Presented by Fastbilly & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Again for Together Retro we are heading back to the early 90s for a pc title. This time however it is not a point and click adventure like Secret of Monkey Island and Broken Sword (Shadows of the Templars/Circle […]
Presented by Ack Note: Hope you enjoy our first genre-specific installment of our Hidden Gems series. Also be sure to check out our guide to the Defining Games of the Fighting Genre. In 1991, a storm swept over the international arcade scene. Street Fighter II swept the world, invigorating the arcade scene, determine the future […]
The podcast ventured to PAX East in Boston last weekend to see what the show had to offer for retro-gaming enthusiasts. There was so much going on that one episode couldn’t do it justice, so here is part two of our 2-part PAX East Retro-Roundup. Part 1 can be found here. This episode highlights the […]
Presented by Fastbilly & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Ok folks, this is going to be an interesting one. What we have this month is a title called Qwak. It is a lesser known puzzle platformer that feels like a combination of Lode Runner and Bubble Bobble. This […]
The podcast ventured to PAX East in Boston this weekend to see what the show had to offer for retro-gaming enthusiasts. There was so much going on that one episode couldn’t do it justice, so here is part one of a 2-part PAX East Retro-Roundup. The American Classic Arcade Museum The American Classic Arcade Museum […]
Note from Racket:This podcast was designed to complement this month’s Together Retro selection: Phantasy Star.  Also, be sure to listen to Dave’s outro to find out how you can see the podcast live next month! In a first for the podcast, this episode features just one guest interview: Benoit Renard. Benoit is one of […]
Presented by Fastbilly & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club Every few years there is a game that redefines what we think a game should be. Typically these games come from dedicated developers who have polled their fanbase and custom tailored their product as such. However they some times […]
One of the most popular features of this site is our Rare and Valuable Game Guides. Â These features have received a lot of attention lately because of the recent sale of a Stadium Events NES Cartridge on eBay for $13,000 and a sealed listing of the same game on eBay for more than $20,000 (auction […]
Note from Racket: This episode of the podcast was directed by forum member jfe2, who won the rights to do so in our 2009 charity auction. With the exception of an interview we did with the folks at Loading Ready Run, the podcast has not been especially funny. This episode, however, more than makes up for any deficiency in comedy so […]
Presented by Ack & Fastbilly1 During the fifth generation of video game consoles, the Nintendo 64 was routinely criticized for its lack of third-party support, and the “kiddie†and relatively non-violent focus of its game library. Yet, though it did not fare as well as the PlayStation and Nintendo has suffered from a recurring image […]
To accompany our choice of the original Contra for our game of the month for the Together Retro Game Club, I thought it would be great to get the community’s opinion on how all the rest of the games in the Contra series rank. I know it will be hard for some of you to […]
Presented by Fastbilly & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club When Paul Kersey goes to visit his buddy Charlie in Brooklyn, he arrives moments after a gang kills his friend. Paul is mistaken by the police as the murderer and eventually goes after the gang to get revenge for […]
Note from Racket: This is the second part of a two part episode of the podcast, where the interviews are based on listener requests. Part one can be found here The guests for this show are… Vince Briel Vince is probably best known for his work in creating the Replica 1, a fully functional replica […]
Note from Racket: This is the first part of a two part episode of the podcast, where the interviews are based on listener requests.  Look for Part 2 later this month! Both of the guests in this show are actively introducing retro games and retro game concepts into the modern gaming industry. Though they approach […]
When the digital distribution model started taking off on services like Xbox Live Arcade and PSN, I had a feeling that we would start seeing affordable downloads of cult-classic games that have previously been expensive collectors pieces. Â So at the end of 2006, I started tracking a handful of games that I thought would be […]
