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2026 13

  1. Part 2s - Neverwinter Nights and Modern Modem Usage and Substitutes
  2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Redux Edition Review
  3. The ModRetro M64 - Can it Compete?
  4. Affordable Mouse Substitutions - Commodore 64 and Apple IIc
  5. The Retro Desktop Theme - 8bitdo
  6. Taking Color out of the Color Graphics Adapter
  7. The SuperStation One - Is this the One FPGA System to Rule them All?
  8. Adapting Apple's RGB Color Monitor for Analogue & MiSTer
  9. British Bastards - Illegitimacy in the English Monarchy
  10. The Ultimate Commodore 64? - The Commodore 64 Ultimate Review
  11. Neverwinter Nights: The Original's Workings
  12. Observations on Early Versions of Wizardry
  13. The Uniqueness of Early (Advanced) Dungeons and Dragons Color Cover Art

2025 20

  1. USPS Media Mail Rules are Arbitrary and Stupid
  2. TMNT 1987: The Original Theme Song's English Versions
  3. Nintendo Gives you the Power of Flash - Nintendo Power Rewritable Cartridges
  4. An eBay PSA
  5. Resurrecting the Most Useless Piece of Vintage Computing Technology - The Modem Part 1
  6. The New ModRetro Chromatic & Accessories
  7. The Famicom Top 100 List, Brought to you by Famitsu
  8. DOS Commands Across Home Computers: Apple, IBM & Commodore
  9. Godzilla & Criterion - The Monster vs. The Premier Boutique Label
  10. Tandy 1000 EX & HX vs. Color Computer 3 vs. Commodore 128 vs. Apple IIc - Which is the Better All-in-One?
  11. The 1977 Trinity - Which Computer is the Best Buy?
  12. Is the Original Tandy Color Computer Worth your Gaming Time?
  13. Comparison of Comic Book Reproduction Editions - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 vs. Cerebus #1
  14. Cerebus the Aardvark Early Issues and Reprints
  15. Revision after Revision - Evolution of Classic Dungeons and Dragons
  16. The Failed Kickstarter - Legal Ramifications
  17. Holmes D&D-era Dice Replica Review
  18. Early TMNT Comic Book Printing and Reprinting Features
  19. Wireless Controller Duel - 8bitdo N30 2.4g vs. Retro-bit Origin8
  20. Universal Studios' Dracula and Frankenstein's Entry into the Public Domain

2024 18

  1. The Model F Labs' F104 Classic Style Keyboard - Buckling Spring Perfection at Last?
  2. The ModRetro Chromatic Review - A High End Alternative GBC FPGA Handheld Solution?
  3. Game Boy Tetris New vs. Old - ModRetro Chromatic Tetris
  4. Dracula the Undead, An Atari Lynx Tragedy
  5. Sherlock Holmes and Copyright Term Expiration
  6. SummerCart64 - The Open Source N64 Flash Cart
  7. Sound Blaster Live! Primer
  8. D&D and AD&D Character Creation Historical Overview
  9. Tandy Deskmate - Tandy's Ace in the Hole
  10. The Power of the Modern Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator
  11. Montech MKey - Dipping the Toe in the Modern Keyboard Scene
  12. Godzilla on Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray Disc
  13. Nuked-SC55: True Roland SC-55 Emulation is Here
  14. Completing the Apple IIc Upgrade Experience
  15. The Sony PVM 1342Q - A High Quality Display for Consoles and Computers
  16. FPGBC - The Budget FPGA Handheld
  17. Nintendo's Console Accessory Cheapness
  18. King's Quest IV - The First True PC Compatible Game

