Gaming History
In 1990, the video game industry was ablaze with innovation. Handheld gaming was the new frontier, ignited by Nintendo’s release of the Game Boy in 1989. This monochrome marvel was so successful that Nintendo projected sales of 9 million units by the end of 1990. Atari entered the scene
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Issue #71 - In 1971 Nintendo launched a copying machine called the Copilas. In this week’s edition we cover the return of Turok, remembering the Philips Cdi, a giant Game Boy - and much more. News 🎮 Konami's Rare 1988 NES Game Prototype "Battle Choice" Goes
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Issue #70 - The PowKiddy X70 is a retro gaming console that kind of looks like a Switch. In this week’s edition we cover a the Zelda film has been announced, unknown Japanese RPG’s gets a new port, forgotten Star Wars games - and much more. News Heritage
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Issue #69 - World 6-9 is the ninth main level of Super Mario Bros. 3. In this week’s edition we cover a new Tetris world champion, Perfect Dark gets a new port, a wooden Game Boy - and much more. News Pre orders are now live for the Atari
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Issue #68 - I literally found nothing related to the number 68 in retro gaming, sorry! 😂 In this week’s edition we cover more new Game Boy Colour releases, the birth of Capcom, the hardest games ever - and much more. News 🎶 Megami Tensei Composer Launches Kickstarter for Rearrangement Album
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Issue #66 - The term "video game" was coined in 1967 by Ralph Baer, the inventor of the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, which was released in 1972. In this week’s edition we cover lots about the new Analogue N64, lists galore, working at
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Issue #66 - In the original "Pac-Man" arcade game, there are a total of 66 unique maze patterns that the player encounters as they progress through levels. In this week’s edition, we cover horrific Genesis games, Mr Tuff, gaming world records - and much more. In sad
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Issue #65 - The Commodore 65, also known as the C65, was a prototype computer developed by Commodore International in the late 1980s. It was intended to be a successor to the popular Commodore 64 but was never released to the public. In this week’s edition, we cover Taylor
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Issue #64 - it goes without saying what number in retro gaming is synonymous with retro gaming, so this edition is to celebrate the legendary (and I do not use that phrase lightly) Nintendo 64. In this weeks newsletter we cover organising Zelda, a cancelled Pokemon game resurfaces, free Capcom
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Issue #63 - The Sega Saturn, Sega's fifth-generation gaming console, had 63 launch titles when it was released in North America in 1995. This abundance of launch titles was aimed at impressing gamers with a wide variety of choices right from the start. In this week's
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Issue #62 - fun fact, the original Game Boy had a maximum battery life of up to 62 hours and there were 62 launch games for the Nintendo 64. In this week’s newsletter, we cover weird Game Boy accessories, the Nintendo Museum and the return of Lara Croft. News
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Issue #62 - The 62nd game released for the NES in the USA was Arkanoid, the famous block breaker. In this week’s newsletter, we have a new voice of Mario, a new virtual boy, hacking the NES classic and a lot more! Here is this week’s riddle: Prepare
