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July 31st, 2009 by Tommy Day
The Autumn Society, the group of artists in Philadelphia whom you may have heard of from their 80′s Pop Art Show is putting on another event that I wish I could go to. 8-Bit and Beyond looks like it’s going to be another awesome show.
Via Doctoroc, who is going to be the DJ at the event. Check out his post for many more examples of the art that will be there.
July 2nd, 2009 by Tommy Day
Thanks in part to all the people who put Transformers 2 over $200 million in five days, Hollywood now officially thinks that the public will only accept films based on pre-sold franchises. We’ve all heard how there will be movies based on Monopoly, Candyland, Stretch Armstrong, and Battleship, but now they’re digging into the classic video game archives, starting with Asteroids.
I see what they’re trying to do. Kids from the 70s are now all grown up and have kids of their own, so why not try and tap that market? Soon enough we’ll be seeing trailers for Centipede, Pole Position, and Pitfall.
June 18th, 2009 by Tommy Day
Photo by Great Beyond
Growing up, I was never able to play board games as much as I wanted, party because my siblings were all 10+ years older than me and out of the house by the time I was six. Most of my games were strictly for kids, and that meant I only got to play them when someone came over. As soon as a friend or cousin would step foot in my room, I’d be busting out The Grape Escape or Bonkers like they were going out of style.
On the other hand, one game I did get to play a lot growing up was Parcheesi. This was a game my Mom would play with me. This was the Royal Game of India, and has always had an important place in my nostalgia.
June 3rd, 2009 by Tommy Day
Here’s the first official trailer for TMNT Smash Up, fresh out of E3. The gameplay looks pretty fun, but the design looks like a smash up of the 2007 TMNT film and the modern animated series. I don’t see much of an opportunity for additional characters, but I guess we’ll find out in the fall.
May 14th, 2009 by Tommy Day
Not only did the Dick Tracy movie spawn all sorts of fun toys, it also had it’s fair share of video games. In 1990, Tracy invaded our homes and our pockets with NES, Sega Master System, and Gameboy games. Most of the time I associate video game nostalgia with the 8 bit era, but when I actually fire up NES games and then play a SNES or Sega game, I wonder why. I always forget how limiting NES games were, with their simple graphics and gameplay. I grew up a hardcore Sega fan.