2023 33

  1. The Mockingboard 4c - Adding Sound Card Functionality to the Apple IIc
  2. Dai Yakyuu! - The 8-bit Explosion of Japanese Baseball Video Games
  3. Doctor Who DVD and Blu-ray Frame Rate & Resolution Issues
  4. TMNT and Other Strangeness - Revival of the Mutant Animal RPG
  5. The Unofficial Enhanced NESs - Continuing On where Nintendo Left Off
  6. PCE 2.4g vs. PC Engine Mini Controller - Battle of the New PC Engine Controllers
  7. Is that a Cricket I Hear? - Contemporary Sound Options for the Apple IIc
  8. Attack of the PETSCII Robots - Review of a New Action Strategy DOS Game
  9. NuXT 2.0 Motherboard - A New 8088 Motherboard for your DIY PC Clone
  10. The Avengers Series 4-6 Blu-ray Upgrade
  11. Would you Like a Book 8088? Or How About a Hand 386?
  12. The Avengers Seasons 1-3 DVD Upgrade
  13. Apple IIc - Epitome of the Apple II Experience?
  14. Saving a Simon
  15. Tandy Video vs. EGA - Battle of the 16-colors Graphic Adapters
  16. Variations of Mouse Trap
  17. Tandy 1000 Chip Replacements
  18. Official and Unofficial Variants of the Atari 2600 VCS
  19. Rethinking the Video Game Generations and Handheld Video Games
  20. Turbo EverDrive Pro + EDFX - A Match Made in Heaven?
  21. The Kneale Watcher, Reader & Listener
  22. Tandy 1000 EX and Tandy 1000 HX - The All-in-One Tandys
  23. Completing the B/X D&D Rules - The Cook/Marsh Expert Set
  24. Nibbling Around the Sound Blaster's Lunch - Digital Sound in DOS Games without a Sound Blaster
  25. Random Computer and Video Game Musings
  26. The Portable Document Saving Companion - The Epson WorkForce ES-300W
  27. IBM PCjr. Compatibility & PC Software
  28. Nintendo Handheld Console AC Adapter and Battery Chargers Guide
  29. IBM Composite Artifact Color Games and Related Topics
  30. The Saga of the Color Brown in the Early Years of the PC
  31. Tandy 1000 Gray and Peach Label Releases
  32. CGA and "Intended", "Incidental" and "Just Plain Wrong" Graphics
  33. The X-Station Optical Drive Emulator : The Key to the Sony PlayStation's Library

2022 25

  1. Accelerating your Tandy 1000s
  2. Drive your Neo Geo Pocket Color to its Limits - The NeoPocket GameDrive
  3. So Many Floppies! - Late DOS/Early Windows Era Installations
  4. Re-Modding a Game Boy
  5. Atari 400 - An Atari 2600 on Steroids and More
  6. Apple II Sound Cards & Gaming - A Niche Precursor to PC-Compatible Sound Cards
  7. Doctor Who on VHS - Exclusive Content
  8. Media and Console Longevity - Lengthy Support for Cartridges and Discs from Certain Consoles
  9. Turn your DVD Player onn. - A Review of the $25 Wal-mart Wonder
  10. Sears (Atari) Tele-games Pong vs Magavox Odyssey 100 - Battle of the First Pong Consoles
  11. The Godzilla Series Japanese Film U.S. Non-Theatrical Releases
  12. The Godzilla Series Japanese Film U.S. Theatrical Releases
  13. The Last Gasp of the Intellivision Amico
  14. Mass Storage and the Apple II - Conquering the Final Frontier
  15. The Successors: Evolution of Monochrome Handhelds after the Game Boy
  16. The Modern Unfriendliness of 8-bit Keyboard Layouts
  17. List of PCjr. and Tandy Exclusive Enhanced Games
  18. Mastering the Sega Master System
  19. Baldur's Gate Version, Release and Demo History
  20. Combat & Complexity in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
  21. The Official Nintendo Player's Guide - Review of the First US-Based NES Game Guide
  22. Removed or Changed References to J.R.R. Tolkien and His Works in D&D
  23. Dungeons and Dragons, Chainmail & Outdoor Survival - The Intersection of Wargame, Boardgame and the RPG Ur-Text
  24. Dungeons & Dragons (Holmes) Basic Set - Beginnings of the Friendly RPG
  25. Dark Shadows - The Complete Original Series Review

2021 24

  1. Packard Bell : PC-Compatibles for the Masses, 1990s Style
  2. Nintendo Board and Chip Manufacture and Third Parties
  3. Reconstructing a "Lost" Version of The Phantom of the Opera in HD
  4. Apple II Composite Artifact Color - NTSC, PAL and Filters
  5. The EverDrive GG X7 - The Only Game Gear Flash Cart You'll Ever Need?
  6. Lag Testing on a Budget
  7. Is there a Doctor in the Game Console? - The Venus Turbo Doctor 6M
  8. Nintendo, Sega and the World Outside Japan and North America - Accommodating Non-English Speakers
  9. Custom Game Boy Design - Revitalizing Broken or Hard to See Portable Systems
  10. Digital Joysticks and the Apple II
  11. Bad Keyboard Switch Designs & Quirky Keys of the Past
  12. Keeping the Upscale and Capture Pure - The RGBtoHDMI and Digital PC Video Standards
  13. Lag : Consoles, Emulators, FPGAs
  14. Making Your Famicom into the Best Famicom it can be : A/V Mods Done Right
  15. The Computer in Monochrome - Practical Advice for Using for a Macintosh SE
  16. RetroUSB AVS : The Affordable NES FPGA Console
  17. Game Boy Link Ports & Cables & Peripherals
  18. Floppy Drives - Single Density and Double Density, FM, MFM & GCR
  19. Family BASIC - Putting the "Computer" into the Family Computer
  20. IBM JX - The IBM PCjr. 2.0 (Revised Article)
  21. Breaking the Disk-Based Protection on Sierra On-line Key Disk Games - The Final Word
  22. Enjoying and Gaming on a TRS-80 Model 1
  23. The .woz Format - Accurate Preservation of Apple II Floppy Disks
  24. wDrive v. Floppy Emu - Comparison of the Best Apple II Disk Emulators

