Talk [Archive]

Emulation's contribution to "retrorevisionism" (ft. MercuryCDX)

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Nesticle was a DOS NES emulator created by Bloodlust Software   The emulator revolutionized the emulation scene with save states and input recording. "Hardware is an interesting topic regarding retro games, but it's not the primary target of interest we have regarding retro games. It's games in relation to historical, cultural, aesthetic, and technological relevance.
 


Let's Talk - Plot holes and the "Rule of Cool"

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Unknown variable: X. Mega Man is a video game series that started as an arguably shameless rip-off of the then more popular, now just as popular, Astro-Boy franchise. The Blue Bomber was a staple of the NES library with a  plethora of 6 classic games, ranging from the console's release in 1985 to the end of its life in the mid-90s.
 

Let's Talk - "Composite over RGB - and when!"

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Since the recent popularity of broadcast monitors, the standard composite signal of old has gotten the modish reputation of being undesirable by retro game enthusiasts, as well as for CRT hobbyists. Back in the days of analog televisions, the more common way to connect classic consoles was through composite video (also known as RCA cables).
 

Talking VR - a VR guide for the new Millenium

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the Sensorama Patent (1962) In 1956, Cinematographer Morton Heilig created Sensorama, arguably the earliest known example of an immersive, multi-sensory virtual reality headset. Heilig's spectacles combined a full-color 3D video, audio, vibrations, smell, and atmospheric wind effects, the user would sit in an imaginary motorcycle while experiencing the street of New York through the screen.
 


Let's Talk - It's time to "backlog" the backlog

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Backlogging, or the "stack of shame", is known in the gaming community as a list of video games that we take to heart to finish in a near future, to complete "the task" of beating games - much like the idea of accumulating dishes for days or even weeks in your kitchen sink...
 

Augmented Reality - 3D Virtual Pinball with BAM and Kinect 2

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I recently decided to build a virtual pinball and included a Microsoft Kinect 2 as part of the build, watching the videos online really sparked a lot of interest in me and others joining the discussion. BAM is a software for Windows allowing perspective calculated for viewer eyes position in Pinball machine using the Kinect 2 device released by Microsoft for the XBox game console.