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Retro Gamer #141

Posted on May 1, 2015 by frankeivind

Retro Gamer issue 141 is out, and here is some of the things to read about: Back to the Nineties – April 1998 Gaming’s Biggest Disasters The Making of: Driller Ultimate Guide: Parasol Stars Lost In Translation The Bluffer’s Guide … Continue reading →

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Retro Gamer Bookazine: The Sega Book/The NES Book

Posted on April 26, 2015 by frankeivind

This time, Retro Gamer have put togheter the The Sega Book/The NES Book bookazine. The Master System articles are on the one side, flip the magazine and you get the Nintendo NES articles. Sega Master System articles: Retrorevival: Operation Wolf … Continue reading →

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Retro Gamer #140

Posted on April 20, 2015 by frankeivind

Some days ago, issue 140 of Retro Gamer landed in my postbox. Here’s what you can read: Back to the Nineties – March 1998 Ultimate Guide: Lemmings The Making of: Jetstrike Atari ST – A 30-year Legacy Taking Out the … Continue reading →

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Review: Ball (Game & Watch, 1980)

Posted on April 19, 2015 by frankeivind

I’m not sure if Nintendo knew what sucess they starter, when they released their first Game & Watch game on April 28, 1980. Ball is a game where you controll a juggler. You have to make the ball stay in … Continue reading →

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Retro Gamer 139

Posted on March 11, 2015 by frankeivind

In Retro Gamer issue 139, you can read about: Back to the Nineties – February 1998 The Greates NES games The Making of: Batman Ultimate Guide: Operation Thunderbolt RCA Studio II From the Archives: Titus Software The Making of: Sonic … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter: From Bedrooms to Billions – The Amiga Years!

Posted on March 7, 2015 by frankeivind

It’s time to support another Kickstarter. This time it’s From Bedrooms to Billions – The Amiga Years! It’s a 90 minute long documentary of the making of Amiga an its life. To qoute from the campaign description: Welcome to our … Continue reading →

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The Story of… Pokémon

Posted on February 28, 2015 by frankeivind

In 1996 some small animals appeared on the Nintendo Game Boy in Japan. These Pocket Monsters is later known as Pokémon when the games was released in USA and Europe some years later. In Pokémon you controll the main character … Continue reading →

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The history of… Lemmings

Posted on February 23, 2015 by frankeivind

They are small. They are dressed in blue, have green hair and is 8 x 8 pixels. Lemmings started as a small PC-demo in 1989. The game was shown to Psygnosis, but they didn’t want to publish the game. DMA … Continue reading →

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Retro Gamer #138

Posted on February 15, 2015 by frankeivind

Just got Retro Gamer issue 138 in the mail, and here is some of things to read:  Back to the Nineties… January 1998 The Bluffer’s Guide to Point-and-click Adventures The Making of: Hired Guns Ultimate Guide: Commando Game Gear: 25 … Continue reading →

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The Sims turns 15

Posted on February 4, 2015 by frankeivind

  I loved playing The Sims at the dawn of the new millennium. The games was released on February 4 in 2000, so that makes its 15th anniversary today. It was fun creating and decoration the house. I could spend … Continue reading →

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