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Re:Retro


Mattel’s Intellivision: Not for the dexterity challenged

Darn. Sorry, folks, it just hit me like insects smashing into windshields in the dead of the night. Back in the 80s, when Atari was still the in thing, I remember getting my grubby hands on the...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: mattel, atari 2600, re:pulsive, atari
The new face of Pac-Man

I got the shock of my life earlier today when I searched for Pac-Man on the Internet. The top three results were okay: All about the video game Pac-Man—past, present and future. The succeeding...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: pac-man, re:pulsive, heresy
Starcraft now a classic?

Hmmm, I’m engaged in a lively debate with a colleague about Starcraft already being a classic. Well, Starcraft isn’t exactly old, but with the dawn of the new and improved Starcraft 2...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: blizzard, your daddy played this game, videos, discussion, pc
Game & Watch: Granddaddy of all handheld video games

Here I am, sitting in front of the computer and thinking about something cool to write about. I can’t seem to think of anything but all the gifts I’ve received since I was born,...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: game & watch, re:make, emulation, nintendo
Your Daddy played this game #1: Hard Hat Mack

Like I mentioned in my earlier post, the coolest thing about this writing gig is I get to write about games I’ve played before. So what’s way cooler than that? Why, telling you kids out...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: your daddy played this game, electronic arts, apple, dos games, the sims
Retro-gaming at its finest

Since we’re on the subject of old games (obviously, since this is Re:Retro), I think you might want to check out a year-old article I posted on my dusty old gaming blog:Always wondered what...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: dos games, re:retro, pc, emulation
Re:Retro Re:Novation

Yes, you read that right. I have mighty big shoes to fill, and I better hop to it. I welcome you to the first post of the new Re:Retro (sounds kinda ironic, doesn’t it?). Since, admittedly, I...

Started in Re:Retro • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: apple, games that emulate tennis in some form, colecovision, re:retro
How Talented Do You Have To Be To Kill Yourself?

Ugh… hard time at XYZ’s house tonight… I found myself apologising for taking the piss out of Kurt Cobain’s suicide. My position on suicide - I don’t care how much of a...

Started in Re:Retro • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: general
I Ought To Plug Something Of Mine, At Least

On sale next week in the UK:Featuring TEMPEST written by yours truly and with sumptuous cel-shaded art by Jon Davis-Hunt. It’s probably the most violent, thrill-powered thing I’ve ever...

Started in Re:Retro • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: general
Epilogue Two: Lardy Stalkers And ‘Found Sound’

NEWSFLASH! I have so far not been replaced! Also, the last post got me my very own stalker, who looks like this:He’s very much against women’s suffrage and - hilariously - thinks that...

Started in Re:Retro • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: general