Retronauts
Ishinomori Shotaro
Ishinomori ain’t got time for your “proportions.” Whatever, this is rad as hell. I ain’t even lying.
It’s a little-known fact that these illustrations are what landed Ishinomori his gig doing Zelda comics for Nintendo Power. Nintendo was all, “Damn, son. That pulpy defiance of human anatomy is just what we need for our Zelda comics.”
Because if you’re going to use DRM, you might as well have a sense of humor about it.
Caught you red handed: 9 games with creative copy protection
We talked about doing this for ages at 1UP and never did. Good on Gameological Society for putting their money where our mouths were! A fun read.
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Reminder of: reason for eggplant’s name
OH MY GOD I HAVE WONDERED ABOUT THIS MY WHOLE LIFE
Pretty sure this is the equivalent of a cabbage patch for Eggplant Wizards.
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IQB Back Issue #4- Marvel VS Capcom 3 (based off of Justice League #1 - art by Kevin Maguire and Terry Austin). Concept by Mike Cruz and the 1up staff, all artwork by your pal, Rusty Shackles
A 1up era “back issue” piece went up today over on site boss Rusty Shackles’ side project - Insert Quarter Bin! Check out the other ones that have gone up, and stay tuned, in 2 WEEKS the next brand new one comes out!
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Legacy of the Wizard (Falcom - NES - 1987)
Legacy of the Wizard was one of the few entries in the Dragon Slayer series to make it to the West on the NES. There’s so much to like about this game: a giant dungeon to explore, being able to play as a bunch of different characters, and the soundtrack was amazing.
If you can beat this game legit, you are the most skilled gamer on the planet.
Haunted Castle by Konami
That flickering light! Dracula is having a heck of a rave, and Simon is super-pissed he wasn’t invited. (Hence Ayami Kojima’s emo-goth character redesign.)
Video Games Magazine Issue 11, June 1983 - A Super Fascinating Interview with Arnold Greenberg, President of Coleco Vision in 1983. It’s a pretty laid back interview with worries about Atari’s stock, and also was just prior to the 1983 video game crash. I highly recommend the article for those thinking of the crash.
Today the part of the Internet will be played by a seagull.
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So far, two weeks have passed since the end of our Kickstarter campaign, and, after dealing with the many hassles that come with transferring a very large sum of money from one bank account to another, we’re slowly but surely assembling the various parts…
push button to suck up enemy - TumblePop (Data East - arcade - 1991)
requested by jackofspadesman
I need to play this, pronto.
Stupendous.
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Battletoads mod for Skyrim
Modders, next time you start working on yet another Skyrim nude/sex mod, remember this image and think to yourself, “I should aspire to something better.”
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