Dec
Bit Museum #2: TV-Less Gaming in the Early 1980’s
You’re a kid in the early 80’s and you are ready to settle down in your plaid sofa with a bowl of Count Chocula in your favorite Dukes of Hazard bowl. But wouldn’t you know it…Dad’s beat you to the TV is already into Barney Miller. You could never pry him away from anything [...]
Dec
Peek Poke #2: Super Mario Choco Egg from Japan
Eating chocolate is already one of the more awesome parts of life. Now imagine eating chocolate, and finding miniature Super Mario statues inside. Don’t worry…the plastic capsule contained within gives you fair warning you’re about to bite into a toy. Check it out.
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Dec
Peek/Poke #1: Coleco Tabletops from the 1980s
My teachers always said I didn’t pay enough attention and that I’d be a failure someday. They were half right; you decide which half.
Back in the 1980’s, Coleco released these bad-ass (yeah, I said bad-ass) tabletop arcade machines. I wanted these so badly I spent nearly $10,000 in magician’s equipment to put [...]
Dec
Bit Museum #1: Obscure Nintendo Consoles from the 1970’s
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