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...

Retro Confessional: The Undisputed Champion

Retro Confessional: The Undisputed Champion

This term is thrown around at least a few times a week on any of the Pro Wrestling shows that one may happen across on the television. To risk the dreaded top rope Iconoclasm, I am going to go out on a limb and make a call only the commissioner can make (is this a heel turn?). The undisputed champion of...

Top 10 Reasons Retro Games Are Evil

Top 10 Reasons Retro Games Are Evil

Welcome to our first in a series of Top 10 lists hitting your noggins every Friday. While the idea is far from original, we think the list itself is pure hilarity. And in the spirit of Retro, we pose this question: “If a game console is turned on, and a game is inside to be played, is the console...