2020 18

  1. The EverDrive GB X7 - The Ultimate 8-bit Game Boy/Color Flash Cart?
  2. Life After Death - The Unlicensed Market for NES and Famicom Games after their Lifespan
  3. FPGA NES and Famicom Solutions' Mapper Support Matrices
  4. Review of Products Three for my Apple //e
  5. Apple II - Classic Games and Resources
  6. Running the Apple //e - Intermediate Topics
  7. The Beginner's Guide to Running an Apple //e
  8. Speak to Me! - Speech Synthesis with Early Home Video Games
  9. The PlayStation 3 (Fat/Slim) as a Universal Region Free Blu-ray Disc Player
  10. Early Efforts at Online Interaction on Nintendo Consoles
  11. 2.4G on Controllers for your Vintage Consoles 2020 Edition
  12. Batty over Bits - The Complexity of the Intellivision's Memory Layout
  13. The EverDrive N8 Pro - Second Time Perfection? A Review
  14. Fixing NES Headers and Converting them to NES 2.0 : Putting Theory into Practice!
  15. The NES and Famicom Accurate Cartridge Information Database
  16. The Taiwanese Connection - The Source for Many Unlicensed NES/Famicom Games
  17. MiSTer - The MAME of FPGA Simulation Projects
  18. Product Review : Retro-bit's Metal Storm NES Re-release

2019 16

  1. The Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator in the IBM PC World
  2. A Brief History of Godzilla on Home Media
  3. Game Boy Interface Revisited
  4. Nintendo's 8-bit Obsession with Golf
  5. The Intellivision Amico - Can a "Family Friendly" Console Succeed?
  6. Planet X3 - Review of a New Real Time Strategy Game for the IBM PC
  7. Of Bytes and Borders
  8. Screen Persistence and the GBA - LCD Abuse
  9. Quatermass and the Pit Blu-ray Review
  10. Three High-Quality 1080p Game Boy "Consolizing" Solutions Compared
  11. Mega EverDrive X7 - Almost Everything You'd Want in a Flash Cart
  12. Sega CD - The Other CD Expansion
  13. Proper Analog Retro Video Capture with the Datapath E1/E1s
  14. The Obscure Ultima, Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash
  15. IBM PCjr. Upgrades Part 2
  16. Meet Commodore's VIC(-20), the Friendly Computer

2018 26

  1. Nonsense and Other Observations about Dracula/Horror of Dracula
  2. The Blog at 400 Posts
  3. The CollectorVision Phoenix Part 2 - The FPGA System Built by Thieves and Sold on Disinformation
  4. Newly-Made High Quality Controllers for Vintage Consoles
  5. The Analogue Mega Sg – A Preview of the Next Chapter in the FPGA "Console Wars"
  6. The CollectorVision Phoenix - An FPGA Console Behind the Times?
  7. Sega Genesis - Compatibility Issues Across Models
  8. Game Boy Colorization Examples
  9. Exciting Developments for NES ROMs
  10. Investigating the Games on the NES, Famicom and SNES Classic Editions
  11. Product Review Potpourri
  12. Ten Advantages of an IBM PC/XT over an IBM PC
  13. The Great Unknown : 720p and 480p Retro Solutions
  14. New Accessories and Ideas for the Game Boy Camera
  15. Legal Remedies for Copyright Infringement of Open Source Software & the Trouble with Temporary Copies
  16. The Search for Artifact Color on the Commodore 64
  17. Expanding Vintage IBM PC & Compatible Display Options - the GGLabs CGA2RGB Converter
  18. Compatibility Issues within the Game Boy Line
  19. Super Nt - Testing and Capturing
  20. Super Nt Review - The Ideal FPGA Console?
  21. StarTech USB3HDCAP Review - A Jack of All Trades?
  22. sd2snes and MSU-1
  23. Famicom & NES - Simple Tweaks to Restore Audio Balance Levels
  24. Analogue Nt Mini : Audio Tweaking
  25. OPL2/3 Frequency - The 1Hz-ish Difference
  26. Hyperkin's SNES Mouse - A Curious Product out of Left Field

