Retro & Vintage

Back in the early 1990s we didn’t have YouTube or Discord or Twitch to help us make informed game purchases, we just had to read reviews in magazines or buy games based on kick ass cover art, which is exactly what I did with this. I never played the first 3 and I think there were more after this one. Sega’s answer to Nintendos R-Type series. Again it was faster, crazier and turned everything up to 11 in the side scrolling shooter genre. I think there was also a 2 player option. The music was ace and the bosses were absolute bastards. I also spent a long time trying to draw the ship. I think this was called something else in the USA, Lightning Force maybe?

So yesterday I pulled out my old “luggable” IBM 5155 because I wanted to know if I could use it as a Terminal for a terminal.

“Find and join gaming sessions for dead games, niche mods, and retro netplay, or schedule your own. No account needed.”

WipEout 2097 was my first WipEout. Its soundtrack is etched in my memory and is, for me, the greatest videogame soundtrack ever. It defined my tastes in music, even when I strayed away from electronic towards metal. But my absolute favorite memories were on Wip3out, especially the Special Edition.

Another retro game post from me, I’m just posting my collection. If you want me to stop just say! I’m using my own knowledge of each game and promise not to use Wikipedia so corrections please. They are games i used to own and have a sentimental attachment to.

Originally scheduled for a mid-June release, the makers now insist it will be available from December 4, 2026, with no changes to the machine specs or pricing.

I wanted to check out some of the new, third-party hardware made for the Dreamcast recently. I bought a Retro Fighters D6 controller and an 8BitMods VMUPro. (Note: these may be in stock at other retailers, like https://stoneagegamer.com or https://videogamesnewyork.com. 8BitMods ships from the UK, the others are from the US.)

Here’s yet another thing I didn’t see coming.

Here’s another one from me. Wipeout was an ultra cool game. This is from 1995 and is still in fantastic condition, box and game inside are barely touched (how do you add multiple pics on here?). Wipeout featured a fantastic soundtrack featuring Orbital, Chemical Brothers and Leftfield amongst others. It was probably one of the earliest games to show what the PS1 was really capable off and blew away anything the competition had.

Comes with all sorts of cool stuff including a 3.5inch floppy disk USB drive. I’m keeping this one sealed though.

Crossposted from https://mander.xyz/post/51058528

Outlive (2000) on Wikipedia

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Y’all remember shareware Doom on an IBM 486DX?

Originally featured in the Sega Consumer History book, this interview with Noriyoshi Ohba and Rieko Kodama is a nostalgic look back at their careers.

The tool I used for it is called the Retrode2, a cartridge dumper which doubles as a 2 SNES and 2 Genesis controller hub.

From the page description:

https://gardinerbryant.com/i-bought-a-junk-psp-from-japan-heres-how-it-went/

Aliexpress find, really weird cart but it works! Gotta love the dip switches

These two lengthy Phantasy Star Online developer interviews originally appeared in the PSO Episode 1&2 Setting Materials book.

Found husband’s 600 series! It was stored nicely and without film inside so hoping it’s still working!

Hey zusammen, heute vor genau 37 Jahren (am 21. April 1989) kam in Japan der allererste Game Boy auf den Markt. Ein absoluter Feiertag! 👾

IBM framed the announcement as American tech fighting back against Japan’s increasing domination of the memory market.

Is Y2K: The Game a deft exploration of late ‘90s digital anxiety? No! But is it a fun game anyway? Also no!

Sauce - https://retrocdn.net/images/2/2e/EGM_US_086.pdf , page 96

Break Space magazine Issue 5 is out now, covering all the latest ZX Spectrum software.

Sorry Alice. I have since bought the album. I was poor in those days. (Still am, but now I can buy albums at least)

The Warhammer Classics initiative re-releases 28 vintage Warhammer and W40K games, with Steam debuts for Shadow of the Horned Rat and the original Chaos Gate.

Hii everyone!! ☺️ Here’s my two GameBoys that I have had since I was a kid. I’m thinking for the GameBoy Color to do the screen upgrade with backlight. For the GameBoy Pocket, I will need to do a screen replacement which I want to go with an OEM replacement, or at least OEM spec. I also need to find a battery cover replacement for the Pocket.

In these interviews, developers from Nintendo and Intelligent Systems discuss the making of the original Paper Mario, an RPG with a unique papercraft aesthetic.

It looks cool, but that swivel makes me so nervous.

PS1 games and memory cards are all originally mine from when I was a kid, same with the GameBoy games and the GameBoy Pocket.

Does anyone know how I can cross-compile software for a 1999 iMac G3 with a PowerPC processor? Are there resources on how to develop for this CPU and is there any community around it?

I’ve been meaning to share this documentary on the blog for some time. I met its creator, Max, a couple of times while visiting the Freeplay Florida event a few years back. He mentioned that …