nail biter for us Blackhawks fans. By the time some of you read this you may know the fate of the Hawks, whether the are out of the standings or… Continue Reading →
The Atari 7800 and I, have a complicated past dating back to 1988. It all started when was given an Atari 7800 for Christmas that year, that I quickly found out didn’t work. Of course it was no major loss… Continue Reading →
Star Fox, and Firefly suck far worse than ET! Wait you didn’t think I was talking about Starfox the SNES classic did you? Or that I was talking about the Joss Whedon, Nathon Fillion classic Sci-Fi show Firefly? Hell no! Because those… Continue Reading →
The date is April 27, 2014 and after years of urban myths, rumors, and attempts to prove or disprove them, a mix of video game enthusiasts, archaeologist, tech writers, hucksters, filmmakers, and newsmen (looking for a story on a slow… Continue Reading →
To me the NES is the epitome of a retro gaming system. As big of a fan of Atari as I am, there’s nothing like the feel of opening the door on the NES, putting the cartridge in, pushing it… Continue Reading →
To me controllers are the unsung heroes of video gaming. Everyone talks about the consoles and the games but the controllers get very little attention in the grand scheme of things. Sure we might say a controller is good or… Continue Reading →
If your like me you may find yoirsf waiting in a huge line like this. Free records and a 100+ limited edition titles to choose from. Hopefully for you unlike in my case your store will open on time. Anyway… Continue Reading →
That’s right I’m going to be talking about the Atari 5200 again! If you read my Retro Gaming New Years Resolutions you probably know that one of my resolutions for this year was to get both an Atari 5200 and… Continue Reading →
Happy Valentines Day!!! Is your day Imagical yet! Sorry for the pun but I wanted to take some time to talk about video game maker Imagic, and my love for their games. Now if your not familiar with Imagic don’t worry,… Continue Reading →
So it’s winter which means that the weather has given us a good excuse to sit around and play video games without the guilt of wasting a nice day. For me I have finally had a chance to play Halo… Continue Reading →
When 2013 drew to an end my final count of Atari 2600 games collected in 2013 numbered 85. This isn’t too bad considering I didn’t start collecting until mid-October. But even though 85 is an impressive number there is some… Continue Reading →
Where were you in 82′? Have you ever seen Tron: Legacy? Probably one of the best scenes in the whole movie is when the main character Sam, walks into his fathers old video arcade, flips the breaker and all the… Continue Reading →
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