Yesterday I read the news that Toys R Us is going to liquidate entirely rather than restructure debt meaning that the last national toy chain in the US is shuttering its doors for good. Over the years I witnessed the closures of Children’s Palace, K.B. Toys, and FAO Schwarz, and although I was dissatisfied or … More Random Memories of a Toys R Us Kid
My friend and associate Travis wrote a piece a few weeks ago about Wehrenberg Theatres and his memories about the chain. Although I am nowhere near the movie fanatic that he is, I too reflect fondly on the movie chain and days gone by. Although my patronage has nearly ceased as I moved out of the market over a … More A Look Back at Wehrenberg Theatres (Part Deux)
The end of 2016 was a particularly difficult few weeks for nostalgia driven pop culture fans. Alan Thicke of Growing Pains fame passed away on December 13, George Michael on Christmas day, even on New Years Eve, William Christopher who played Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H failed to survive 2016. It seemed like the waning days … More In Memory of Carrie Fisher
As I sit here and type this it’s difficult for me to believe that the Nintendo 64 is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary. I began buying retro video games when the N64 was still being actively sold on store shelves and was considered contemporary. Now the Nintendo 64 itself is considered retro which makes me feel … More Nintendo 64: 20th Anniversary!
On June 2, 2015 I posted a piece on the 1995 R5-D4 figure and history was made. Post number one on SRM set the tone perfectly. There are a lot of nostalgia sites on the web but this site was mine. Rather than being content to reply to other people’s memories it was time I forged a small … More SuperRetroMania 100th Post Celebration
1995 was one of the biggest and most important years in the renaissance of the Star Wars phenomenon. I have spoken at length about several aspects of this year ranging from the re-release of the trilogy in THX on VHS, to Dark Forces on the PC, to one of the most hideous and frightening looking … More R2-D2 (Kenner, 1995)
Here we go again! This is the fifth installment of Five Awesome Video Game Tracks! That means if my multiplication skills are still refined that you could enjoy 25 interesting video game melodies if you check out all of these installments. It also means that I’ve written roughly 5,000 words dedicated to beeps, hums, and tones … More Five Awesome Video Game Tracks Part 5
Hello old friends and newcomers alike! Five Awesome Video Game Tracks is an ongoing series where I discuss a specific piece of music from a video game and post a link for our faithful readers to listen and enjoy it. Some of these tracks are just plain amazing. Others aren’t great but hold some kind … More Five Awesome Video Game Tracks Part 4
Recently Street Fighter V was released for the PC and the PS4 which I only know about because I ran across the info while reading about vintage games. Amid the frenzy of the new Street Fighter game appearing in a store near you a key milestone in the franchise seems to have been overlooked. Street … More Street Fighter II: 25th Anniversary
I was a latecomer to FPS games. While the world was addicted to Doom and it’s various spinoffs and clones I didn’t own a PC that could handle anything close to those specs and none of my friends at the time even owned a PC. So while the rest of the “mature” gamers in the … More Star Wars: Dark Forces (LucasArts, 1995)
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