Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
141 FOLLOWERS
Oldschool games and classic retro gaming from yesteryear! Talking about retrogames, posting pics of memories gone by, and operating an online game store, all without a net. We help retro gamers around the world find their missing gaming memories.
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
6M ago
The war is over! Details here: https://mashable.com/article/atari-acquires-intellivision ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
10M ago
In the golden era of the 90s, when pixels ruled and Gretzky was a household name, Bethesda Software gifted hockey enthusiasts with a gem – the Hockey League Simulator. Crafted as an add-on for the Gretzky Hockey series, this fantasy hockey management game stood on its own, captivating players with its strategic brilliance. Little did ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
Fun fact: I worked for Radio Shack as a Store Manager (and eventually a District Manager) in the 1990s. In Canada, the mall signs all showed “Radio Shack”, but we were a separate division called “Intertan”, short for International Tandy. I still have very fond memories of my time in the store! It turns out I have ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
We are definitely living in an interesting timeline, as we are now able to purchase a NEW Atari 2600 game console. It comes with a 10-in-1 game cartridge, and is incredibly backwards compatible with most Atari 2600 AND Atari 7800 games. (Full list HERE) It even has DB9 ports to allow for using original joysticks ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
Nuclear War started it's bombing run in 1965, and has seen many new editions (and expansions) since, but each keeps that 1960's Cold War paranoia and panic vibe alive. Should you find a copy in a thrift shop or on eBay, below is a guide to the game's contents you can use to decide if you want to make that purchase! Included are ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
Strategic Simulations, Inc (SSI for short) brought AD&D goodness to the world with the Gold Box series of games, but they also were well known for being masters of wargaming. Back in 1988 you could put your order in through their catalog service for multiple platforms: Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-Bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, Commodore Amiga or IBM PC ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
Like many games published in this time, the copy protection was the treasure hunt model, where you had to find the right word or phrase in special documents designed for this purpose. Woe to you if you lost those documents ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
The history of comic books from 1961 to today has been a struggle between the two large comic book publishers: Marvel Comics and DC Comics (National Periodicals). There have been blips on the radar, such as the hype-driven debut of Image Comics in the early 1990s, but such blips did not last, and the struggle ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
1y ago
HISTORYBased in Minneapolis, the SLASH Corporation was a game company which repackaged and resold classic 1980s PC titles from such companies as Sierra On-Line, LucasArts Entertainment, Electronic Arts, The Software Toolworks, and others. Its President (founder?) was Charles F. Bond, and it existed as an independent company from 1991 to 1995. In June of 1996 ..read more
Recycled Thoughts from a Retro Gamer
2y ago
Here’s a little indie gaming treat for cheapass gamers like myself: Martian Marine Lander. The premise is simple: guide your Martian spacecraft full of Martian Marines down to Earth so that the invasion can begin. Of course, Earth has defense forces, and they’re keenly interested in turning your craft into space dust, so the lander needs to ..read more