The Retro League

Episode 182 - Generation Gap

Hugues — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:15:02 GMT

This week on The Retro League we look back at the last games produced for the the original Game Boy, the little monochrome handheld that refused to die in the face of technically superior competitors. We also delve into the topic of generation gaps in gaming. Is it possible that gamers raised on modern-gen titles simply can't handle retro games? We also have a huge stack of virtually retro games to discuss and much more.

This Day in Gaming History
May 19, 1994: Sony Starts a Division To Sell Game Machines

Hot Topics
Came across my brother's Xband the other day
Favorite Foo Strategies
Raspberry Pi Emulation box for my nephew

Virtually Retro
Karateka Classic (iOS)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Wii U Virtual Console)
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Wii U Virtual Console)
Super Metroid (Wii U Virtual Console)
Mega Man 5 (3DS Virtual Console)
Harvest Moon (3DS Virtual Console)
The King of Fighters '99 (Wii Virtual Console)
Manhunt (PlayStation 2 Classics)
FreeCiv (HTML5)

News
Nintendo Claiming Ad Revenue On YouTube User-Generated Gameplay Videos
"y cant metroid crawl?" - Modern gamers think Super Metroid is too difficult
Don't Worry, There Are More Sega Game Gear Titles Coming To 3DS Virtual Console

Games of the Week
WWF War Zone (Game Boy)
Pokemon Blue (Game Boy)

Random Links
Bit Pop - Sega CD collecting
Video Game Rescue - Budget Gamer
Sonic the Hedgehog Life Savers from 1994
31 life lessons you can only learn from video games

Freeloader Game of the Month
Maze of Galious

Episode 181- Sega's Endgame

Hugues — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:49:09 GMT

In March 1998 Sega announced they were discontinuing the Saturn to focus on a new system that wouldn't be released for over a year. This decision destroyed the tiny remaining shred of trust gamers had in the Sega brand and ultimately led to their demise as a console producer. This week on The Retro League we look back at the demise of the Sega Saturn and the eclectic mix of final releases it had.

This Day in Gaming History
May 14, 1949 - Walter Aldro Day, Jr., an American businessman, game designer, historian, musician, and the founder of Twin Galaxies was born

Hot Topics
Game franchises that started on Atari 2600
Would a Super Mario Bros HD remake be a bad idea
How many Final Fantasy games have you played

Virtually Retro
Super 1-Bit Space Arena (Flash)
Solomon's Key (Wii U Virtual Console)
Xevious (Wii U Virtual Console)
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Motto Trump Shiyouyo!, Zero Kara No Mahjong Mahjong – Tamago-Gumi, Zero Kara No Mahjong Mahjong – Tamago-Gumi 2 Taikai E Ikou! (PSOne Imports)
Terminus - text adventure that teaches Unix commands

News
This AI "solves" Super Mario Bros. and other classic NES games
Gamestop ending PlayStation 2 trade-ins June 1
Weirdness: Own The Manual To ClayFighter Sculptor's Cut? You Could Be Sitting On A Grand

Games of the Week
Bust-A-Move 3 (Sega Saturn)
Shining Force III (Sega Saturn)

Random Links
March 14, 1998: Sega Enterprises Pulls Its Saturn Video Console From the U.S. Market

Freeloader Game of the Month
Maze of Galious

Episode 180 - End of the 16-bit era

Hugues — Sat, 11 May 2013 07:09:46 GMT

This week on The Retro League we say goodbye to our favorite gaming generation as we recall the final days of the Super Nintendo. We also talk about finding arcade games at truck stops, proposing on the Atari 2600, the first days of the web, the apparent lack of interest in Ecco the Dolphin, and more.

