The Classic Atari and Other 80’s Goodies
June 18, 2009
Oh man, if I ever get money for one, I’m so buying a new one.
I know, I know; they sell those little joystics you plug into the tv that has the classic games programmed in but no. That’s not the Atari system I grew up with, damn it! I remember all the good games like Pacman, Spy vs Spy, Spellunker, and the dreaded Frogger. I spent many a night dreaming about pixel frogs hopping across streets only to get smashed by logging trucks because I wasn’t fast enough with the button pushing.
Poor Frogger.
But the real question is… who here reading remembers Prodigy’s email and online services?
My dad was always on the cutting edge, always getting the newest computers and gadgets and being one of the first to get Prodigy’s online service was no different for him. I remember using up the 12 or 15 emails we had free every month sending notes to my cousin back home and then charging up about 25.00 worth of e-cards (I swear I thought they were free, seriously). It was no AOL by any means, but it was internet service and for a lazy person like me who doesn’t like to deal with envelopes and stamps, it opened my eyes to a new world…
… one I’m sitting in right now as I write a blog post.
One final note of random 80’s goodness? I leave you with Samantha Fox. I know you’ve heard of her. She doesn’t really have much to do with Atari or Prodigy’s email services from back in the day, but she’s 80’s music and well… I don’t need an excuse to share 
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Futurama’s 80s Game references
October 20, 2008
Futurama includes the following references:
Asteroids
Donkey Kong
Mario
Battlezone
Missile Command
Defender
Moon Patrol
Centipede
Pac-Man
Space Invaders
Ms. Pac-Man
Qbert
Burger Time
Robotron: 2084
Berzerk
Zero Wing
When Qbert talks, (speaking backwards) he says “Where can a guy get some pants around here?” On Futurama.
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1981 Early Computer Graphics
June 25, 2008
This video was shown to Disney Executives in early 1981; it is what convinced them to go ahead with the leading edge movie “TRON”. It was a compilation of different programmers from the company called Triple I (Information International Inc.) This was way ahead of its time in many ways, CGI was still brand new at this…
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Hacker makes Wii-friendly NES, SNES, N64 controllers
June 18, 2008
The RetroUSB NES/SNES controller adapters enable gamers to easily attain a more genuine Virtual Console experience through the ability to use original controllers. Some hackers have gone even further, building custom circuitry into old equipment. Custom Nintendo themselves have contributed the Super Famicom Classic Controller to the cause of authen
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3 Coolest Unlocked Characters in Gaming History
June 18, 2008
Old-school game tricks to help you get your retro on
How about Samus nude. At one time there was a rumor about getting the Princess nude if you did a special thing on Mario Bros.
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300 NES Style
June 17, 2008
Interesting retro version of 300. Gotta love the explosion sounds!
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Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D
June 17, 2008
Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia.
Pete1the1gamer: D&D is retarded…
Me: Fuck off. You’r just mad because you don’t have a 8th level Monk with +5 dexterity and magical staff that can do 6D damage on all Undead.
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Game Watch - those 1980’s handheld games
June 10, 2008
An online archive of those annoyingly addictive hand-held games that were all the rage in the early 1980’s. Who needs fancy graphics?
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William Shatner in Commodore Vic-20 commercial
March 24, 2008
Why buy just a video game from Atari when you invest in the wonder computers on the 1980s for under $300 dollars. The Commodore Vic-20. Unlike games it has a real computer keyboard. With the Commodore Vic-20, the whole family can learn computing at home (plays great game too).
Under $300 hundred dollars, the wonder computer of the 1980s, the Commodore Vic-20.
*Coming soon: Commodore brings you Gorf, the wonder arcade game and Omega Race in home version.
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80s Game/Cartoon: anime Mario
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