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22  novembre     17h46
How Perfect Dark Surpassed Goldeneye On N64 - The Making Of The Nintendo 64 Classic
   To get Magic Spoon rsquo;s BEST offer yet, click this link for off: https: magicspoon.thld.co WWGBF offer ends If you rsquo;re watching this after Cyber Monday , not to worry You can get off your delicious, healthy cereal by clicking this link: http: magicspoon.com WWG ...
04  septembre     20h30
How The FBI Invaded Arcades The Story Behind "Winners Don’t Use Drugs"
   It rsquo;s a phrase and screen seared into the memories of anyone who visited an arcade in the late s and s. An arcade staple that rsquo;s just as recognizable as Street Fighter, NBA JAM, or Pac Man. ldquo;Winners Don’t Use Drugs. rdquo; Where did this screen come from and how did it end...
19  juin     14h03
The Making Of Super Mario Kart The Super Nintendo Classic
   Super Mario Kart went on to become a bit classic and one of the best selling Super Nintendo games of all time. But Super Mario Kart’s origins didn’t even start as a Mario game. From an unsucessful two player F Zero game to one of Nintendo’s longest running franchises, this is the story of how...
13  mars     14h34
How EA Broke Sega The Story Behind EA’s Yellow Tab Genesis Carts
   The Sega Genesis is no stranger to strange cartridge variations, but no cartridge has a story as unique as EA’s yellow tab Sega Genesis carts. In this video we take a look back at when Electronic Arts was an underdog in the world of console gaming and took a huge gamble that resulted in EA bending...
26  septembre     13h23
The Making Of The N64 Classic GoldenEye A 90s Gaming Masterpiece
   In August of Rare released Goldeneye for the Nintendo and with it came a paradigm shift of what most thought a first person shooter on a console could be. Based on the James Bond film of the same name, today Goldeneye is revered for it it rsquo;s enemy A.I., level design, gameplay,...
16  mai     14h07
The Story Of NEO GEO Featuring Modern Vintage Gamer, RetroRGB, Jenovi, & Neo-Alec
   To many gamers in the s, The Neo Geo AES was the ultimate home console. While many other consoles claimed to bring an arcade experience home, they did so by downgrading graphics, sound, and other compromises. The Neo Geo on the other hand, brought truly perfect Neo Geo MVS arcade games to the...
08  mars     20h47
Nick Arcade The 90s Show That Put Kids Inside Video Games - Retro Gaming History
   Nick Arcade was a TV game show centered around what are now considered retro video games video games that aired from through . Two teams of two were pitted against with the winning team after rounds getting to compete inside of an actual video game well before virtual reality, PS ,...
15  décembre     17h21
Super Nintendo’s Online Banking From 1998 TranDirect Home Banking System - Retro Gaming History
   In , a Canadian Company named TranDirect created and an online home banking cartridge for the Super Nintendo and tried to sell it to banks. Oddly enough, this was their SECOND online banking program for a s video game console as they had successfully sold and released similar software for...
29  novembre     19h30
The Time A Department Of Defense Contractor Made A SNES Fight Stick - C&L Championship Joystick
   This is a quick look at the C amp;L Controls Championship Joystick and the brief history behind it. The Championship Joystick is a great, but rare and unassuming fight stick for the SNES. Designed by an inventor and manufactured by a DoD contractor who later, well, quot;borrowed quot; the design. ...
02  septembre     23h58
The Atari 2600’s Weird Fitness Board Controller - The Joyboard
   years before the Wii Fit Balance Board, Amiga released the first balance board for home consoles: The Joyboard. The Joyboard was a balance board that was released for the Atari in . Amiga made a couple of sports titles for it as well as a quot;follow the leader type of game. Released...
24  août     15h42
Play Nintendo 64 & PS1 Games With A Glove? The Story Of The Glove - Retro Gaming History
   The Glove was a late s hand motion controller for the Nintendo and original PlayStation. The Glove is often compared to Mattel’s Power Glove for the NES but is it really a fair comparison The Glove had unique features such as being able to use analog controls with games designed for digital...
04  mai     20h45
Playing Super Nintendo & Genesis Online In 1994 The CRAZY Story Of XBAND - Retro Gaming History
   XBAND was a multiplayer network and modem for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis that was released all the way back in XBAND featured skill based matchmaking, the ability to send and receive email, instant message like chatting, electronic newspapers, leaderboards, multiple gamer profiles,...
15  juillet     22h17
Sega’s Weird, Fake TV Show For The 32X Sega’s Insane 1990s Infomercial
   In Sega commissioned an insanely absurd minute infomercial with one goal, to sell consumers on their newest add on for the Sega Genesis, the X. But unlike the direct sales pitches made by the Atari Jaguar and Philips CDI infomercials, Sega decided to go with a more subtle approach. The...
07  avril     18h56
The Story Of The GameShark - Gaming’s Most Famous Cheating Device
   The GameShark is arguably the most popular video game cheat device of all time in North America, but getting to the top of the mountain wasn’t easy. From Gameshark’s U.K. origins dating back to the Action Replay amp; Commodore , its numerous failures against the Game Genie, knock offs, and...
10  mars     17h31
The Story of Digital Pictures & The Sega CD’s Full Motion Video Games Wrestling With Gaming
   Digital Pictures was the FMV studio behind Sega CD classics like Sewer Shark and Night Trap, but their story didn’t start at Sega. In fact, Digital Pictures story dates back all the way to the early s . From a partnership with Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, to working with a famous toy...