Monthly Archives: July 2009
Pitfall Harry’s Diary
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns for the Atari 2600 was one of the greatest games made for that system. It had great gameplay and interesting setting. It also had one of the best instruction manuals ever put to paper at the … Continue reading
How to Beat Video Games: Defender for the Atari 2600
Another great video from Vestron’s “How to Beat Video Games” series, explaining how to beat “Defender” for the Atari 2600:
Clean up those Old Computers with Retrobright
If you are a collector of old computers you are probably bothered by the inevitable yellowing that takes hold on even the most well preserved machines. Now this coloring was due to the inclusion of ABS, which makes the case … Continue reading
The Retroist is Going to Wizard World/Chicago Comic-Con
I am all registered and ready to go to next week’s Wizard World/Chicago Comic-Con. I will be blogging, twittering and pretty much geeking out. Will I be there the whole weekend? Oh yes, and look forward to seeing all of … Continue reading
Kodak Film, Now at Your Grocery Store
With our digital cameras with instant view screens and instant print outs if desired, it’s easy to forget what a pain it once was to take a simple snapshot. First of all, you had to buy film, then load it, … Continue reading
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