Gaming / Retro Gaming

February 4, 2018

by Mike Knotts Published February 4, 2018

Building on Project Home Arcade v2, I wanted to add a couple of wireless, authentic-feeling, controllers for use with classic game console emulation, like Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, SNES, etc.  After a bit of

Amiga / Atari Computers / Classic PC / Gaming / Retro Gaming

October 29, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published October 29, 2017 Last modified November 26, 2018

A few years ago, I wrote two articles about my experiences setting up a small, quiet, PC in my living room for retro gaming.  The goal was to buy and outfit a system to

Amiga

September 5, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published September 5, 2017 Last modified November 20, 2017

I finally got around to whipping up a full screen rendition of the Amiga Workbench Guru Meditation Error screen as an animated GIF. For those not familiar with the Guru, the original Amiga concept

Amiga / Gaming

July 2, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published July 2, 2017 Last modified November 17, 2018

2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of Cloantos Amiga Forever series. Over that time, Cloanto has continued to, release after release, create the finest Amiga emulation package for Windows. Amiga Forever 7 certainly continues that tradition.

Field Trips / History

June 19, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published June 19, 2017 Last modified November 26, 2017

Yang Zhifa looked out across his fields and saw yet another dust storm in the distance. Scanning along the horizon, all he saw was bone-dry earth that stretched on for miles. The location is

Gamechangers / Retro Gaming

April 22, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published April 22, 2017 Last modified November 26, 2017

At the height of the early 1980s U.S. video game market, almost every company wanted to get in on the action. Parker Brothers, famous for their board games, were alarmed since sales of their stalwart franchises plummeted

Field Trips / History

April 13, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published April 13, 2017 Last modified January 13, 2018

Throughout Frances Loire Valley you will find many of the countries most famous chateaux.  The majestic Chateau de Cheverny, with its opulent interior and bevy of dogs.  Chateau de Villandry and its world-renowned gardens.

GeekHome / Retro

April 1, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published April 1, 2017 Last modified November 12, 2017

By the time the U.S. Civil War ended in 1865, E. Remington Sons was one of the largest manufacturers of firearms in the world, and a company eager to diversify its business. Shortly after the

Books / Retro Gaming

March 5, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published March 5, 2017 Last modified November 25, 2017

Art Of Atari1 by Tim Lapetino is wonderful, and should be considered the definitive visual-history of, not just the artwork used on game cartridge boxes, but of Atari and its video game products (home and

Amiga / Books

March 4, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published March 4, 2017 Last modified April 9, 2017

Published in 2012 under the Platform Studies series by MIT Press, Jimmy Mahers The Future Was Here Commodore Amiga1 is, without a doubt, the single most comprehensive study of the Amiga yet published.  The book

Retro Computers / Retro Gaming

January 29, 2017

by Mike Knotts Published January 29, 2017 Last modified April 28, 2017

The Internet Archive continues to prove that it is one of the most valuable information resources on the planet. As of the time of this post, just over 18,000 editions of classic computer magazines