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Retro Ramblings: My Nintendo Origins
Nintendo was a big part of most kids’ lives who are now my age. I’m sure we had all spent our fair share of time in arcades pumping quarters into machines, and probably even took CONTINUE READING…
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90s
Footage from the 1990 Nintendo World Championships
The Nintendo World Championships in 1990 was the first nationwide video game competition hosted by Nintendo. Throughout the year, the tournament visited 30 cities in America and gave players a chance to compete for a CONTINUE READING…
Podcasts
TRN Podcast 064: Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis
In this week’s “Time Machine,” Jason and Mickey have a Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis video game war revealing their favorite games from each console. TRN Podcast is sponsored this week by HalloweenCostumes.com and Fun.com! CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Recurrent Events: Quantum Leap May Return, Super Nintendo World, Rock Hall Inductees
Recurrent Events returns to give you the scoop on all the retro pop culture headlines from last week. Our Recurrent Events segment on this week’s podcast features some talk about the new Peacock app from CONTINUE READING…
Articles
RD’s Detention Episode 10: Captain N & Nintendo
RD is a detention “lifer” at Memory Meadows High. He passes the time in detention by discussing his favorite things with you… a fellow detainee. All the while, he tries to avoid getting into any CONTINUE READING…
80s
Pictorial: The 17 Original Nintendo Entertainment System Games Released in 1985
A pictorial guide to the first 17 games for the original NES. The box art of these original games is simple, yet elegant, and wonderful pieces of artwork in their own right. CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Games to Watch For in 2024
While the previous year was a big feast for game lovers, 2024 seems like an even match. Games like Baldur’s Gate 3, Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, and Starfield star-struck gamers. This year, ardent gamers CONTINUE READING…
Articles
5 Classic Video Games to Play in 2024
Gaming has always been an escape for various people. From the first video games ever developed to the online games we have right now, there’s no denying that some of these games have transformed pop CONTINUE READING…
Time Capsules
Welcome to the Geekster and Retro Network vault of Time Capsules. Here you’ll find full scans of various old magazines, books, and more that you can view at your leisure. We use a convenient flipbook CONTINUE READING…
80s
Highlights From an Old Toys ‘R’ Us Sale paper
Back in the day, there weren’t many things better than having a toy catalog or toy store sale paper to browse through to get you excited about all of the toy possibilities out there. Recently CONTINUE READING…
Articles
The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest
A new Castlevania inspired game is coming to a console near you! It should come as no surprise that I’m a big fan of Castlevania. Since the first game hit the Nintendo Entertainment System I CONTINUE READING…
80s
My Christmas Memories: 1987
As you should already know, I can’t get enough ’80s nostalgia the whole year, but Christmas is an especially nostalgic time for me. In the past, I shared My Christmas Memories from 1980 , My Christmas CONTINUE READING…
80s
Do You Remember? M.U.S.C.L.E.
You thought the WWF had some bizarre characters? Please. Anybody who wanted to see some real oddball wrestling action in the mid-80s took a visit down to the M.U.S.C.L.E. arena. Those brawny battlers on television may have CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Reasons Why Retro Games Are Making a Comeback Among Kids
When you think about retro games, you inevitably think about the best gaming experiences of your life, especially as a kid. Good old days filled with clunky cartridges, bulky units, and pixel art, nothing could CONTINUE READING…
90s
The Best 90s Gaming Trends That Have Panned Out
Looking back at the 1990s, it’s a wonder that anything from this era survived. Looking back, it seems there was a huge emphasis on things like brightly colored food, plastic toys that lasted a week, CONTINUE READING…
