90s
Captain N and More Games That Need Cartoons
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…
Atari
80s
84 From ’84: Cloak & Dagger
A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget. Cast: 1984 memories Double Features are rare these days. In fact they might not even CONTINUE READING…
80s
Atari Acquires Intellivision
Atari has announced that it has acquired the Intellivision brand along with the rights to over 200 games in a move that, according to Digital Eclipse’s studio head Mike Mika, “ends the longest-running console war in CONTINUE READING…
80s
Pitfall Harry and the Christmas Road Trip
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…
80s
Retro Commercials: E.T. video game for Atari 2600 in 1982
I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials CONTINUE READING…
Jay Plays
Jay Plays Atari Combat: Tank Fury
In this review, Jay Plays Atari Combat: Tank Fury by Atari Inc. and Kung Fu Factory. This hybrid 3-match RPG game puts you amid an epic tank battle. Build your base and upgrade your resources CONTINUE READING…
Check Out Those Ads!
Check Out Those Ads! – Robin #1
January 1991 saw the first ever Robin title. Relegated as Batman’s sidekick for 50 years, Robin finally gets his own comic! Robin #1 featured the third Robin, Tim Drake. Drake first appeared in Batman #436, CONTINUE READING…
Check Out Those Ads!
Check Out Those Ads! – Forgotten Realms #17
We are embarking on a new year and a new installment of Check Out Those Ads! This year will be a running theme of comics celebrating their 30th Anniversary, comics published in 1991. Seems like CONTINUE READING…
80s
‘Ziggy’s Gift’ Christmas Special from 1982
Ziggy’s Gift originally aired on December 1, 1982. It is an ’80s holiday TV special which I remember very well, but has sadly seemed to have gone by the wayside for many others. Hopefully you CONTINUE READING…
Check Out Those Ads!
Check Out Those Ads! – Spider-Man #4
Spider-Man was never my favorite superhero. The idea of a teenage superhero dealing with teenage issues didn’t appeal to me. I had my own teenage issues to deal with, I didn’t need to read about CONTINUE READING…
Reviews
High Score: A Video Game Docuseries on Netflix
High Score, a new documentary series on Netflix covers the history of video games from the early days of the arcade video games, through the console wars of the 1990’s and onto the next level CONTINUE READING…
Retro Advertisements
Check Out Those Ads! – The Fury of Firestorm #22
In the last article we looked at ads from an issue of The Flash published in 1977. For today’s article we’re jumping ahead a few years to 1984, looking at another DC title, The Fury CONTINUE READING…
Jay Plays
Jay Plays Missile Command: Recharged
Jay Plays is a brand new web series on The Retro Network YouTube channel. Join Jason aka “Jay” as he reviews a variety of mobile games with a fun retro perspective. In the first episode, CONTINUE READING…
Reviews
Missile Command: Recharged – A Modern Remake of a Classic Game
In Missile Command, the 1980 arcade hit, you play a missile base commander fighting to save your cities against an onslaught of incoming ballistic missiles. I never played the arcade version of Missile Command. My CONTINUE READING…
News
Recurrent Events: Two New Transformers Movies, WWF Era LEGO, DeLorean Revival
The latest retro pop culture headlines are right here each week on Recurrent Events. Listen to us go in depth on select stories in the upcoming TRN Podcast this Tuesday. Movies, TV, Food, Video Games, CONTINUE READING…