This Day in Gaming History
May 5, 1983 - Mattel sues Atari for allegedly stealing trade secrets

Hot Topics
My retro Proposal to my wife, Done with an Atari 2600 game
Nintendo offering refurbished handhelds directly
Games you fell asleep in class for

Virtually Retro
ASCII Shooter (iOS)
Pac-Man (Wii U Virtual Console)
Mega Man (Wii U Virtual Console)
Balloon Fight (3DS Virtual Console)
The Bum (PC)
Katamari Damacy (PlayStation 2 Classics)

News
Famicom Hardware Designer Masayuki Uemura Explains Origins of its Name and Red Colouring
First-ever Web site is brought back to life
Kickstarter For Ecco The Dolphin Successor Sinks Beneath The Waves
Check Out These Spectacular NES Cartridge Rings
River City Ransom Sequel Confirmed

Games of the Week
Space invaders (Super Nintendo)
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Super Nintendo)

Random Links
29 Postcards Sent From Video Game Worlds
Super Mario Bros. Crossover 3.0 Trailer

Freeloader Game of the Month
Maze of Galious

The Retro League app for iOS

Hugues — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:36:23 GMT

We now have a nifty app out on iTunes for the low price of nothing. Download it at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-retro-league-for-ios/id642680655

Episode 179 - Mega Finale

The Retro League — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:39:45 GMT

This week Hugues & Rob are joined by JCW to talk about the end of the Sega Genesis. We take a trip back to our 16-bit fan boy days but regardless of console loyalty everyone has something nice to say about the Mega Drive. We're getting more traffic than we can handle and we find something to complain about in a new system opening up for old games. We play handheld games on our TV's and try to defend Atari on this episode of The Retro League.

This Day in Gaming History
April 27, 1990 - Final Fantasy III was first released for the Famicom

Hot Topics
Boxart and instruction booklets where amazing.
RC Pro Am Fanfic
RPG Elements
Longest time to beat a game?

Virtually Retro
Wii U Virtual Console launch
Mega Man 4 (3DS Virtual Console)
Sengoku (Wii Virtual Console)
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Doom on the ZX Spectrum

News
Texas Company's Antique Computers Are For Production, Not Display
Donkey Kong Junior Arcade Has A New World Record Holder
Nintendo shutting down several Wii online features at the end of June

Games of the Week
NBA Live '98
Frogger
Jurassic Park: Lost World

Random Links
The article that crashed my site - If NES games were made today
Fanboyism and the 16-bit Console Wars

Freeloader Game of the Month
Zero Tolerance, Beyond Zero Tolerance

Episode 178 - A Solid Second Place Finish

Hugues — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:46:24 GMT

This week the Retro League is looking back on the death of the Sega Game Gear. We also talk about games with generation-spanning stories, stadium events, cartoons, Qbasic games, Earthbound and a giant box that plays games for 15 systems.

This Day in Gaming History
April 21, 1990 - Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom first released for Mega Drive (Japan)

Hot Topics
Evolution of video game controllers
Stadium Events found at Goodwill
Earthbound announced for Wii U Virtual Console

Virtually Retro
Dragon Fantasy Book I (PSN)
RPG Maker III (PlayStation 2 Classics)

News
Play 15 classic consoles with one controller
Unreleased Sega Pluto Revealed
Black Annex is the best QBASIC game you've ever seen

Games of the Week
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Game Gear)
Sonic Chaos (Game Gear)

Random Links
Bit Pop
Lost World for Game Gear - Mini-walkthrough
Sega’s Game Gear page in 1996
What if Zelda Was the Hero Rescuing Prince Link?

Freeloader Game of the Month
Zero Tolerance, Beyond Zero Tolerance

Episode 177 - Over 100,000 times

Hugues — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:53:43 GMT

This week we are talking about the many various problems that lead to the death of the Atari Jaguar. While comparing the system to its contemporaries and looking over its final games, we mention a couple of good Atari Jaguar games. We also find time to discuss sequel continuity, the history of Luigi, the strongest Street Fighter character, the website for Space Jam, one of the worst fighting games ever made, and similarities between the console market in the mid-90's and Russia in winter.

