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As 2009 comes to an end its time we l take a look back at the very best classic video games of the year…however since by its very definition, “classic” means it couldn’t have come out this past year, so we’re going to retro rewind 30 years to 1979!
1979 is the year we were introduced [...]

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Thanksgiving is this week! It’s time to gather round with your friends and loved ones and follow the grand tradition of stuffing your gullet. And just what goes better together than video games and food?
Classic games and eating have a long tradition together, from playing at the pizza parlor or grabbing a quick snack between [...]

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Retro gaming horrors continue as we dive into the first arcade game to star the oceans most terrifying predator.
In the eye of the storm when the undersea monsters come to feast on doomed souls lost at sea, can you save yourself from the ocean’s deadliest predator? Armed with nothing more than a harpoon gun you [...]

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It’s already made a splash in Japan and Europe, now the good ‘ole U.S. of A gets the chance to blow away baddies from the future in the old-school style sequel Contra Rebith. Rebirth isn’t a remix of the original, but instead takes the 16-bit retro look and feel, then adds a new story, levels [...]

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Happy Turkey Day classic video game lovers! Let’s face it, what would Thanksgiving be without an hour or two prepping for tomorrow’s Black Friday shopping spree? We’ll before you…
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Ah, just think back to your youth and those days of classic late-night sci-fi monster extravaganzas! When giant mutated insects would destroy cities and terrorize the landscape. A moral reminder…
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This October, in celebration of Halloween your Guide to Classic Video Games (me) will be rolling out a month’s worth of horror-themed classic video game goodness, tracking the history of…
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Print this page While technology may have limited the color palettes of some of the first, and most popular, video games, their colors are no less influential on modern game design and culture as a whole. Just as every note from the music of Super [...]

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It’s about time technology catches up with classic video games. Sure those games were made in the past, but retro computer players know that they were far ahead of the…
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