The Retro Confessional: My Adventures in the Land of Mushroom People

The Retro Confessional: My Adventures in the Land of Mushroom People

Make sure you get to the end of this post for details about the Retro Confessional Classics Contest! Being a life-long gamer in my mid-thirties, I got to experience the video game apocalypse that occurred thanks to a multitude of factors. I never stopped playing because my Atari 800 and the arcades got me...

The Retro Confessional: A Tale of Two Titles (Rated M!)

The Retro Confessional: A Tale of Two Titles (Rated M!)

Please be sure and leave a comment on any experiences or opinions you have on this article and one lucky participant will be walking away with their very own copy of Animaniacs for the SNES, courtesy of our Retro Evil staff. The year was 2005. Breakfast was delicious. However it was incomplete for millions...

The Retro Confessional: 2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves

The Retro Confessional: 2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves

(Maestro, music please:) Zoom zoom zoom and welcome once again to the Retro Confessional. Judging by the title I hope you can guess this will be about the wonderful genre of fighting games. Some of my favorite memories through the years were from fighting games. On the other side of the token, some of my...

The Retro Confessional: Why is his name Fanky Malloon?

The Retro Confessional: Why is his name Fanky Malloon?

I think it only fair that I explain this ridiculous name. It is deeply rooted into my gaming consciousness. I grew up near a mall that had something wonderful. This wonder was 2 separate and complete arcades. Considering that the mall was not too large, this was an accomplishment. I spent a lot (too much?)...