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1K View2022-12-03
...but for me it was more Commodore 64 games and Sega Genesis games rather than Nintendo Entertainment System games that captured my adolescent attention so intently.
For those of you who aren't sure what this image is depicting, this is one of the video game aisles that were commonplace from the mid '80s throughout the late '90s in a retail store called Toys 'R' Us. They went out of business here in the U.S. a few years ago, but apparently they are making a bit of a comeback these days, at least the name brand is.
How the Toys 'R' Us system for purchasing games worked was: There were no actual boxes stacked on the shelves then… no, no… there were only laminated placards depicting the front and back of the game box and tickets you took from the pouch of the corresponding game then moseyed on up to register, paid for the game, and finally liberated your game from the dark and creepy “game cage” where the video games of all color, genre, and platform were held in captivity for some unknown offense.
Ah, 1986…where have you gone?
The artist of this wonderful, nostalgia-filled piece is Bill Mudron. While I think he's severely under priced a few of these titles (Rygar for $9.99? Little Samson for $44.90??), he otherwise does a masterful job of capturing the overwhelming magic of slowly walking down one of these lengthy aisles and stopping every few steps because you just came across something new and cool that you had no idea was a really real thing until just that moment.
Bravo, sir.
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real nostalgia playing this it makes me feel old but also it just goes to show how much games have came in 20+ yrs I can remember buying these games from Gameloft for £3 each but if you joined the subscription you could get 3 games for the price of one and just cancel after downloading the games and do it all over again next time haha now those were the days with the old Nokia's I remember when the Nokia n96 was the best phone since sliced bread was invented now that was how long ago these games are from thanks Gameloft for helping bring back all those great memories playing these awesome games of the past when playstore wasn't even a speck of dust on the horizon.
Kamaz432K2021-11-23
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Who hasn't heard about Atari?
Atari was the first company that became synonymous with computer games in the early days before Nintendo pushed it off the throne (only to be knocked off by Sony in later years, but that's a different story).
This game is a celebration of the early years of Atari, and an overview of its later years. It is like a book, a book about one of the most iconic computer game companies of all time. It is not a classic, old-style book, but an interactive book, detailing the cornerstones of the brand name "Atari".
Sven Evil1K2022-12-16
Beyond Today's Google Doodle: Who Was Jerry Lawson?
If you check out Google’s homepage today, the subject of the Google Doodle is one that’s near and dear to my heart for a couple reasons.
First and foremost, the subject is one Gerald “Jerry” Lawson. Jerry was an electronic engineer who designed the first home video game system that pioneered the use of removable ROM cartridges, the Fairchild Channel F, which was released in 1976. Today would have been his 82nd birthday if he hadn’t passed in 2011, hence all the fanfare.
User4636121692K2022-12-02
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2022-12-05
Toys r us!!!!! damn, it was like going to a theme park as a kid! memories..
2022-12-30
I had an amstrad CPC and an Atari 1040 STe kids today haven't got a clue what they are they don't realise how lucky they are
2022-12-28