2017 50

  1. Parallel & Serial Sound Card Emulation Options for your Vintage PC
  2. Analogue Nt Mini : Browsing the Core Store Pt 2, AV and Future Predictions
  3. Atari Flashback 2 - The Only Flashback Worth Anything
  4. Analogue Nt Mini - Vs. System Support
  5. Analogue Nt Mini - Browsing the Core Store
  6. Analogue Nt Mini - Jailbreak Firmware as a NES Flashcart and Dumper
  7. The Analogue Nt Mini - First Impressions
  8. Shenzhen Solitaire - A Review of 2017's New Commercial DOS Game
  9. The Analogue Super Nt - The Day After Preview
  10. NES Clones Reversed Duty Cycles - Why you should Reject them
  11. The Rise of Interlacing in Video Game Consoles
  12. From Adventure to Zelda - Influences and Common Themes
  13. Flawed, Risky and Dangerous Devices for your Retro Consoles and PCs
  14. Basic Fun for Retro Gamers - The Stealth Invasion of the Mini-Arcades
  15. Coming Full Circle : Comparing the IBM Model F and M Keyboards
  16. The Mandela Effect - The Nerdly Version
  17. Unusual Famicom Saving Methods
  18. Famicom Expansion Audio Overview
  19. The Obscure Tandy 1000 Models
  20. New Discoveries about the IBM Music Feature and Roland Sound Canvas
  21. Early Video Game Content Advisories - Who Needs Ratings Systems?
  22. Turbo EverDrive 2.x and the PC Engine - The Affordable NEC Experience
  23. SNES "Port"pouri
  24. Official Variations of the Nintendo 8-bit NES/Famicom Console Hardware
  25. The Ownership of and Issues with the ColecoVision Trademark
  26. NES and Famicom Controller Compatibility Issues and AV Famicom Microphone Mod
  27. Guard to HD Nirvana : HDMI Licensing
  28. Rise From Your Grave : The Game Boy Interface
  29. HDMI Solutions for the NES - Mid 2017 Edition
  30. 20th Century PC Game Remakes, Remasters, Sequels and Successors
  31. Reducing Disks on Later PC Game Releases - What is Lost
  32. The Evolution of King's Quest (I AGI)
  33. The Realistic Portavision - Portable Television in the 1980s
  34. The Amazing Technology in the Nintendo Game Boy
  35. Giving the Studios the Bird : Fan Reconstructions of their Preferred Versions of Classic Films
  36. Your Meme for Today - Portable Console Gaming Over Time
  37. Old Coleco or New Coleco : Nostalgia or Nothing
  38. Practical Issues with a Tandy 1400 LT Laptop Comptuer
  39. First World Problems : Finding a Good Movie Theater Screen
  40. The 1541 Ultimate II+ Flash Cart - Running Carts and Disks Images on the C64
  41. Cartridge Bankswitching Outside the NES
  42. My Commodore 64 Saga Part II - Disk Drives and Disk Images
  43. Unusual Film Formats on Blu-ray
  44. My Commodore 64 Saga Part I : Initial Observations, Restoration and Repair Attempts
  45. EverDrive GBA X5 - The Ultimate GBA Flashcart
  46. Metroid Classic NES Series vs. Metroid in Metroid: Zero Mission - Not the Same
  47. A Challenger for the Sound Card Crown : The Pro Audio Spectrum 16
  48. Classic Systems - The True Framerate
  49. YouTube Playthrough and Demonstration Series
  50. Sega Genesis - Is the Stinker really that bad?

