Retro Adapter for NES Classic Edition

So, the NES Classic Edition (AKA, NES Mini) has been re-released. I was able to score one after a short adventure to 2 different stores where 1 said they had 13 in stock but actually had zero. I suspect employees had them hidden in the back. I get home and unpackage the micro-console and I see the controller. Now, I knew going in, the controller was very short, but I wasn't prepared for how short it actually was. It's 24 inches long. 2 feet. Before I bought the console, in my head I'm thinking, that's long enough. Then it sinks ... Read more
Posted 2 months ago

Game Boy Color Reshell Tutorial and Review

After how much I liked the DMG shell I reviewed last time, I submitted my review to the vendor and asked if they would provide me with one of their Game Boy Color shells to review. Much to my surprise they appreciated my review and agreed to send me out a Game Boy color shell. A big thank you goes to Orient Mall on Amazon! The last time I bought an aftermarket shell for the GBC I was hoping I could swap out a well beaten green shell and add a yellow GBC to my collection. What I ... Read more
Posted 5 months ago

Nintendo Gameboy Reshell Tutorial and Review.

There are many good reasons to buy an aftermarket housing for your old handheld games console. Whether it's purely for visual appeal or, as with mine, your Gameboy develops a bad case of post mushrooming (a term I made up signifying the tops of the screw posts mushrooming out and no longer holding the screws properly), aftermarket housings are readily available online. A few years ago I bought an aftermarket Gameboy Color housing thinking I could convert one of my many bright green consoles over to yellow. This experience quickly taught me that aftermarket shells for ... Read more
Posted 6 months ago

Atari Flashback 2

When I was a kid my parents bought a used Atari 2600, and even though it was during the SNES heyday I was blissfully unaware of what I was missing out on. Not only was it the first gaming console my family ever owned, it also taught me many of the video game hunting skills I still use today, as flea markets and thrift stores almost always had 2600 games available back then. Years later I asked my parents what had happened to the old console and, as with many things from my childhood, my parents have long since gotten ... Read more
Posted 7 months ago

AtGames Sega Genesis Classic Game Console

A few years ago I purchased an AtGames Sega Genesis Arcade Motion from a thrift store and wasn't too surprised by the product's quality. Sure, it functioned as a nice little plug n play that allowed me to play nearly any Genesis game I wanted from an SD card, but the whole thing felt more like just another cheap Nintendo Wii knockoff gimmick. A few short years later AtGames tried to rectify this situation by offering up the Sega Genesis Classic Game Console. Given their reputation, as well as my experience with their products, will this little Sega Genesis ... Read more
Posted 8 months ago

Peripheral Vision: Super 8 by Innovation for the SNES

Is it a Famiclone? Is it a peripheral? Well, it's actually both! These days, it seems, at least a few times a year we read news of an upcoming video game console packing the necessary hardware, or software, to run multiple systems from a single unit. With the likes of the Retron5, among many others, gamers can now spend more time and money on video games themselves, rather than putting money into individual consoles. Though it may be a more current trend, this isn't the first time such an idea has been marketed. ... Read more
Posted 12 months ago

Peripheral Vision: NUBY NB-711 Playstick for the Playstation

When I was a kid I always dreamed of having a joystick to play my favorite PC games. One Christmas that dream came true when my mother finally bought me one; the model and brand I have long since forgotten. What I do remember though is that I absolutely hated it. That joystick was the bane of my PC gaming experiences because, up to this point, I had spent so much time crafting my WASD and Space bar skills that a joystick was too alien for me to really acclimate to properly ... Read more
Posted 1 year ago