Retro

How The Collapse Of The Soviet Union Led To One Amazing Arcade Game

The collapse of the Soviet Union wasn’t just a generation-defining moment that led to the end of the Cold War and disintegration of one of the largest communist states in the world, it also helped launch one of the great arcade fighting games.


December 29, 2009
In Real Life

Classic Arcade Posters For The Proletariat

As we’ve covered, the Soviet Union didn’t just have big tanks and long lines for potatoes. It also had video games. But those games didn’t just sell themselves! Like everything else, they needed to be advertised.