Slot machines, also called fruit machines and pokies, depending on which English-speaking region of the world you’re in, have been in existence since the 1880s. The term slot machine, short for nickel-in-the-slot machine, initially applied to any automatic vending machines, but in the 1900s started to refer exclusively to gambling machines that create a game of chance for its consumers.
Before there was Dota and Overwatch, PC games have been existing since the early ‘90s, back when gaming development was very limited. From user interface, graphics, strategic plan of the game, game installation process, and gaming computers, a lot has changed over these past few years.
OK, so maybe the headline oversells how impressive the photos are just a bit, but I did want to share these relatively candid personal photos from an event circa March 1981 (at least that’s when the photos were developed). This will also give me an opportunity to talk a bit...
Inspired by a discussion on AtariAge, I was curious if there were any defect rate numbers available for the Commodore 64 to see if it indeed was significantly more failure prone than select contemporaries like the Apple II and Atari 8-bit, and how the percentages worked out (not that we’d...
As I continue to optimize what remains of my collection, I’ve been coming across items that inevitably need firmware or other updates. One such device is 8Bitdo’s AP40 retro receiver, which is a Bluetooth dongle for Apple II computers that can work with a cosmetically matching 8Bitdo controller or other types...
The world has gone digital and these days you can do virtually everything online. Talk of things like shopping online, watching movies or TV online, studying online and even falling in love online! Yes, it’s a small world nowadays and people can find love in virtually any country through some...
After reading Matthew G. Kirschenbaum‘s excellent Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing, fittingly on my Surface Pro 3‘s Kindle app, I was inspired to share my personal history on the subject. In the book, Kirschenbaum details the history of word processing from the standpoint of the famous writers...
Retro is a term best used to describe something old, yet stylish, cool, and also still somewhat relevant. Retro games are huge today thanks to the nostalgia factor–more and more gaming companies like Capcom and Square Enix from Japan are exploiting our deep love for their franchises that we played...
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