2016 66

  1. Community Produced DOS Game Enhancement Hacks
  2. Getting a Roland/Edirol UM-1X and Windows 10 64-bit to Work Together
  3. Windows 3.0 Multimedia Edition - Early Windows Multimedia Gaming
  4. Spin the Knob, Roll the Ball, Drag the Puck : Rotary-Based Video Game Controllers
  5. Diagonsing and Fixing DOS Games - King's Quest VI and the Sound Blaster 16
  6. Windows 3.1 - The Dawn of Windows Gaming
  7. Arcade Games Potpourri
  8. A Better Alternative to the NES Classic Edition
  9. Godzilla - International Obsession
  10. Reasons for Owning a Gravis Ultrasound - Sound Quality Comparisons
  11. Video Potpourri II
  12. Restoring the Fluid Look to Analog Video
  13. Nintendo Mini Mania Redux - The Classic Mini Family Computer
  14. Older Sci-Fi Shows in the HD Era
  15. Accessible Good Famicom Games
  16. Two Late Classic Apple II to PC Ports, Unalike in Dignity
  17. Recording the IBM PC Speaker's Sound
  18. Famciom vs. AV Famicom External - Internal Audio Mixing
  19. More Keyboard Adapters : The Tandy 1000 Keyboard to Tandy 1000 TL or SL
  20. Pleasant Suprises : The Epson MGA Q205A
  21. Northgate Omnikey 101 vs. IBM Model M Keyboard
  22. Famicom and NES Expansions and Peripherals
  23. The Northgate Omnikey to Tandy 1000 SX & TX Keyboard Adapter
  24. RetroUSB AVS vs. Analogue Nt mini - Comparison of the Enthusiast FPGA NES Clones
  25. Boulder Dash - PC Speed and Joysticks
  26. Boulder Dash on the Atari 2600 - Beginning or Continuing a Long Journey
  27. The PC Joystick to Tandy 1000 Joystick Port Adapter
  28. The Generic DOS PC - A Critique of LGR's 486 Build
  29. The Tandy 1000 Digital Joystick Adapter
  30. Who Needs a Sound Blaster? - Deficiencies with Early Emulators
  31. NES Classic Edition/NES Mini - Nintendo's Official Emulation Box
  32. Nosferatu and the Public Domain
  33. Video Potpourri
  34. Memories of Ultima Online
  35. 60 Game Boy Color Games Worth Playing
  36. Famicom Homebrew : So Close, Yet So Far
  37. Recovering 240p from Video Capture Devices and Putting it Online
  38. DRAM Addressing Capacity
  39. More HDMI-ifying your Consoles, the UperGrafx for the NEC Turbo/PC Engine Systems
  40. Working with ST-506 Interface MFM Hard Drives
  41. The RetroUSB AVS - A Potentially Worthy FPGA NES HDMI-Output Clone
  42. IBM's CGA Hardware Explained
  43. Metro ED500 DataVac - A Verse Review
  44. Worth the Loading Times? - Famicom Disk System to Cartridge Conversions Worth Playing
  45. Recommendations for Two Player Simultaneous Non-sport NES Games
  46. Sierra's Short-Lived Tandy Color Computer Support
  47. Nuby Game Light - Best Contemporary Light Source for the Game Boy
  48. Early PC Game Miscellaneous Notablility
  49. Quick Look - Outrun PC Versions
  50. Winnie the Pooh Tandy/PCjr. Graphics Recolorization
  51. The Early Game Jukebox - Ultima III through Ultima VI
  52. A Brief History of PC Plug and Play
  53. The Amstrad PC-1512 : The Affordable IBM PC Compatible for Europe
  54. When The Doctor Met the Monster - Product Placement in Godzilla 1985
  55. NES PowerPak and EverDrive N8 Mapper Reference
  56. Remnant of the Golden Age of Arcades : Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga 20 Year Anniversary
  57. Electronic Recycle Bin Rescue Super Socket 7 System
  58. Metroid II - Return of the Sidescrolling Action/Adventure Exploration Game
  59. Reasons to Keep a VHS Player - Films Not available on DVD/Blu-ray
  60. The NES Garage Cart - The Father of NES Homebrew Cartridges
  61. Copyright Conumdrums - How Long will the original Godzilla be Protected by Copyright?
  62. Tandy Color Computer Mice - A Viable Alternative for Tandy 1000s without a Serial Port?
  63. Milestones in the IBM PC Compatible Software Renaissance
  64. Godzilla Series on Blu-ray
  65. Displaying DOSBox Screenshots on Real Hardware
  66. Manos : The Hands of Fate May Not be in the Public Domain

