Black Friday Five Below Tablet | Unboxing and First look
I take a look at a Tablet I got for Black Friday at Five Below
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It’s In The Game Episode 2 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1995
When we last left off with It’s In The Game, the documentary hit the high point of John Madden Football becoming the huge surprise hit of the 1990 holiday season. A lot happens in the next five years, and the second episode achieves a neat parallel by ending at a low point for the…
The Video Game Manual (The Lost Art) – By Anthony Ripo
It has been a long time since I have reflected on my love for video game manuals since their existence has been obliterated with the evolution of video games in the last twenty years. However, an adventure game called Tunic, released in 2022, reminded me of the intrinsic value of a good manual in a…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
About This Episode If you always know where your towel is, then you’re likely already a fan of the topic of this episode. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was required GenX reading, and his work is beloved by millions. In this Backtrack, we remember and celebrate English author, humorist, and screenwriter Douglas Adams!…
Are LOL Iron – Challenger climbs similar to speedrunning?
Introduction Gaming has always been a way to show off skill and dedication, different games have different ways to test a player’s limits and speedrunning has always been the ultimate test of gaming skills. It started with platformers like: Super Mario 64, Sonic series or Adventure games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time….
Get Set for an 8Bit Bonanza!
RIKI 8Bit GAME Collection Arrives on Nintendo® Switch™ This December! Take a Blast from The Past with a Collection of Five Retro Inspired Games and Music Albums by Legendary Manga Artist RIKI! Karlstad, Sweden – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in conjunction with Japanese publisher City Connection, announced today that RIKI 8Bit GAME…
It’s In The Game Episode 1 Review: Amazon Prime Documentary Covers the Madden Franchise to 1990
It’s a bit strange to think of Madden Football in retro terms. Yes, the franchise dates to the eighties- but it still exists today, debatably as the most popular video game of our era, just not one we generally describe as a part of video game culture because, well, it’s football. And Electronic Arts…
NES High Score – by 8-Bit Steve
This issue of the magazine is all about video game rental stores. Like most gamers from this era, I have plenty of memories of renting games and enjoying them with friends and family. I am going to share one of my earliest gaming memories that involves a rental store. The trend of movie rental stores…
Fast Food Dizzy 2 – An unofficial sequel to Codemaster’s Fast Food Dizzy is finally here! (AGA recommended)
As we said before in our previous announcement, AcidBottle is certainly no stranger to creating quality releases for the Amiga, the Arcade to Commodore Amiga game of Breakthru and Wonder Boy are just two of the ones that stand out on IndieRetroNews. Well here are with another AcidBottle news story! As thanks to a good…
Open Fridge EP: 10 The Doc Makes a Rumble, Who’s got the Skills and Taco Bell brings the Sweets
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