Retro

Unboxing An Atari Computer From 1983

Continuing my dust-covered crusade against modern unboxings, here’s another vintage unboxing, in which an Atari 800XL from 1983 is transferred lovingly from the packaging to the outside world.


Retro

This Man Stole $318,000 From Namco Before The Cops Caught Him

In 1985, Namco America employee Steven Drake was arrested by police and found with $US32,000 cash on him, with even more hidden in the trunk of a car parked at San Francisco airport.


May 31, 2012
Nintendo

A Fascinating Look At The Factories Where Old Video Games Were Made

Mommy, where do video games come from? They come from factories, dear, factories like these, from the 1980s.


Retro

All I Ever Wanted, Konami, Was A Little Congraturations

It’s perhaps not as famous as other hatchet jobs on the English language perpetrated by Japanese developers in the 1980s, but it’s one of my favourites nonetheless.


PC

Suikoden Gets All Chop Choppy

From Suikoden II. Which I don’t think I’ve ever actually played. Maybe I should, because this looks great. [via VGJunk]


May 30, 2012
In Real Life

In A Prior Life, This Video Game Executive Made Awesome Movies


May 25, 2012
In Real Life

The Internet Has Never Been More Awkward Than Julia Stiles In 1994


Retro

How To Beat The Worst Video Game Ever Made

While that’s a subjective boast, has any other game been so terrible that copies of it were taken out into the middle of the desert and buried? No. So I’m sticking with it.


May 24, 2012
Retro

Game Box Nipples And Gunsmoke Moustaches

This is Game Over, a title for the Spectrum, first released in 1987. A game released amidst controversy. See, while later editions of the game would feature slightly edited variations of the box art, the original featured one of video gaming’s first wardrobe malfunctions.


Retro

The Excitement Of Driving A Public Bus Around Tokyo. Very Slowly.