Detailed in-depth articles on many retro topics including Amiga, DOS, Windows computers, Sega and Nintendo consoles, electronics, film, and others.
Rad Racer Nintendo Entertainment System - Fall of 1987 Square/Nintendo $39.95 *My video review for Rad Racer *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) In a time when cleanliness and safety were merely an afterthought to the powers of Darwin, we used to get toys…
King's Quest Amiga, Late 1986/Early 1987 (Original PC-JR 1984) Sierra On-line $49.95 *My video review for King's Quest *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) *Some pics slightly altered to show text on top of screens Winners write the history…
StarFlight Amiga, 1989 (Original DOS 1986) Binary Systems/Electronic Arts/Micro Magic $49.95 *My video review for StarFlight *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) I ponder, at times; If perhaps forty-seven years worth of personal gaming may…
Ghostbusters Commodore 64, 1984 Activision/David Crane $29.95 *My video review for Ghostbusters *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Just as everything else, the life of a computer has a beginning, a middle, and an end. A long lived…
Menace Amiga, 1988 DMA Design/Psyclapse/Psygnosis $29.95 *My video review for Menace *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Beyond the chapters of your favorite novel, there's a power to the written word which can transcend lifetimes. A deserved classic will generally stay as such, the trash shall…
Knights of the Sky Amiga, 1991 (Original DOS 1990) Microprose/Jeff Briggs $59.95 *My video review for Knights of the Sky *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Discord for updates *Game played/shown in its intended NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Predating not only the first personal computers of the 1970's, NASA,…
Ultima 1 Commodore 64, 1987 (Original Apple II 1981) Richard Garriot/ Origin $39.95 *My video review for Ultima 1 *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Few dare to be different. A statement which holds up today on not only the individual level, but in the…
Jumpman Commodore 64, 1983 Randy Glover/Epyx $39.95 *My video review for Jumpman *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) There was a time long ago which you'd find not too dissimilar from today, when everyone making a game copied the one which had come…
Faery Tale Adventure Amiga, 1987 Microillusions $49.95 *My video review for The Faery Tale Adventure *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio Sometimes history bequeaths the short end of the stick to some of the best games of all time. This may not have necessary been due to a lack of knowledge about them when…
Death Knights of Krynn Amiga, 1991 SSI $49.95 *My video review for Death Knights of Krynn *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio Thump thump went the speakers as I made my way down the twisting roads of Crooked street. A dread wolf is the cause of nightmares, and we have a date with the Dream Merchant. Hot…
A-Train Amiga, 1992 (Original PC-98 1990) Maxis/Artdink/Dreamers Guild $69.95 *My video review for A-Train *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio On occasion the act of procuring the latest video game called for a bit of espionage. On weekends my father and I would often find ourselves in or around the local…
Turrican Amiga, 1990 Factor 5/Rainbow Arts(Europe)/Innerprise(America) $39.95 *My video review for Turrican *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in NTSC mode, originally PAL game In contrast to the row of neatly stacked Genesis games, one box lay face down. The collection was in its infancy, a bit more than a handful of games for the latest hit console.…
Earl Weaver Baseball Amiga, 1987 Mirage Graphics/EA $49.95 *My video review for Earl Weaver Baseball *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode/4:3 aspect ratio I could hear the crack of the bat from the living room couch, the Amiga sitting comfortably a floor below in our basement. Instantaneously followed by an unforgettable…
The Persian Gulf Inferno Amiga, 1990 Parsec Software/Innerprise $39.95 *My video review for Persian Gulf Inferno *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio, designed in PAL Did you ever have any games scare you when you were growing up? Having already watched movies such as Child's Play and The Terminator I can't say too…
Qix Amiga, 1989 (Original Arcade 1981) Taito/Alien Technology Group $34.95 *My video review for Qix *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings It hurts so good; the pain of an arcade great, designed masochistically to suck those quarters straight out of your front pocket. So simple to get into, so hard to get far. Twitching your joystick as the night turns to dawn, you find…
Heroes of Might and Magic A Strategic Quest MS-DOS, 1995 New World Computing $69.95 *My video review for Heroes of Might and Magic *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown on DOS/CRT hardware, original 4:3 aspect ratio Sometimes it takes but a name change. At times I've wondered why certain European games received rehashed titles in America. Geoff…
Hero's Quest / Quest for Glory Amiga, 1990 (Original DOS 1989) Sierra $59.95 *My video review for Hero's Quest *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio From their first games released for the Apple II in 1980, Sierra (then known as On-line Systems) gave the text adventure a twist with graphics. While they…
Amiga, 1989 (Europe), 1990 (U.S.) Infograms (Europe) / DataEast (U.S.) $44.95, £24.99 *My video review for North & South *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game shown and best played in NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio (Atari ST original) Often with fans of a particular genera you'll find yourself met with snobby senses of what they've come to associate with excellence…
Curse of the Azure Bonds Amiga, 1990 (Original C64/DOS 1989) SSI/Micro Magic $49.95 *My video review for Curse of the Azure Bonds *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game shown on its designed NTSC hardware, pics of 4:3 CRT screen How do you prefer your story? Do you see a group of friends at your side, the dungeon master sitting at the kitchen table while downing some…
Links: The Challenge of Golf Amiga, 1992 (Original DOS 1990) Access $59.95 *My video review for Links *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game shown on its designed NTSC hardware, pics of 4:3 CRT screen From day one the Amiga was a computer known for her graphics. During the launch of the Amiga at the Lincoln Center in New York, Andy Warhol would famously offer his…
Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball Sega Genesis, 1993 Sega/Sega Technical Institute $49.99 *My video review for Sonic Spinball *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game shown on actual hardware, pics of 4:3 CRT screen Some of my fondest memories of my father involve our near weekly trips to the movie theaters. He worked an odd schedule, often times being out of town several…
My Amiga 500's Keyboard A Story And Unnecessary Surgery *Unnecessary Surgery Video *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings Other than the Commodore 64, there may be no more legendary look to a computer and her keyboard than from the Amiga 500. Having written quite a bit on both the Amiga and 64 over the years, I would have to give the Amiga a firm win if not in look, than…
Flight Simulator II Amiga, 1986 (Original Apple II 1983) Sublogic $49.95 *My video review for Flight Simulator II *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Check out the Kilr Gamer *Game shown on its designed NTSC hardware, pics of 4:3 CRT screen In an office in the city of Santa Clara California, 1984, a team of designers worked feverishly on a custom chipped computer built…
Wing Commander II Vengeance of the Kilrathi MS-DOS, 1991 Origin $79.95 (+19.95 for Speech Pack) *My video review for Wing Commander II *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played on DOS hardware, pics of 4:3 CRT monitor *Some pics slightly altered to show more text In a dimly lit and dank smelling basement, excreting that unique concrete musk, our Amiga sat in a…
8 Color Icons Amiga Workbench 1.3 Guide (Can be used in WB 2+) *UPDATE* *Unfortunately due to a false flag on this article as being spam, I've limited the amount of links, downloads can be found at the end* "Old Blue". My affectionate pet name for the original color choices from Amiga Workbench up to the official version 1.3 (as well as early builds of the unreleased 1.4). Having grown up with an…