2015 89

  1. Manos : The Versions of Fate
  2. 33 Sega Master System Games Worth Playing
  3. Sixty Atari 2600 Classic Games (and a few Others)
  4. Analog Controllers in Consoles and Computers
  5. Alley Cat - Epitome of a Timeless Early PC Classic
  6. Retro Kickstarters - Modest Goals Rewarded
  7. Choices and Tactics for a Successful Pool of Radiance Game
  8. Goofy Things in the Pool of Radiance and the Gold Box Series
  9. NES Gameplay Trilogies
  10. Arkanoid and Arkanoid Again
  11. Atari Hardware Explained
  12. Will the Real Successor to the Pitfall Legacy on the NES Stand Up?
  13. IBM PC Floppy Disks - A Deeper Look at Disk Formats and Copy Protection
  14. HDMIfy your Old Consoles - Console Specific HDMI Upgrades
  15. Weapons in Mega Man 1, 2 & 3
  16. PC 16 Color Showcase - The Secret of Monkey Island
  17. Ask me about LOOM
  18. Seize the Advantage, the NES Advantage
  19. The Journey of the "PCjr./Tandy Sound Chip"
  20. Advantages of the 160x200 16-color Tandy/PCjr. Resolution
  21. NES Satellite : Pinnacle of Early Wireless Controller Solutions
  22. Getting Started in System Shock
  23. Adventures in Porting - US PC Game Developers and the FM Towns
  24. The Shareware Publishing Concept - Challenging the Big Box Publishers
  25. Baldur's Gate: Character Creation and Party Choices
  26. The NES Zapper - How it Works, What it Works With and What is Worth Playing
  27. Baldur's Gate: Shady Multiplayer Privacy Practices
  28. AD&D Done Right : Baldur's Gate
  29. How Game Remakes Skew Perceptions
  30. What about R.O.B.? - The NES's First Mascot
  31. Number of Unique NES Games
  32. Retro City Rampage 486 - A Review of a "New" MS-DOS Game
  33. Prince of Persia DOS 1.0 Sound Card Autodetection Weirdness
  34. Famicom Expansion Audio Carts - Best Examples
  35. New IBM CGA to Old IBM CGA Mod
  36. Swaps and Loads: Famicom Disk System Games Least Appreciated Development
  37. The Ethics of the Reproduction Cartridge
  38. Slipped by the NES Censor
  39. The Famicom Microphone - Obscure Functionality
  40. 100(ish) Game Boy Games Worth Playing
  41. Yamaha's TG100/OPL4 Connection
  42. The Many Meanings of MIDI in PC Gaming
  43. NES Front Loader Maintenance
  44. The Nintendo Family Computer/Famicom - The NES before there was a NES
  45. Castlevania II and Metroid - Best Ending Advice
  46. The FDSStick, a Compact Solution for all your Famicom Disk System Needs
  47. Analogue Nt and the Need for Hands-On Reviews
  48. The First Sound Card
  49. Nintendo's Vs. System - Just Like at Home?
  50. Analogue Nt - The NES as a Luxury Retro Console
  51. Blinking Light Win - A Quality Solution to your NES Front Loader Woes
  52. Europe and the Japanese Role Playing Game
  53. Disappointing Use of Licenses in NES Games
  54. NES Hardware Explained
  55. Types of NES Passwords
  56. Nintendo's PlayChoice-10 - The Arcade Advertisement
  57. Cleaning Saved Information from Famicom Disk System Game Dumps
  58. The Blog at 200 Posts
  59. NES Versions that are Better than the Arcade, or Graphics Aren't Everything
  60. Sound Blaster 8-bit Playback Quality
  61. The Atari 2600 Adventure Lineage
  62. Sound Card Replicas - Attack of the Hardware Clones
  63. A Good Retro Display - 19" Sylvania CRT
  64. Fun with the Framemeister
  65. SNES Flash Carts : SD2SNES vs. SNES PowerPak
  66. More Computer Adventure Game Console Ports - NES and SMS
  67. Turbo Duo - Issues and Solutions
  68. SCUMM Console Ports - Turbo Duo Loom vs. Sega CD Monkey Island
  69. IBM Character Fonts
  70. The Case for Composite
  71. 250 NES Games Worth Playing
  72. The Forgotten Switch : The Atari 2600's B&W/Color Switch
  73. The Japanese Invasion : Japanese PC games on Western PCs
  74. My Complete IBM Important Video Card Collection : The Bedrock of DOS Graphics
  75. Cajoling Sierra and LucasArts Games to Play Tandy Sound on a Non-Tandy System
  76. Digital Sales of DOS Games
  77. PC Keyboards I Have Known
  78. Digital OPL2 and OPL3 Recording
  79. Windows 9x and CD Images
  80. The Apple II's Influences on the IBM PC's Design
  81. Will Harvey's Music Construction Set - PC Sound Device Support
  82. The IBM Music Feature Card - Overpriced, Underperforming, Yet Insanely Desirable
  83. Found PC Game Versions
  84. Extra Sound in the Nintendo Famicom (NES) and Sega Mark III (Master System) and How to Get it Overseas
  85. Getting Out the Digital Crayons : Color and the Game Boy
  86. A Harmonious Relationship - The Harmony Cartridge for the Atari 2600
  87. Everdrive N8 - A Most Worthy NES Multicart
  88. The Everdrive GB Review - Game Boy and Game Boy Color Fans Rejoice : Your Prayers Have Been Answered!
  89. Ultima II - The Long PC Journey

