Presented by: Ack, Fastbilly1 & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club 1991 brought gaming many interesting developments. Sid Meyer released his computer version of the Civilization boardgame, Tecmo gave us Tecmo Super Bowl, iD software was formed, and Nintendo was sued for having a monopoly on the US videogame […]
2009 sure seemed to fly by, but at least it didn’t escape without blessing us with some old-school goodness. Â Instead of established publishers relying on old franchises, we are seeing more small developers bring some fresh ideas to their retro-styled creations. Â While I personally don’t mind some remakes here and there, it is encouraging to […]
While the holidays are certainly not the only time of the year to donate to charities, it is when most charitable organizations collect the bulk of donations that they need to make it through the year. The last few years, many gamers have started to anticipate the holiday season as more than just the time […]
The Racketboy 2009 Charity Auction to benefit the children and families of alcoholics. This year, racketboy.com forum members will have an opportunity to help out those in need of your donation and support. In what he hope becomes an annual tradition, we have decided to hold a charity auction to raise money for two groups […]
Presented by Fastbilly1 and Ack 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 machine, I encourage you to add any information […]
Presented by: Fastbilly1 & Racketboy New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club 1996 introduced pc gamers to many things. Descent 2, Duke Nukem 3d, Diablo, and thats just the D’s. In the fall of 1996 Virgin released a one of the more cinematic point and click adventure titles released. That game […]
Note from racketboy: The newest installment of the podcast finds Dave sitting down with two world record holders for Wizard or Wor, one of the two games featured in this month’s Together Retro. Wizard of Wor is a tough game. Anyone who has played the game for an extended period of time can appreciate seeing […]
If you’ve played all the blockbuster games on the Game Boy already and need to dig into the lesser-known-but-equally-exciting games, this is the guide for you.  I know a lot of people have been waiting a while for this guide, but we wanted to take the time to find some real gems for you.  I’ve […]
Note from racketboy: This month, Dave sits down with two legends in the gaming industry – Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell. While working at Williams/Midway, both men collaborated to create a game that is featured in this month’s Together Retro series: Smash TV Mark Turmell Mark has been publishing games since 1981, and his credits […]
New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club What’s this? A double feature not featuring Godzilla? That’s right boys and girls. We thought that since we are in the season of giving, we at Racketboy should give our followers of Together Retro a little present. This month we have not one, but […]
If you pay attention to many gaming blogs, you probably heard about the recent sale of one of the most valuable console games known to collectors. Â Even though the Nintendo World Championship cartridges are one of the most well-know games to collectors (see The Rarest and Most Valuable NES Games), the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge […]
Following up on our visit to Cleveland’s Video Game Connection, I thought I would also pass along a video visit to the area’s classic gaming convention, the CCAG. I didn’t get to stay the whole day, but I was able to browse all the tables, talk to a bunch of people, pick of some classic gaming […]
This summer I just happened to find myself in Cleveland, Ohio and decided to check out what the city had to offer in terms of games stores. Â A quick Google search clued me in about Video Game Connection and I contacted Mike, the store’s owner to see if he’d be willing to give me a […]
Note from racketboy: I’ve had a lot of people over the years asking for a Rackeboy Podcast. Â We’ve had a few members volunteering to help out and we’ve finally got a pilot episode ready for listening. Â I can’t really take much credit for it though as Dave (known as dsheinem in the forum) took […]
Presented by Ack (be sure to also check out Ack’s guide to the Dreamcast Survival Horror Library) The history of horror in video games is an interesting tale, some say starting with a few games on the Atari 2600, some saying even farther, to Haunted House on the Magnavox Odyssey. But it would be the […]
