I've been a member of RFGeneration for almost a year now and have noticed that there have been no reviews posted on Atari games or pre-NES systems (If there have been posts, I must have just missed them, and I offer my apology). I assume that the limitations of these posts are more likely due to the age of the majority of our members and as a result of sites, like AtariAge, who cater more to this topic and of which many of our members are also participants. I'm not saying that our younger members don't appreciate and enjoy Atari and pre-NES systems, I'm just saying that there may be a lack of familiarity (i.e. growing up during the age of Atari) for them that may cause them to be reluctant to post about these games. I certainly wouldn't know where to begin in reviewing an XBox game, since I don't own any of the systems and the system is basically foreign to me.
As a result, I have decided to do a weekly/bi-weekly blog that reviews familiar and maybe not so familiar titles for the 2600 and, the NES contemporary, 7800 system (I currently lack a 5200 at the moment, but may include games for this system at a later date.) Please let me know if this blog might be something that you might be interested in and feel free to send in requests for games that you would like to be reviewed. I'll try to be as unbiased as I can in my reviews, but with that said, my first entry will be on one of my favorite games for the Atari 2600, "Jawbreaker" by Tigervision.
A great audio piece from the New Yorker that I wanted to share. A non-gamer, novelist finally picks up a controller and talks about the bonding experience between himself and his kid. he also discusses the beauty of the games (the movie aspect) and the impressiveness of the story-lines. Just a really cool piece that I wanted to share:
http://www.newyorker.com/...8/09/100809on_audio_baker
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I promised an update about how the Cleveland Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show (CCAG) inaugural Test Station went.
Continue reading The Test Was A Success
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Last fall a coworker of mine named Sidd took a vacation to Japan. He had studied abroad there when he was younger and has a deep love for the country and its people. Knowing that my fandom of Japanese culture veers between low-key otaku and hardcore weeb depending on what day it is, Sidd asked me if I'd like him to bring anything back with him from the land of the rising sun. Of course I jumped at the chance to get some authentic souvenirs, but I didn't want to just give him a list of video games to bring back. I enlisted the help of Adam Bickman2k for some ideas. I'd like to thank Adam for his suggestions because without them my list of requests would have consisted of "Game Boy games" and "Godzilla stuff."
Continue reading Japan Haul 2019
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I thought about doing a top 10 list this year, as I always try to do, but I'm just the latest in a seemingly endless string of writers saying 2020 was unlike any year I've seen in my lifetime. I feel like I have an excuse every year for why I didn't play as many games as I would have liked, but frankly, I feel less apologetic about it this time.
On the bright side, this was a great time to dip into the warm, fuzzy, comfort food of pixel art. I recently came across the book Arcade Game Typography: The Art of Pixel Type and hadn't seen anything like it before. As the name suggests, it highlights early gaming fonts and details the differences from the perspective of someone who is a trained typeface designer. Paging through it was just the kind of happy place I've been going to a lot this year, and I have a feeling it'll spark some interest with this group as well.
Continue reading Arcade Game Typography
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