This Day in Gaming History
April 14, 1991 - Nintendo To Pay Rebates To Buyers

Hot Topics
Virtual Boy rants
PS2's slow and quiet death
Emotional experiences in gaming

Virtually Retro
Fairune - An action-puzzler RPG with a retro feel (iOS)
Fatal Frame (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Evergreen Avenue, Favorite Dear, Mahjong Mahjong: Youchien Tamago-Gumi (PSOne Imports)
Kirby's Adventure (3DS Virtual Console)

News
Halo 2600 for sale
Mega Man soundtrack now available
Shigeru Miyamoto shares Nintendo secrets
When Samsung made game consoles: The story of how Sega came to Korea

Feature: Last Releases - Atari Jaguar
March 13, 1995 - Mortal Kombat III will be available on the Atari Jaguar
October 6, 1995 - Atari Corp. unveils new World Wide Web site, names CompuServe as official commercial support site.
December 15, 1995 - Atari Corp.'s Jaguar 64 hits mass market price; in time for holiday sales, Jaguar now $99.
February 14, 1996 - Atari agrees to merge with disk-drive maker

Games of the Week
NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Jaguar)
Iron Soldier 2 (Jaguar CD)

Random Links
Old Internet Junk

Freeloader Game of the Month
Zero Tolerance, Beyond Zero Tolerance

Episode 176 - 3 D'oh!

Hugues — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:56:38 GMT

This week on The Retro League we struggle to find something positive to say about the 3DO. OK, that's probably not convincing you to download this episode. How about this? On this episode of The Retro League we mourn the death of LucasArts and celebrate Angelfire pages. We also reveal the secrets of how we planned our September 1995 April Fool's episode and try to remember the button layout for Double Dragon II. All this and much more! (also the death of the 3DO)

This Day in Gaming History
April 6, 1990 Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos released for Famicom

Hot Topics
Throwback Podcast - Fantastic
Contra or Metal Slug
I think I may be a bit messed up
When was the last time a game made your jaw drop?

Virtually Retro
Castlevania (3DS Virtual Console)
NAM-1975 (Wii Virtual Console)
Another World 20th Anniversary Edition (Steam)
Duke Nukem 2 (iOS)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Double Dragon II (XBLA)

News
Disney to shut down LucasArts
Fixing E.T. for the Atari 2600
Translated 1997 Interview with Miyamoto and Itoi Reveals Nintendo 64 Insights

Games of the Week
Space Hulk (3DO)
Creature Shock (3DO)

Feature - 3DO Last Releases
September 17, 1996: 3DO to make only entertainment software
September 18, 1996: 3DO shares fall another 15%

Random Links
Review a Great Game Day
Rare docs show how Apple created Apple II DOS
15-year-old Zuckerberg's Angelfire site is more fun than Facebook

Episode 175 - Virtually Defunct

The Retro League — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:22:00 GMT

This week we're looking back on the death of the Virtual Boy. We have a lot of virtually retro games on a lot of systems. Missile Command has a new high score and someone risked their job to prevent the destruction of a Robotic Operating Buddy.

This Day in Gaming History
April 1 1976: Apple Inc founded

Hot Topics
Retro game cleaning
Duck Tales HD!!!
Retronauts funding a kickstarter

Virtually Retro
Battle High 2 (PC)
Kwik Snax (Flash)
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (XBLA)
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition (Steam)
Hogs of War (PSOne Classics)
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle (PlayStation 2 Classics)

The Art of Fighting 3: Path of the Warrior (Wii Virtual Console)
The Last Door - point-and-click adventure horror game (Chapter 1)
Final Fantasy V (iOS)
Legend of the River King (3DS Virtual Console)
Plasma Sky (Android)
Gunslugs (Android)
Knil, a new 8-Bit Nintendo game styled after Zelda

News
56 hours, 81m points, and the fall of Missile Command’s 30-year-old-record
ELGATO Game Capture HD: The Retro Review

Games of the Week
GoldenEye (unreleased)
Vertical Force

Email Links
Arcade Games in eGameRevolution
J’ai réalisé un rêve vieux de 13 ans
Best Buy Will Not Destroy The Rare Nintendo Robot That An Employee Risked His Job To Save

Random Links
Dontnod: Publishers said you can't have a female character
ShopRPG.com
24 Details That Would Make Video Games Too Realistic
Is the Virtual Boy Really that Bad?

Freeloader Game of the Month
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

From the archives: September 10, 1995

Hugues — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Due to scheduling conflicts we weren't able to record an episode this week. Instead we're releasing a rare episode from our archives. This one dates back to when we only had 22 listeners so most of you haven't heard it. In this episode we covered the PlayStation launch, debated who would win the 32-bit console war, and discussed some EGM rumors. We hope you enjoy this peek into the early days of The Retro League.

