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Retro vs Remake: Elevator Action … Gooooing Up!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joshua Caleb

Hotel floors filled with doors and elevators; a common movie setting for comedic chase scenes. But a video game based on doors and elevators? It works better than you might think. Elevator Action is a 1983 arcade game developed by … Continue reading →

Sony Presents the Next Big Thing…Betamax

Posted on September 22, 2011 by The Retroist

Betamax, in retrospect, sure sounds swell. But at the time, living in New Jersey, I was in VHS country. It took me years before I even heard of Betamax. Even if we had of heard of them, we would not … Continue reading →

Sony’s 1985 “Bald Woman” Tape Commercial

Posted on July 28, 2011 by The Retroist

Certain commercials just stuck with me when I was a kid. I remember this commercial when it would play on Mtv. Something about the idea of a person’s head opening and people shoving tapes in it, just did not appeal … Continue reading →