BlogHide Reblurtsdarth-azrael in # retrogaming • yesterday • 2 min readFlight Simulator II (Tokyo)I always loved the exploration aspect of games like Flight Simulator. I don't know what it is about the wire frame graphics of the time that seemed to add to that sense of exploration. The multiple…darth-azrael in # music • 2 days ago • 1 min readBrevard Renaissance Fair 2019 - The Craic Show - Part 2 (Barentanz)The Craic Show performs Barentanz at the 2019 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida. See video here:darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 4 days ago • 2 min readArazok's Tomb (Macintosh, Amiga)Arazok's Tomb is a relatively obscure adventure for the Amiga and Macintosh that was published by Aegis Development in 1987. Aegis Development was a relatively obscure publisher that only published…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 7 days ago • 1 min readAtari Jaguar Ad (1995)This ad for the Atari Jaguar is from the November 1995 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. By this point in time, the Jaguar had been out for about 2 years. The price was already dropping…darth-azrael in # music • 8 days ago • 1 min readHarmony Explosion 2018 (27) – Do You Hear the People SingThe boys and girls combined chorus performs 'Do You Hear The People Sing' at Harmony Explosion 2018 at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 11 days ago • 3 min readThe Guide to Computer Living (November 1986)The Guide to Computer Living was a Commodore specific magazine that was published in Oregon. It covered at least the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. As far as I can tell, it seemed to be…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 13 days ago • 2 min readRayman (Atari Jaguar)Rayman was the Atari Jaguar's answer to games like the Super Mario Bros. franchise and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It was also probably the most successful franchise to start life on the Atari…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 14 days ago • 1 min readThe Color Computer Magazine (October 1983)The TRS-80 Color Computer always seemed like it was in its own isolated ecosystem with little coverage by multi-format magazines. However, it had a very long life and there were a couple of…darth-azrael in # comics • 15 days ago • 2 min read50 Cent Comics - The Uncanny X-Men #290Next of from the stash of 50 cent comics I purchased at MegaCon this year is The Uncanny X-Men #290 from July 1992. For a while, The Uncanny X-Men was probably my single favorite title though I…darth-azrael in # music • 18 days ago • 1 min readHarmony Explosion 2018 (26) – The Good Old DaysSource: Harmony Explosion 2018 (26) - The Good Old Days Main Street performs 'Good Old Days' at Harmony Explosion 2018 at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. View on Daily…darth-azrael in # comics • 19 days ago • 3 min read50 Cent Comics - Avengers #311Next of from the stash of 50 cent comics I purchased at MegaCon this year is Avengers #311. This issue is from December 1989. I still wouldn't start buying comics on a regular basis for a…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 20 days ago • 1 min readNintendo 64 / Taco BellThis ad is from the November 1997 issue of Nintendo Power. Apparently, around this time Taco Bell was doing a promotion in which the toys given out as part of their kids' meals was Nintendo 64…darth-azrael in # comics • 21 days ago • 2 min read50 Cent Comics - The Magdalena #2Next up from my 50 cent comic book score at MegaCon is The Magdalena #2. This is an Image title that I'm not particularly familiar with. It seems to follow a DaVinci Code type plot line where Jesus…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 22 days ago • 2 min readKasumi Ninja (Atari Jaguar)Kasumi Ninja was a fighting game released exclusively for the Atari Jaguar in 1994. This is essentially the Jaguar's version of Mortal Kombat in the sense that it was an ultra violent fighting game…darth-azrael in # comics • 27 days ago • 1 min read50 Cent Comics - X-Treme X-Men #32Next up from the batch of 50 cent comics I picked up at MegaCon in Orlando this year is X-Treme X-Men #32. Back when I bought comics on a regular basis, The X-Men titles were among my favorites.…darth-azrael in # gaming • 28 days ago • 2 min readAtarian Video Game Magazine (May/June 1989)While most companies that have produced video game consoles have tried their hand at an official magazine for that console, no one ever quite had the success of Nintendo with Nintendo Power. At the…darth-azrael in # comics • last month • 2 min read50 Cent Comics - Avengers #255I've been attending MegaCon in Orlando since 1999. Mostly I go for the panels but I'll usually pick up at least one thing in the show room as a souvenir before I go home. Often, I look for cheap…darth-azrael in # music • last month • 1 min readHarmony Explosion 2018 (25) – I’ll Take You DreamingSource: Harmony Explosion 2018 (25) - I'll Take You Dreaming Main Street performs 'I'll Take You Dreaming' at Harmony Explosion 2018 at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.…darth-azrael in # photography • last month • 3 min readVintage Photos - Oestreicher (437-440)I had the opportunity to pick up a huge batch of slides recently. These are pictures spanning from as early as the late 1940s to as late as the early 1990s (maybe earlier and/or later but these are…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • last month • 2 min readCompuServe (1984)It seems like there has been online dating for as long as there has been an online world. This ad from 1984 is for CompuServe, one of the centralized online services that were available before the…