2014 92

  1. Atari 2600 - Just How Many Games?
  2. Atari Joysticks on the PC : Four Historical Interfaces
  3. The Wringer - Breaking PC DOS Game Copy Protection
  4. Unlicensed NES Part 2 - The Unworthy Publishers
  5. Unlicensed NES Part 1 : The Worthy Publishers
  6. NES Female Protagonists
  7. Game Boy and Headphones - Better Earpirces do not Always Give Better Sound
  8. Longest Game System's Media Support
  9. The Purity of RF Output
  10. The Latest is not Always the Greatest
  11. Half of Me, Useless to Thee
  12. Youtube No Longer Sucks for Retrogaming Videos
  13. The Famicom Disk System - Impact, Issues and Ports
  14. NES - Famicom Differences
  15. NES (and Famicom) Lists
  16. Console Upgrading Overkill
  17. Famicom AV : Issues and Solutions
  18. 4.77MHz 8088, You're Needed!
  19. Hand-held gaming mods : Success and FAILURE!
  20. Retro Releases - Working within Limitations
  21. Sitting this One Out - The Lack of an American Presence in the Third Generation of Console Video Games
  22. Battery Life in the 8-bit Game Boy Line
  23. Directional Difficulties - The Early Keyboards and Cursor Keys
  24. Three Flight Simulator Joysticks for DOS
  25. The Lost PC Game Versions
  26. Oddball EGA and VGA Resolutions, When the Standard Resolutions Aren't Used
  27. Classic DOS Pinball Games, Mode X and What they can Teach Us about Aspect Ratios
  28. Nintendo Power - When they Got it Right and When they Got it Wrong
  29. Game Versions : What was Lost with a Patch or Upgrade
  30. CGA 16 Color RGB Graphics Modes
  31. Tandy 1000s and Interlnk and the Laplink Cable
  32. The Mysterious Covox PC Sound Devices
  33. Non-PC Speaker Digitized Sound Part II : Sample Time
  34. A: B: and C: (and later D:)
  35. The Underrated Voodoo 3 Chipset
  36. Flavors of PC Compatible BASIC and Why You Should Care
  37. How many FPS? - DOS Games and Framerates
  38. The D&D Basic Set - Epitome of Table Top Role Playing
  39. Doctor Who Missing Story Options
  40. HomeWord - Sierra Online's Easy to Use Word Processor
  41. Another PlayStation to PC Port - Resident Evil
  42. Tomb Raider PC Oldskool Style
  43. One Computer, Console and Handheld from Each Decade
  44. Pushing the Limits : PC Sound Chip Digitized Sound
  45. Classic Who DVD - Recognizing a Body of Work
  46. Doctor Who New Series Disc Importing
  47. My First Demoparty - A Personal Report on @party 2014
  48. Weird Software : The Buick Dimensions 1992 Floppy Advertisement
  49. One Issue of PCjr. Magazine
  50. Arcadia/Starpath Supercharger - Cassette Games on Consoles
  51. Game Boy Pocket - The Pure Monochrome Experience
  52. Ron Gilbert, Maniac Mansion and Modern Computer Adventure Game
  53. Vintage PC Game Music - Supporting as Many Early Music Devices as Possible
  54. Practical Issues with the Tandy 1000 SX and TX
  55. Apple //c vs. IBM PCjr. - Clash of the Computer Titans, 1984
  56. The Saga of 16 Colors
  57. Game Patches Allowing Games to Run on an IBM PCjr.
  58. Memory in the Tandy 1000 Series : Why More is Not Always Better
  59. Practical Issues with using the Tandy 1000 TL
  60. The Original 8-bit XT IDE Interface
  61. Commodore 64 - No NTSC Love
  62. Capturing CGA, Tandy/PCjr. and EGA Video
  63. "Tips" for the Xircom Parallel Port Ethernet Adapters
  64. Scoring Vintage ISA Sound Cards' Gaming Suitability
  65. Tape Cassette Storage with the IBM PC and PCjr.
  66. The Aztech Labs Sound Galaxy Nova Pro16 Extra
  67. Simple Soldering Mods for Vintage PC Components
  68. Tandy 1000TX vs. 1000TL
  69. The Blog at 100 (Posts)
  70. Working with MT-32 & Yamaha FB-01 MIDI Files and Patches
  71. Raw Adlib Capturing with DOSBox & Playback with DOS
  72. Beware...beware the Big Green Dragon that Sits on your Doorstep...
  73. The Monochrome Experience - CGA, EGA and VGA
  74. The Perfect Keyboard
  75. Early PC CD-ROM Games
  76. Joystick Problems with DOS and Approaches to the Problem
  77. Tutorial : Compiling DOSBox SVN with Screenshot, Video Capture and IPX/Modem Support in Windows
  78. IBM PCjr. Upgrades
  79. A Hypothesis of the Tandy 1000 Parallel Ports
  80. Evolution of 8088 PCs
  81. IBM PCjr. Exclusive Games - ScubaVenture & Mouser
  82. Monochrome & Hercules Graphics Aspect Ratio and Scaling
  83. Good Bits
  84. Patching DOSBox by a Beginner for Beginners
  85. Influences of the PCjr. - the IBM PC Convertible
  86. Introduction to the PCjr., or How NOT to Destroy It!
  87. PCjr. Post-Cancellation, or the Afterlife of a Flop
  88. Meet another Video Card - The Prolink Systems, Inc. MVGA-AVGA4VL VLB Card
  89. SimCity for DOS - The Swiss Army Knife of Video Mode Support
  90. A Tale of Two Configs
  91. SID and DOS - Unlikely but True Bedfellows
  92. Versions and Sources of the Phantom of the Opera

