Presented by Flake New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Sometimes retro gaming is not just about re-experiencing old games that were good. In the case of this month’s game, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, it’s about re-experiencing an old series that used to be good. In recent years, the Tony Hawk […]
Presented by RetroSportsGamer Check out the rest of our Rare & Valuable series to see what collectors are looking for When one conjures up images of older sports games, they most likely think of a stack of sun-bleached PlayStation 2 games; victims of being sorted through and left to bake under the hot sun at a flea […]
Presented by Adam Sarson Note from Racketboy:  Normally, we don’t do guides for current systems as they can be tricky to keep up with, but we have a new contributor on board that wanted to do a writeup for the 3DS and what is available for the new handheld.  If you think we missed something good, please […]
Presented by noiseredux New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Let’s get this out of the way: take the word “East” and and drop the T at the end. That’s how you pronounce Ys. Now that we’re all on the same page, let’s explore the 1987 first installment of Falcom’s action RPG […]
Presented by Ack See the other entries in the Retro Gaming 101 Series It’s unfortunate that Fujitsu’s game console is so obscure. The FM Towns Marty has a solid lineage with the FM Towns, which had Fujitsu performing many firsts in the gaming and home computer industry. Perhaps it could be said that the Marty […]
Presented by Fastbilly1 Note from Racketboy: As common as MAME is, it can be quite intimidating to install for those that are new to the scene. Â Fastbilly1 is an arcade enthusiast to say the least and he wanted to share his knowledge with the Racketboy community about how to properly setup MAME and how to […]
Presented by Flake New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Soul Calibur V is upon us and thus it is time to return to the stage-of-history-of-the-soul-that-burns-within-the-battle-of-the-heart or whatever excuse you need to pick up an awesome looking sword and start waving it at elaborately dressed warriors. Here at Together Retro, we figure […]
It has been quite a while since I’ve done a product review, but since I’ve been offered some review copies of some Retro Gaming books, I thought I’d give the concept another whirl.  Personally, I’m quite an information junkie – especially for topics I enjoy. My love for curating information is a big part of […]
Presented by Fastbilly1, pullmyfinger, Flake, GSZX1337, and Racketboy The RetroGaming 101 series is aimed at gamers who are just starting out in the classic gaming scene or are curious about an older console that they don’t know much about yet. Those of you that are especially knowledgeable about the featured console, I encourage you to […]
 Presented by noiseredux New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club In 1990 Sega released a spin-off of the Golden Axe series for their Master System which played nothing like prior slash-em-ups that the Golden Axe name was known for. Instead, it was bore a striking resemblance to the NES hit The Legend […]
Presented by noiseredux The PSP is no doubt a bit of an emulator powerhouse. But for those of us who are more interested in collecting physical media, it should be noted that the PSP is also a great system to showcase various retro compilations. Considering what a wonderfully cheap handheld it is to collect for […]
Presented by Ack See the other entries in the Retro Gaming 101 Series Coleco Industries had a lot going for it in the early 1980s. Its new console, the ColecoVision, had started to tear up sales charts thanks to the quality of its arcade ports, especially its pack-in, Donkey Kong. Expansion modules being released were […]
Up until recent years, the Atari 2600 game, Red Sea Crossing (see its mention in our guide of the Rarest and Most Valuable Atari 2600 Games) was a bit of a mystery.  A recent seller, however, did include the following advertisement from the October 7, 1983 issue of Christianity Today, which may be the only marketing […]
Presented by Flake New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Welcome to the final installment of Together Retro for 2011. It has been a great year for our retro gaming club! We have won the World Series, flown spaceships through enemy fleets, solved murders, competed in an international martial arts tournament, […]
Presented by Zen Albatross and Racketboy Special Thanks to Satoshi_Matrix, Noiseredux, and other Racketboy forum members See Older Entries of the Games That Pushed The Limits Series In the 1980’s, a loose international culture of computer graphics artists and musicians formed what is now known as the demoscene. These artists, many of whom went on […]
