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The WorkBoy is a curiosity of accessories. This device was intended to fill a gap between gaming devices and computers. Like how, in Japan at least, Nintendo had a keyboard, modem, etc available for their NES console. Unfortunately, this add-on was not going to feature online connectivity of any kind. That would limit what you […]
Posts Tagged ‘1992’
WorkBoy Long Lost Nintendo Game Boy Accessory Discovered
December 26th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy, News, Portables 
Tags: 1992, FabTek, PDA, Personal Data Assistant, Source, WorkBoy 
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Earth Defense Force Invigorates the Super Nintendo Shoot-’em-up Genre – Today in Retro Gaming – January 1, 1992
January 1st, 2017 Neil Reive Although the Sega Genesis is well known for its arcade conversions and shoot-’em-ups, the Super Nintendo (SNES) did get a fair share of its own, and on this day in 1992, SNES gamers were blessed with Earth Defense Force (also known by Super Earth Defense Force). Converted from the arcade original, Earth Defense Force game […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: 1992, arcade, Earth Defense Force, January 1st, shoot-em up, side scrolling shooter No Comments »
Mortal Kombat Demands Arcade Gamers FINISH HIM – October 8th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
October 8th, 2016 Carl Williams Where were you on October 8th in 1992? More than likely, if you were an arcade gamer, you were amongst other fans crowded around this new one on one fighting game called Mortal Kombat. What set Mortal Kombat apart from the competition? What made gamers HAVE to put in quarters to be the next one […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: 1992, arcade, Digitized Graphics, fighting, Midway, mortal kombat, October 8, October 8 1992 1 Comment »
Revenge of the License: The Godfather (Amiga)
August 14th, 2016 Michael Crisman Let’s say you hit the jackpot. You just chased down one of the biggest licenses you could hope to land. A legendary bulwark of American cinema based on a best-selling novel by Mario Puzo, “The Godfather” is a guaranteed slam-dunk in the gaming world no matter what you deliver. So how do you pay homage […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 1992, action, amiga, computer, creative materials, godfather, license, revenge of the license, us gold No Comments »
Atari 7800 Discontinued – January 1st, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
January 1st, 2016 Carl Williams A good six year run is what the Atari 7800 had in North America. It could have been longer had Atari played their cards right in licensing the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). They didn’t and it cost them dearly. Interestingly, the Atari 7800 was announced a good two years BEFORE it was released. They announced […]
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Posted in Atari 7800, Console, News Tags: 1992, 7800, atari, Atari Book, Atari Museum, Jack Tramiel, January 1st, warner bros No Comments »
Konami Releases Demo/Preview Disk for Snatcher – August 7th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
August 6th, 2014 Carl Williams Snatcher, the cyberpunk adventure title that is sought after by retro collectors the world over, had a preview/demo disk that many don’t even know about. Way back in 1992, 22 year ago today, Konami released a special disk that featured quite a bit of content for the Snatcher fan. This is also a Japanese exclusive […]
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Posted in Comp, NEC, News, Sega, Sony Tags: 1992, adventure, August 7th, carl williams, digital comic, japan, konami, Magcloud, nec, north america, pc-engine, Pilot Disk, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, snatcher, today in history, triverse, turbo grafx-16 No Comments »
Today in History: October 16th, 1992- Atomic Runner Treads on Sega Genesis
October 16th, 2013 Carl Williams Atomic Runner, a title that many probably don’t remember, was probably the birth of endless running games. Before the complaints start rolling in, think about this- Atomic Runner is all forced scrolling, though the player has control over Chelnov (the character in the game). While not “endless” Atomic Runner does hold similarities to newer titles […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 1992, atomic runner, chelnov, chernobyl, data east, endless running, game, genesis, mega drive, nulcear accident, october 16th, retro, run, runner, sega, side scroller 2 Comments »
