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Video Games

Video Games

Five Great Retro Sports Games to Revisit in 2022

TRN Staff

One of the most popular areas of retro culture these days is that of video gaming. Video games have been around for 50 years or more, and many adults have grown up playing games that CONTINUE READING…

ColecoVision
'80s

Do You Remember ColecoVision?

Mickey Yarber

ColecoVision was the Cadillac of home video games back in 1982; a system so powerful, you’d make friends with the biggest jerk on the block just to be near it. Everyone had an Atari—that quaint little CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Footage from the 1990 Nintendo World Championships

Jason Gross

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…

NBA Jam
'90s

5 Fun Facts About NBA Jam

Mickey Yarber

NBA Jam was released in 1993 and went on to become the most popular arcade game of all time. Here are 5 things you may not have known about the legendary game. It Was Originally CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Girl Meets (Game) Boy

Karen Flieger

Here’s my secret shame as an ’80s kid and ’90s teen: I have never owned a game console. I was too young for the Atari 2600 and my dad wouldn’t let us have a Nintendo or CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Wrestling at the Arcade: 1991’s WWF Wrestlefest

Jeff Sheldon

Every spring, I look forward to WWE’s Wrestlemania with all of its pomp and circumstance.  Unfortunately this year, with recent CDC guidelines that restrict public gatherings to under 50 people, it looks like for the CONTINUE READING…

Pitfall
'80s

Pitfall Harry and the Christmas Road Trip

TRN Staff

It was a green box with gold bars hiding behind trees, crocodiles swimming in a lake, underground tunnels and the best adventurer ever. That’s right Christmas 1982 I got the one present I wanted…PITFALL! CONTINUE READING…

Captain N
'80s

Looking Back at Captain N: The Game Master

Adam Pope

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of NBC pushing the start button on the Nintendo series, Captain N: The Game Master as part of their Saturday Morning lineup. CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Pictorial: The 17 Original Nintendo Entertainment System Games Released in 1985

Mickey Yarber

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…

'80s

Pac-Man in Print! Some of His Best Adverts From the ’80s

Jason Gross

Pac-Man has been a constant part of our pop culture lives since 1980. Take a look back at some memorable ads featuring the yellow hero we all love. CONTINUE READING…

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