2013 42

  1. Sound Blaster Drivers - When DOS Games Need Them
  2. Tutorial - DOSBox and Floppy Disk Game Installation
  3. The 8-bit TMS9918 "Not Quite a Standard"
  4. King Kong and Frankenstein's "Other" Appearances in Japanese Sci-fi Films
  5. The 8-bit Home Computer Bait and Switch
  6. Killer Computer Gaming Apps
  7. M.U.L.E. - The PC Port on Real Hardware
  8. Playing King's Quest and King's Quest II Booters
  9. IBM PC Color Composite Graphics
  10. The PCjr. and CGA Compatibility
  11. Youtube Sucks for Retrogaming Videos
  12. Windows 98 Tips #1
  13. 320x200 : The Resolution of Choice for the IBM PC
  14. Slaughter of the 'Bots - One Must Fall 2097 vs. Rise of the Robots
  15. The Overlooked Artifact Color Capabilities of non-Apple II Computers
  16. The Everdrive 64 - The only N64 Flashcart you will ever need
  17. The NES and the Powerpak - An Oldie but Goodie
  18. Doctor Who on DVD for North America
  19. Apple II Gaming and Hardware
  20. Ultima IV - Best on the PC
  21. How to Destroy a Great Game Series - Eye of the Beholder
  22. The 64M GB Smart Card - Diamond in the Rough for your Game Boy
  23. The Sound Blaster 2.0 and the C/MS Upgrade
  24. Ultima VII on Real Hardware
  25. Roland MPU-401 : The Vintage Computing Part that Simply Works
  26. 8-bit Chip Music vs. Game Music
  27. First Generation Roland Sound Canvas Devices
  28. IBM PCjr. and Tandy 1000 Sound : Multiplexer Weirdness
  29. Tandy 1000 Originals
  30. The Price of PC Sound (and some other stuff)
  31. Hardcore Computist - Hardcore IBM PC Game Hacking?
  32. The IBM PC Model 5150 as a Gaming Machine
  33. Meet a Video Card - The Diamond Stealth 24 VLB
  34. Exposing the Code Wheels - PC Game Document Copy Protection at its "Most Advanced"
  35. IBM PC & PCjr. vs. Tandy 1000 : Price Wars
  36. Dark Shadows - The Achievement of Getting Through it All
  37. 1999 PC Gaming Dream Machine
  38. Philosophy of PC Game CD/DVD Imaging
  39. Another World, a.k.a. Out of this World - Versions of a Classic
  40. The Industry Standard Atari-Style Joystick
  41. Krikizz Mega Everdrive : The Ultimate Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Flashcart
  42. Godzilla on Disc - Criterion Blu-ray vs. Classic Media DVD

2012 21

  1. Important DOS versions for PC Gaming
  2. Running an XT Class Computer in an AT World
  3. Floppy Disk Useful Storage Space
  4. Lucasfilm Games & LucasArts Technical Qualities
  5. Important System Resources in Vintage Computing
  6. All You Ever Wanted to Know about the Creative Music System , a.k.a. the Game Blaster
  7. 486 DOS Gaming Machine
  8. Combining the Right Vintage Hardware
  9. Why CD Collections or Compilations Are Not Ideal for Vintage Computing
  10. Sierra's AGI Evolution
  11. Sound Blaster 16 - Distinguishing the Endless Models
  12. Sound Blaster AWE32 & 64 Options
  13. Observations on 8-bit Video and Sound Cards
  14. CGA and Tandy Compatibility
  15. The Gravis Ultrasound and DOS Games
  16. IBM PCjr. and Tandy 1000 Games
  17. The Other Early Tandy 1000s
  18. Benefits and Drawbacks of the Late Model Tandy 1000s
  19. Unique PC Hardware & Game Support
  20. PC Hardware Redundancies
  21. DOS Games Joysticks & Other Gaming Device Support

2011 4

  1. IBM PC Cards I Own or Have Owned
  2. Tandy 1000SX - The Best Overall Choice for IBM PC Gaming of the 1980s
  3. Evolutionary Issues of Sierra's SCI Games
  4. The Scourge of Preservation : Disk-Based Copy-Protection

2010 9

  1. Vintage Gamer's Guide to Sound Blasters (ISA)
  2. IBM Model M Tips and Resources
  3. Ninja Turtles Mania
  4. Tutorial : How to Get the Roland MT-32 working with DOS Games
  5. The Challenge and Reward of Running DOS Games
  6. Perfecting the IBM Model M Keyboard
  7. Famicom AV: Best Overall Choice for the running NES & Famicom Cartridges
  8. Choices for Roland LA Synthesis
  9. The overall best PC keyboard ever made, the IBM Model M