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Video: What you want to know about the Toy Shock Taiyo 12-in-1 three quarter scale home pinball machine with Haunted House, Black Hole, and more

Video: What you want to know about the Toy Shock Taiyo 12-in-1 three quarter scale home pinball machine with Haunted House, Black Hole, and more

Dec 10, 2019

I already did a first impressions write-up with photos and video, here, but I know some people prefer straight-up review videos, so I shot a quick one on the three quarter scale Toy Shock Taiyo 21C 12-in-1 Home Pinball Machine. Despite it not being something my stuttering makes as pleasant...

The Retro Buzz, Episode 3 – AtGames, Legends Ultimate, Chizcomm, and more!

The Retro Buzz, Episode 3 – AtGames, Legends Ultimate, Chizcomm, and more!

Nov 23, 2019

For those of you who wanted to know more about the AtGames Legends Ultimate, what’s going on with AtGames the company, and more, episode 3 of The Retro Buzz has you covered. Both Stephen Heywood and Glen Planamento had a live interview with Harold Chizick, head of Chizcomm, which is...

AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade Machine – What you want to know

AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade Machine – What you want to know

Nov 21, 2019

I did this quick video to try and answer some common questions about the AtGames Legends Ultimate home arcade machine, which is presently available from Sam’s Club (Special Edition) and Walmart.com (Standard Edition). There are minor cosmetic differences between the Special and Standard editions, and the Special edition includes an...

Unboxing and assembly of the AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade Machine – Time Lapse

Unboxing and assembly of the AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade Machine – Time Lapse

Oct 29, 2019

It took about 48 minutes to assemble the Sam’s Club Special Edition of the AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade. Compare this to around 1 hour and 30 minutes for the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet. If you’re a bit handier than I am (and I hope you are)...

Unboxing and assembly of the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet – Time Lapse

Unboxing and assembly of the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet – Time Lapse

Oct 16, 2018

It took about 1 hour and 30 minutes of relatively trouble-free setup with my father to build the Arcade1Up Atari Deluxe Edition 12-in-1 Arcade Cabinet. It might have gone a bit faster if my youngest daughter wasn’t running resistance.

Five Ways Wearable Devices Will Change Personal Health

Five Ways Wearable Devices Will Change Personal Health

Mar 13, 2017

Current trends like Fitbit and Apple Watch are already having a significant impact on our lives. Whether these devices are helping us be healthier or more efficient, they are all considered wearable devices, and experts are predicting a sizable boom in this market in the coming years. Here are five...

A quick look at Gorf with Magic Voice for the Commodore 64 (includes video)

A quick look at Gorf with Magic Voice for the Commodore 64 (includes video)

Jan 29, 2016

I was messing around with some PAL- and NTSC-based Commodore 64 stuff, and just happened to finally get a chance to test out a Commodore Magic Voice Speech Module with the Commodore cartridge conversion of Bally Midway’s arcade classic, Gorf. Both are fairly early Commodore products and definitely not the...

Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution, available for DVD pre-order from PBS

Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution, available for DVD pre-order from PBS

Aug 22, 2015

Already available On Demand and from numerous video streaming and download services worldwide, our feature film documentary, Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution, will soon be released on DVD. Fans of physical media will be pleased to know that PBS will be distributing the DVD beginning September 8, 2015. You can pre-order...

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