Recent Posts Tagged With '80s games'

• The Classic Atari and Other 80’s Goodies

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 03:14 in 80s, 80s digg, 80s games, growing up in the 80's

  Oh man, if I ever get money for one, I’m so buying a new one. I know, I know; they sell those little joystics you plug into the tv that has the classic games programmed in but no.  That’s not the Atari system I grew up with, damn it!  I...

• Futurama’s 80s Game references

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 23:57 in hack, Games, NES, retro, 80s, atari, n64, snes, 80s digg, 80s games, 80s games atari 2600, 80s games atari 2600 combat

  Futurama includes the following references: Asteroids Donkey Kong Mario Battlezone Missile Command Defender Moon Patrol Centipede Pac-Man Space Invaders Ms. Pac-Man Qbert Burger Time Robotron: 2084 Berzerk Zero Wing When Qbert talks, (speaking backwa...

• 1981 Early Computer Graphics

  Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 14:14 in Computers, 80s, 8-bit, 80s digg, 80s games, 80s technology, 80s games atari 2600, 80s games atari 2600 combat, 80s graphics

  This video was shown to Disney Executives in early 1981; it is what convinced them to go ahead with the leading edge movie “TRON”. It was a compilation of different programmers from the company called Triple I (Information International I...

• Hacker makes Wii-friendly NES, SNES, N64 controllers

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 08:31 in hack, NES, retro, 80s, n64, snes, 80s digg, 80s games

  The RetroUSB NES/SNES controller adapters enable gamers to easily attain a more genuine Virtual Console experience through the ability to use original controllers. Some hackers have gone even further, building custom circuitry into old equipment. Cus...

• 3 Coolest Unlocked Characters in Gaming History

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 08:30 in hack, NES, retro, 80s, n64, snes, 80s digg, 80s games

  Old-school game tricks to help you get your retro on How about Samus nude. At one time there was a rumor about getting the Princess nude if you did a special thing on Mario Bros. read more | digg story...

• 300 NES Style

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 15:49 in NES, 80s digg, 80s games, 80s game

  Interesting retro version of 300. Gotta love the explosion sounds! read more | digg story...

• Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 15:47 in 80s digg, 80s games

  Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia. Pet...

• Game Watch - those 1980’s handheld games

  Posted on Tuesday June 10th, 2008 at 16:21 in 80s digg, 80s games

  An online archive of those annoyingly addictive hand-held games that were all the rage in the early 1980’s. Who needs fancy graphics? read more | digg story...

• William Shatner in Commodore Vic-20 commercial

  Posted on Tuesday March 25th, 2008 at 00:42 in retro, 80s, atari, shatner, 80s games, 80s commercial, omega race, technology commodore

  Why buy just a video game from Atari when you invest in the wonder computers on the 1980s for under $300 dollars. The Commodore Vic-20. Unlike games it has a real computer keyboard. With the Commodore Vic-20, the whole family can learn computing a...

• 80s Game/Cartoon: anime Mario

  Posted on Tuesday June 26th, 2007 at 23:26 in 80s cartoons, 80s games

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