RetroTube: Video Power
Alright, I haven’t posted a RetroTube in a while, and I’ve been sitting on this one for some time now. For the longest time, I had these vague memories of a game show where two kids face off in video game competition and the winner gets to run through a room full of games where they get to grab anything they […]
RetroTube: Classic Genesis Commercials
Part of the reason I like old video games is the nostalgia factor. These games remind me of my childhood and bring about many of the same feelings I experienced back then. It’s probably for the same reason that I enjoy old commercials from that time, as well. So, let’s take a moment and combine the two, […]
RetroTube: Best game commercial ever?
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re Nintendo and you’ve just wrapped up development on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES. Now it’s time to sell the game to the public — a game that would go on to be considered by many as the greatest game of all time. How do […]
RetroTube: Rock Out with Lords of Thunder
Back when I knew almost nothing about the TurboGrafx-16 and Turbo Duo, I did know one thing… That there was a game called Lords of Thunder and it had the best damn soundtrack of any game, ever. I knew this because I had a single, two-minute, low-quality .aiff audio clip that contained just a portion of one […]
RetroTube: Commodore 64 and Famicom montages
A couple of cool retro-gaming-themed YouTube videos have been making the rounds this week, so I thought they’d make a good introduction to another regular mini-feature I had in mind. YouTube is a veritable treasure trove of obscure video game minutiae, and I love almost every minute of it! So, I plan to share some […]