This week Chewie (of the Mana Pool) joins us to look back at some of the highs and lows of retro gaming. One of our absolute favorite games of the 1990s is now cheaply available for download, and we look back on some more great arcade games of the early 80's. Of course we have also reached the time to look back on some horrible business decisions that almost killed the home video game market before it really got started. Could someone take the worst fighting game ever and make a decent arcade game out of it now? Could you make your own arm-cannon for a Halloween costume? Are the motion controls of modern consoles really a new idea or are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past? Tune in to find out!

Hot Topics
Retroware TV Podcast
May 2011 finds


Virtually Retro
Chrono Trigger (Virtual Console)


News
Japan underground music comes to UK
A new Mortal Kombat/Way of the Warrior style game almost made it to arcades in 2009


Games of the Week
Elevator Action (Arcade)
Spy Hunter (Arcade)
Dragon's Lair (Arcade)


Random Links
Nostalgic Failure - 44 NES fails in 93 seconds
5 Reasons Bowser Is The Most Successful Video Game Character
6 'New' Gaming Innovations That Are Way Older Than You Think
Project Varia (building a Metroid-style arm cannon for a halloween costume)

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