I’ve been meaning to pose this question for a very long time … as in since I was, hmmm, a little boy. Not that there’s anything wrong with being gay. The question actually comes from the mind of a disturbed lad nicknamed seanbateman42069@yahoo.com on The SHIZZ.org discussion boards.
Here’s an excerpt from his post entitled, “For The People That Watched Captain N As A Kid, I have a ‘?’ “:
Was Simon Belmont gay?
Not that it matters or anything, but I remember being eight (years old) and thinking he was a little, hmmm, off, you could say. Today was Day One of …read more

I never thought I’d see the day that Boulder Dash gets a makeover for modern consoles. Well, the game isn’t that old. Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for the Apple II, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800 home computers. Later, the game was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Acorn Electron (what the hell is an Acorn Electron?), Amstrad CPC, Amiga, and the PC. I just find Boulder Dash—the original, that is—so unimaginative and boring.
Wait! Before you start stoning me, you might want to take a gander at this:

Like I said, unimaginative and boring.
Fortunately for Boulder …read more

In my constant search for new content, I’ve come across this video showing the intro of the Legend of Zelda animated series. Sigh. Wish I hadn’t watched it.

Yes, finally! Someone who thinks E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial scores better than another Atari 2600 game. The “another,” by the way, is an educational video game from Parker Brothers called Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Match-Ups. Duh! As if that’s not obvious.
Well, I’ve been planning to write about this Strawberry Shortcake game for some time now, and with my recent downtime, I’ve finally found the right time.
When I managed to wrangle my Atari 2600 out of my home’s Closet Of Forgotten Items, one video game cartridge came out with it. Yes, you guessed right: Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Match-Ups. Since it was the first …read more

(Or: Elite Week Delayed By Shock Remembrance)
It’s the eighties. A school friend has an Atari 2600 – already a piece of treasure, a strange lumpy luxury from a time before time. It has that whiff of seventies design that’s still familiar and comforting to us, dodged deep in the brain from when our cortexes were still busy developing. We’ve got no concept of what ‘retro’ is, but we do get a kick of the feel and smell and shape of it and how the blocks on the screen the games are made up out of are so clunky and massive. …read more