This Day in Gaming History
September 10, 1941 Gunpei Yokoi's birthday

Xtremly Retro
Dragon's Lair (Jaguar CD)
Activision's Atari 2600 Action Pack 2 (PC, Mac)

News
Sega buying Atari?? EGM says maybe!
Quake under development

Games of the Week
Jr. Pac-Man (Arcade)
Kidwriter (Apple II)

Freeloader Game of the Month
Beast (PC)

Episode 174 - Cutting Off the Add-on

The Retro League — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:11:49 GMT

This week we look back on the death of the Sega 32X. We also investigate a first-person shooter on Game Boy Color, muddle through the complexities of gender in gaming and have trouble with the pronunciation of PS1 import titles.

This Day in Gaming History
Konami was founded March 21, 1969 and on March 19, 1973 became Konami Industry Co., Ltd. who created video games.

Hot Topics
Worth it?
Games you wish you had as a kid
8-bit music videos

Virtually Retro
Darkstalkers Resurrection (XBLA, PSN)
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (Wii U Virtual Console)
Mega Man 3 (3DS Virtual Console)
Kessen II (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari, First Queen IV, Mahjong Uranai Fortuna: Tukino Megamitachi, Motorhead: High Velocity Entertainment, Rung Rung: Oz no Mahou Tsukai, Sentimental Graffiti, Trump Shiyouyo! (PSone Imports)

News
Midwest Gaming Classic - Raven Software Headlines 2013 Panels & Presentations
Dad hacks Donkey Kong for his daughter; Pauline now saves Mario
Tyrannosaurus Tex Game Boy Color prototype

Games of the Week
Space Harrier (32X)
Spider-man: Web of Fire

Random Links
Video: Vblank Entertainment Shows You How to Make a Game for the NES
Unreleased Sega 32X games

Freeloader Game of the Month
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Episode 173 - The Sega CD's final spin

Hugues — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:47:12 GMT

This week on The Retro League podcast we continue our series on final releases with the Sega CD. Although its life was cut short by the Saturn we remember it fondly. We also look back at a video game movie flop, some new retro gaming software & hardware, and ponder whether a game can accurately recreate the prison experience.

This Day in Gaming History
March 12, 1999 - Wing Commander bombs at the box office

Hot Topics
March 2013 finds
Underdog favorites
Poll: Favorite era for video game music

Virtually Retro
Midnight Club: Street Racing (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Midnight Club II (PlayStation 2 Classics)
9 Months In (PC)
Wrecking Crew (3DS Virtual Console)
The King of Fighters '98 (Wii Virtual Console)

News
New PC Engine Super CD-ROM2 game - Pyramid Plunder
RetroN 4 console to play NES, SNES, MegaDrive and GBA games
The real Zelda timeline that Nintendo doesn’t want you to see
Kickstarter: Super 4 in 1 Multicart for the SNES
The 7th Guest 3 is In Development and Coming to iOS

Games of the Week
Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
Shining Force CD

Email Links
Armitron Piano Game Watch

Random Links
6 Moments in Video Game Adaptations That Improved the Movie
Space Invaders Pareidolia
11/9/1995 article about Sega phasing out the Sega CD, 32X, and Game Gear
Frog Feast source code
Good Deal Games - Sega CD

Freeloader Game of the Month
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Episode 172 - The Ancient King After His Prime

The Retro League — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:00:39 GMT

This week the Retro League is joined again by Chewie to reflect on the final games released for the venerable NES. Is it better to burn bright and quickly or fade away slowly into obscurity? How are sandwiches related to retro games? How is being a CEO like playing Battletoads? Which PS2 games still have servers online? The answers to some of these questions and lots of random banter can be found in this episode.

