Online casino games are raking in more and more profits and they are expected to bring more than 14 billion dollars in 2016. But the industry was way more humble in its conception back in the 1990’s. With only a handful of casino software developers available and a limited functionality,...
Our friends over at game room retailer, Home Leisure Direct, have come up with an interesting new infographic, The Best Selling Games and Consoles of All Time. As the name implies, it highlights some of the best selling consoles, gaming handhelds, arcade machines, and videogames (including pack-ins) of all-time. By my own...
In this ongoing Armchair Arcade series, I take a look at random videogame- and computer-centric magazines from years past. I’ll point out particularly interesting content within each magazine and provide commentary from the perspective of what we know now. Whenever possible, I’ll provide direct links to PDF scans of the...
What follows is a rather nice infographic for Nintendo’s iconic Mario, courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com. Personally, I’ve always found classic pixel art far more beautiful than most rendered or polygonal images, and I think this particular infographic is a great illustration of that. I particularly love the personality found in the 1983...
In this ongoing Armchair Arcade series, I take a look at random videogame- and computer-centric magazines from years past. I’ll point out particularly interesting content within each magazine and provide commentary from the perspective of what we know now. Whenever possible, I’ll provide direct links to PDF scans of the...
A heated discussion on one of the many forums I frequent dredged up the usual desire and possible path for the “obviously superior” Linux to dethrone Microsoft Windows on the desktop. I think 1998 or 1999 was the first potential “Year of the Linux Desktop,” followed by every year thereafter....
Among its few claims to fame, the VideoBrain Family Computer Model 101, was the first cartridge-based computer and the first computer with four joystick ports. Its sleek design belies its 1977 origins, albeit with a keyboard of unusual configuration (to be fair, there was a minor movement in that nascent...
Just a quick heads-up that Vintage Computer Festival East (VCF East) will be held April 17-19 in Wall, New Jersey. Celebrating its tenth birthday, VCF East is a hands-on, family-friendly celebration of computer history. It offers a book sale, classes, consignment sale, exhibit hall, food, lectures, museum tours, prizes, vendors,...
All editorial content © 2003 - 2025 Armchair Arcade, Inc., an Armchair Creative Services, LLC, property. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. All trademarks and copyrights are retained by their respective owners. No content is to be removed or reused from the Armchair Arcade Website for commercial purposes without explicit permission from the principal Armchair Arcade staff, or the original trademark or copyright holders. Armchair Arcade, Inc., is not responsible for the content of any external sources or links. Further, endorsement of any external sources or links is neither implied nor suggested.
We thank you for your support and encourage you to contact us for any reason, including, but not limited to, questions, concerns, business endeavors, or praise. Especially praise.
Armchair Creative Services, LLC, may earn compensation for sales from links on posts through affiliate and other programs. Editorial rigor and objectivity standards are strictly adhered to and any compensation has no effect on coverage or opinions.
Your total news and information resource for all things Science, Technology, Engineering / Mathematics, Art, and Medicine / Health.
Recent Comments