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Anyone that knows me knows I am a huge fan of retro gaming. I grew up with most of what are considered “classics” today. I lived the moments that many gamers refer to as “defining moments” in gaming history. I was there, reading each month the latest on the Nintendo versus Camerica/Galoob/Tengen whomever it was […]
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Retro Game Sales GoG.com Edition
June 13th, 2018 
Carl Williams 
Posted in 3DO, Comp, Console, News, Windows 
Tags: computer, gog.com, summer sale, windows 
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MSX Receives Ghost, a 2D Side Scrolling Action Adventure, Beta
July 24th, 2017 Carl Williams The MSX gaming computer never made a significant impact in North America but over in Japan, it had quite a following. Enough support that Microsoft released a follow up computer called the MSX2, and a few other variations. Interesting that the MSX ran an extended version of Microsoft BASIC and yet still, developers were able […]
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Radio Shack’s Massive Vintage Auction
May 28th, 2017 Michael Crisman Radio Shack’s closing down over 1,000 retail locations across the country this weekend as they transition their operations from physical stores to online distribution. The biggest building on the chopping block: their company headquarters. After clearing out the basement and digging through the archives, they’ve assembled thousands of items into over seven hundred individual lots […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: auction, calculator, coffee cups, computer, electronics, George W. Bush, nude, radio shack, ronda rousey, shortwave, Software, tandy, TRS-80, vintage No Comments »
New Ways to Play Retro Games
November 28th, 2016 Carl Williams There are new ways to enjoy classic retro games coming along every day. What are your favorite ways to enjoy the bygone days of gaming?
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Posted in Comp, Console, News Tags: another world, computer, dig dug, Frogger, Ghosts n Goblins, minecraft, ms. pac-man, out of this world, Papercraft, pc, Q-Bert, Q*Bert, retro gaming, retro retrogaming, Super Hexagon, Tamagotchi Classic, VVVVVV, zx spectrum No Comments »
The Best Retro Casino Games of All Time
October 19th, 2016 Carl Williams Throughout the decades we have seen some incredible casino games, and here are the best retro casino games that we played as kids.
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 1970's, adult gaming, card games, casino, computer, Draw 80 Poker, Hard Rock Casino, Hollywood Poker, poker, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, Vegas Stakes No Comments »
Wing Commander Brings Cinematic Space Battles to PC Players – September 26th, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
September 25th, 2016 Carl Williams To say Origin was ahead of their time is quite an understatement, Wing Commander proves that. It is almost pointless to bring that back up. Retro gamers that were gaming around the “Origin Era” on PC’s know this well. For everyone else, Origin was this development company that was doing stuff gamers only dreamed of. […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: 1990, computer, dos, origin, pc, retro gaming, retro retrogaming, September 26th, wing commander No Comments »
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 »
No Man’s Sky Old Hat to Retro Gamers
August 13th, 2016 Carl Williams Everyone is buzzing about No Man’s Sky right now, available for PC’s through Steam and on Playstation 4. Everyone is buzzing about how great this game is, the depth, the exploration, the fun. Blah blah blah. Retro gamers have been exploring space, visiting planets and generally just surviving in space for decades- No Man’s Sky […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Sony Tags: 4, computer, Elite, Elite Dangerous, No Man's Sky, Oolite, Orbiter, Parkan 2, playstation, PS4, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sony, space shuttle, Star Control II, Starflight, steam, Ur-Quan Masters, windows No Comments »
Fort Djangos New Commodore 64 Action Game Released
August 4th, 2016 Carl Williams The Commodore 64 is a classic computer that most of us here at Retro Gaming Magazine have fond memories of. This little computer just keeps giving, year after year, decade after decade. New games are being released for the C64 every day it seems. One such new game is Fort Djangos by Dr. TerrorZ. If […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: action, commodore, commodore 64, computer, CSDB.dk, Fort Djangos, mission impossible, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming No Comments »
Bandit Gaming – Super Mario Bros Texas Instruments 99/4a Port
March 12th, 2016 Carl Williams Okay, Nintendo shot down Princess Rescue on the Atari 2600. That has not stopped other fans from porting Super Mario Bros to other platforms. One such platform is the Texas Instruments 99/4a computer. What we have here is obviously not an official port but a pretty interesting fan creation.
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo Tags: 99/4A, AtariAge, bandit gaming, computer, super mario bros, Texas Instruments No Comments »