This Day in Gaming History
March 4, 1982 - Atari wins lawsuit against makers of K.C. Munchkin

Hot Topics
Lost Games
Ever play a game so much you can see it when you shut your eyes
Interesting names for video game enemies

Virtually Retro
World Heroes Supreme Justice (PC)
Bombermine (HTML5)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics)
Retro City Rampage (WiiWare)

News
New Atari 2600 podcast
Outgoing Groupon CEO compares his time at the company to Battletoads
Nintendo Ephemera: Now You’re Playing With Paper!
Sega Ages: Blockbuster Video World Game Championship II
1 More Castle: The Android App

Games of the Week
Wario’s Woods
Sunday Funday
Mega Man 6

Random Links
List of which PS2 games still have their online servers up
Movie Defense Force - Mortal Kombat

Freeloader Game of the Month
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Interview - Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Hugues — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:00:00 GMT

The 2013 Midwest Gaming Classic is only a couple weeks away and we're talking to three of the masterminds behind it. Tune in to find out what's going to be at the show this year and learn some behind the scenes secrets. We also take a little detour to talk about the death of Classicgaming.com and the early days of Atari.

Links
Midwest Gaming Classic
Atari Inc.: Business is Fun

Episode 171 - Life and Death of the Atari Lynx

Hugues — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:01:06 GMT

This week on The Retro League podcast we're digging a big hole to bury the Atari Lynx. It was an impressive handheld but didn't fare well against the Game Boy and suffered an early demise. We also debate whether reality shows are staged and try to figure out how someone can play Q*Bert for 84 straight hours.

This Day in Gaming History
February 26, 1981 - Pro gamer Fatal1ty born
February 22, 1964 - Ed Boon born

Hot Topics
Random Game Challenges
Time for gaming?
Nintendo World Championship on Pawn Stars

Virtually Retro
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Retro Game Collection (PSN)
Ys I & II Chronicles+ (Steam)
F-Zero (WiiU Virtual Console)
Yoshi (3DS Virtual Console)

News
Man claims world record by playing Q*Bert for 84 hours in Hunterdon arcade
1Up and GameSpy shut down
Neo Geo X additional game cart, system update, travel case and 'Rocket' cable slated for April launch

Games of the Week
Eye of the Beholder (unreleased prototype) (Atari Lynx)
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (Atari Lynx)

Random Links
The terrifying fallout of the Final Fantasy universe
Ninja Gaiden Watch on eBay
Revival Studios
Telegames - Lynx releases
Songbird Productions
Zaku

Freeloader Game of the Month
Star Fire

Episode 170 - Turbo Finish

The Retro League — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:13:52 GMT

This week on the Retro League we look back on the final games of the 16-bit underdog that was the TurboGrafx-16. While we're at it we look over the last TurboGrafx-CD games, which were released quite a while later than we were expecting. We also learn the difference between a Haiku and free-form poetry. The show won't be over until we've been mislead by some boxart and some obscure characters jump out of their games and into the cartoon world.

This Day in Gaming History
1978 – The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois)

Hot Topics
Boy's Life Magazine ads
Retro Video Game Cons?
Guess the game via Haiku

Virtually Retro
Sabre Wulf (PC)
Boulder Dash - The Full Collection (Android)
Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Twisted Metal: Black (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Twisted Metal (PSOne Classics)
Dig Dug (3DS Virtual Console)
World Heroes 2 Jet (Virtual Console)
Narco Police (PC)
Another World (BlackBerry)

News
Street Fighter II charity marathon
New arcade opens in the Chicago area

Games of the Week
Beyond Shadowgate
Bomberman '93

Email Links
Dig Dug Parody video

Random Links
MovieBob reviews Acclaim's Video Power cartoon

Freeloader Game of the Month
Star Fire

Episode 169 - Huge in Brazil

Hugues — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:05:00 GMT

This week on The Retro League podcast we look at the death of the Sega Master System in North America and its incredible longevity in Brazil. We also talk about an unreleased Atari 2600 computer attachment, rare Nintendo figures, Final Fantasy bargains, and how the game industry would look today if Microsoft bought Sega in 2000.

