A Channel is born In 1992 A&E Networks produced a historical series called The Real West, hosted by country music icon Kenny Rogers. The Real West aired from 1992 to 1995 and was A&E’s highest CONTINUE READING…
Rhonda Shear was an iconic staple of late-night television in the ’90s. She was beautiful, funny, and oozed sex appeal. We pay tribute to her greatness and define why she was so magical. CONTINUE READING…
I’m going to be completely honest with you – I wasn’t the biggest fan of Captain N: The Game Master. Castlevania is one of my favorite NES games, and it did my boy dirty. As CONTINUE READING…
Retro commercials possess a unique, nostalgic charm. Back when the Internet wasn’t as widespread, access to information was limited, and viewers had no luxury of fast-forwarding. This made retro commercials a powerful tool in influencing CONTINUE READING…
When kids go to the grocery store these days and browse the cereal aisle, they are treated by scores of colorful boxes and plenty of unique cereals to choose from. There is even a fair CONTINUE READING…
With his 30th high school reunion looming this year, Wyatt decided to assemble a panel of Geekster regulars to share memories of their senior year and high school graduation. Wyatt, Mickey, Adam and Karen share CONTINUE READING…
The TRN Time Machine podcast is back! As a way to honor Jason’s podcasting legacy, we’re re-releasing classic episodes from the original Retro Network Podcast, as well as classic episodes from the early days of CONTINUE READING…
Waffle House signs have been a beacon of hope for hungry, late-night drivers for more than 60 years. Twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, Waffle House has been there for CONTINUE READING…
Comics and video games share a symbiotic relationship, often crossing paths to create immersiveexperiences that captivate audiences across mediums. Over the years, numerous comic bookseries have served as fertile ground for game developers, offering rich CONTINUE READING…
Backed by a techno theme song, Marvel Comics’ band of misunderstood mutant superheroes stormed into arcades in 1992. Konami had built a mini-franchise using licensed characters in side-scrolling fighting games—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons—and with CONTINUE READING…
Ever since I was young, I’ve enjoyed comic books. Although I’ve never been a hardcore comics buyer or reader, I have dabbled in them from time to time, and my collection has expanded and retracted CONTINUE READING…
We saw the future, and it changed color with heat. You practically couldn’t afford not to buy a HyperColor shirt. I mean, it changed color, right? That was like getting two shirts for the price of one. CONTINUE READING…
A while back I hosted a live Space on X and was fortunate to have one of my online heroes, Shawn Robare, join in for a conversation. The conversation ebbed and flowed, and several minutes were CONTINUE READING…
The classic X-Men of ’90s cartoon form are returning with all new episodes on Disney+ in a new series called X-Men ’97. Marvel Animation’s “X-Men’97” revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, CONTINUE READING…
If you took any pride at all in your toy chest—and we hope you did—it surely contained a View-Master. When the action figure war simulation wound down and you needed a short intermission before you CONTINUE READING…
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