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CONTINUE IS FOR SUCKERS! – Using Continue in Classic Arcade Games is a Terrible Idea

In classic arcade games, where a play costs a quarter, the introduction of the “continue” option was interesting. It offered to let you resume the game from where you were when you last ran out of lives. It seemed great, but is it really just a ploy to get your quarters faster and deny you […]

Jon

February 6, 2022

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Garbage Pail Kids Micro Figures Blind Cans – GPK from Super Impulse Quick Look

I have been eyeing these Garbage Pail Kids Micro Figures Series 1 Mystery Box from Super Impulse at my local Target lately, and today I decided to pull the trigger on a few cans to see what they’ve got inside. Garbage Pail Kids is a series of sticker trading cards produced by the Topps Company, […]

Jon

January 30, 2022

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Atari Cassette Repair & Restoration – Retrieving Docs from 40-Year-Old Tapes!

AtariWriter is a word processor for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers published by Atari, Inc. as a 16KB cartridge in 1982. It replaced the Atari Word Processor, which shipped on a copy-protected disk, required 48KB, and was incompatible with the XL computers. Jon found this in-box copy in amazing condition during a visit […]

Jon

January 26, 2022

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1983 Video City Arcade Game Trading Cards from Topps – Let’s Open a WHOLE BOX!

Video City is a set of trading cards based on several arcade video games and was produced by Topps. Released in 1983, the set consisted of 32 cards in total, 28 sticker cards, and 4 scratch-off game cards. The cards centered around four popular arcade games of the time: Donkey Kong Jr., Frogger, Turbo, and […]

Jon

January 18, 2022

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Tiny Atari 2600 Games in a Micro Arcade! – Atari’s Millipede, Combat, and MORE from Super Impulse

Super Impulse’s Tiny Atari 2600 was a hit with Atari fans and collectors, and sure enough, those new titles we saw in that unit have started to make their way into other releases. In this case, it’s the new Micro Arcade Millipede & Combat, plus a bonus game. In this review, Jon evaluates how this […]

Jon

January 15, 2022

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