BlogHide Reblurtsdarth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 11 hours ago • 12 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 7)Digital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 7) A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store several…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • yesterday • 2 min readDisney’s Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Quest (Sega Genesis)Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest was released in 1993 by Sunsoft for the Sega Genesis. Unfortunately, as is common with many...darth-azrael in # hulk • 4 days ago • 1 min readThe Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)Given the extreme popularity of the current Marvel movies, there are many that probably believe that they represent the first time that the...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 8 days ago • 2 min readThe KoalaPadBack in the 8-bit days there seemed to be a neverending supply of peripheral attachments you could get for your computer. After a disk...darth-azrael in # megacon • 9 days ago • 1 min readMegaCon 2019: Saturday (1)Just some crowd video outside the vendor room on Saturday afternoon at MegaCon 2019 in Orlando, Florida. This video is outside some of the...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 10 days ago • 2 min readSnow White and the Seven Dwarves (Atari 2600)The Atari 2600 had a very long life that started all the way back in 1977. The last commercial games for that system were not released until 1991. As a consequence, there were a large number of…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 13 days ago • 2 min readSupra Corporation (Amiga)For a number of years, Commodore's Amiga line of computers enjoyed wide third party support. In this ad from the December/January 1991 issue of Amiga Plus, Supra is advertising several Amiga…darth-azrael in # megacon • 17 days ago • 1 min readMegaCon 2019: Q&A WITH KIEFER AND JASONKiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric discuss their experience filming Lost Boys among other topics. From MegaCon's description: One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 20 days ago • 2 min readMr. Do!'s Castle (Atari 2600)Mr. Do! became quite the popular arcade character after the first game featuring him in 1982 simply titled Mr. Do! The game was popular enough that to speed along a sequel, an existing game in…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 21 days ago • 2 min readAlpha Mission II (Neo Geo)Alpha Mission 2 is a 2D vertically scrolling shooter that was originally released in 1991 for the Neo Geo. The Neo Geo was an awesome system because it was essentially SNKs arcade hardware stuffed…darth-azrael in # megacon • 23 days ago • 1 min readMegaCon 2019: Q&A WITH SUPERNATURAL'S MARK SHEPPARDActor, director, producer, demon….Mark Sheppard has done it all. Don’t miss your chance to spend some time with Crowley as he talks all things Supernatural, and maybe a little Doom Patrol… While…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 25 days ago • 3 min readBubble Bobble (Commodore 64)Bubble Bobble was a platform game that was released in arcades by Taito in 1986. You play the role of one of two brothers. It seems that Baron Von Blubba has kidnapped both brothers' girlfriends and…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 26 days ago • 2 min readRun For It (Apple II, Atari)Run For It seems to be one of those rare games that was released for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers but not the Commodore 64. In this game you control a robot as he progresses upwards…darth-azrael in # megacon • 27 days ago • 1 min readMegaCon 2019 (Friday)A walk through the dealer room Friday afternoon at MegaCon 2019 in Orlando, Florida. This video was recorded by me and is hosted at Daily Motion here:darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 28 days ago • 2 min readStreets of Rage (Sega Genesis)Next to platform games, side-scrolling beat-'em-ups were one of the most popular genres of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. Streets of Rage, Sega's answer to Capcom's Final Fight, was one of the biggest.…darth-azrael in # megacon • 29 days ago • 1 min readMegaCon 2019: Q&A With David TennantDavid Tennant is probably best known as the tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Of course he has also appeared as Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and most recently as Crowley in Good Omens among numerous…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readWCW Mayhem (PlayStation)WCW Mayhem is a wrestling game that was released in 1999 for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. It was also released the following year for the Game Boy Color. In a number of ways, it was innovative…darth-azrael in # space • last month • 1 min readSpaceX Falcon 9: CRS-17 LaunchLaunch of the seventeenth Commercial Resupply Services mission on board a Falcon 9 rocket as seen from my back yard. Originally scheduled for May 3rd, the launch was delayed and took place on May…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 1 min readMagicSoft (1984)As far as I'm concerned, the Wizardry and Ultima series still represent some of the best Role-Playing Games ever made. The nice thing about computer based RPGs was that you could expand and modify…darth-azrael in # space • last month • 1 min readSpaceX Falcon 9 Launch (2019-02-21)A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center on February 21st, 2019 carrying a privately-funded Israeli moon lander, an Indonesian communications satellite and a U.S. Air Force…