This Day in Gaming History
February 10, 1983 - Atari unveils My First Computer

Hot Topics
Bang for your buck
Final Fantasy 9

Virtually Retro
PlayStation Home Arcade (Vita)
Mega Man 2 (3DS Virtual Console)

News
Tempest for Atari 5200
Get Various Final Fantasy PSN Titles For 50% Off
Nintendo Trophy Figures
8-bit Edgar Allen Poe travels a Victorian-era game seeking a killer and inspiring literary cred
Kickstarter - Worlds of Wander Platform Game Creation Tool
Microsoft almost purchased Sega to compete with Sony

Games of the Week
Mortal Kombat II (Sega Master System)
Golden Axe Warrior (Sega Master System)

Random Links
Midwest Gaming Classic 2012 walkthrough
AtariHQ - Atari Graduate
December 1990 article about Sega Master System going on clearance
NES vs SMS

Email Links
Cartoon Retrocast

Freeloader Game of the Month
Star Fire

Episode 168 - Midnight Ninjas

Hugues — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:40:25 GMT

This week on The Retro League we bid farewell to the Atari 7800. Although best known arcade ports, its final games included a tribute to a 1960s TV show and an unexpected genre crossover. We also cover the latest Virtual Console releases, talk about 16-bit RPGs that may or may not take place on Earth, and wonder how much a 30 year-old prototype computer is worth.

This Day in Gaming History
Feb 5, 1997 - The first public MAME (0.1) was released by Nicola Salmoria

Hot Topics
RLF poll series #5 - Age when you first played video games

Virtually Retro
Google Asteroids (HTML5)
Ice Climber (3DS Virtual Console)
Metal Slug 4 (Wii Virtual Console)

News
Psychology of Majora's Mask: Clock Town
Why XSEED isn't touching Retro Game Challenge 2
The price is wrong: This lovely 10MHz home computer, yours for only $3,240
Canon Questions - Is the Blue Planet in Final Fantasy IV Earth?

Games of the Week
Ninja Golf (Atari 7800)
Midnight Mutants (Atari 7800)

Random Links
Atari cabinet t-shirt
Blowing Dust: Phantasy Star 25th Anniversary Special
The Video Game Name Generator

Freeloader Game of the Month
Star Fire

Episode 167 - The Sun Sets for the 2600

The Retro League — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:10:03 GMT

This week we look back on the final days of the classic Atari 2600 system. We recall parents buying the wrong game, and loading games off tapes. We look at the pros and cons of downloading retro games from Nintendo's next digital store. Won't you join us for this episode of the Retro League?

This Day in Gaming History
Jan 29, 1996 - Duke Nukem 3D released for DOS

Hot Topics
How do you play Mario 3?
Modern games with outrageous prices
Games in movies and how Hollywood knows nothing about Games

Virtually Retro
Balloon Fight (Wii U Virtual Console)
Super C (3DS Virtual Console)
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (PlayStation 2 Classics)

News
Atari US files for Chapter 11
Things that would totally freak out a younger gamer
Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign Schedule Released
A Lost Era: The Magic of Arcades

Games of the Week
Commando (Atari 2600)
Secret Quest (Atari 2600)

Random Links
Dungeons & Dragons Classics
Good Guy VHS Meme
December 14, 1988: Article that talks about the $50 Atari 2600
RiffTrax: McBain (Sample)
Marvel characters in Mega Man style

Freeloader Game of the Month
One Must Fall 2097

Episode 166 - Goodbye Intellivision

Hugues — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:55:36 GMT

This week on The Retro League we continue our retrospective on the final releases for video game systems with the Intellivision. There's also a bunch of Final Fantasy news this week with the latest game in the franchise generating tons of bad PR and the discovery of a glitch that's been hiding for almost 20 years.

This Day in Gaming History
Jan 20 1986 - The first virus for IBM PC, "The Brain" goes widespread

Hot Topics
An arcade grows in Salt Lake
Tengen Tetris prototype
RLF poll series #4 - What's your retro game knowledge
Retro gaming on cell phones

Virtually Retro
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest (iOS)
Riven (iPad)
Kirby's Star Stacker (3DS Virtual Console)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PlayStation 2 Classics)
Siren (PlayStation 2 Classics)

News
Nintendo Cereal review
Game Development Old School Style
For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade
Pop Fiction: Playing as General Leo

Games of the Week
Pole Position (Intellivision)
Dig Dug (Intellivision)

Email Links
Sega Keychains
Google Zamboni game

Random Links
Glitch256.com
Dr. Retro
Intellivision history
Intellivision Revolution: Homebrew games

Freeloader Game of the Month
One Must Fall 2097