Tag: RETRO

For a little over $8,000, you could be the proud owner of a 75-year-old Marconi television set -- the oldest working TV in Britain. The family of the set's late owner, G.B. Davis, is putting it up for auction later this month in London, where the set will likely sell for more than the $8K experts have projected. When Davis bought it, there was only one channel and one hour of programming every ...

In the time before Game Boy, handheld gaming consisted of primitive "animations" on alarm-clock-like LCDs. The glory days of Game & Watch and Tiger handhelds are long gone, but now you can head over to Pica-Pic.com and enjoy their simple fun without having to raid eBay. Every tinny sound and unresponsive control is recreated with a stunning level of accuracy. Go now, and make sure to hit up ...

Sometimes aging computer components can be repurposed to create beautiful music, but most of the time they simply make a terrifying racket. Thankfully, this video is evidence of the former. YouTube user FunToTheHead arranged Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue' for a floppy drive quartet, with four drives blasting one of the most iconic melodies ever concocted. ...

Until now, we've treated Facebook games like the plagues they are, and have avoided them at all costs. But that might be hard to continue next month when both 'The Oregon Trail' and 'Where in The World is Carmen Sandiego?' debut on the social networking site.The Learning Company is publishing both educational titles -- 'Oregon Trail' landing on February 2nd, and 'Carmen' on the 9th -- both of ...

What is it about kids that is so damn cute? (Especially ones that speak a language you don't understand?) In the video below, a bunch of youngsters are asked to identify a few retro gadgets, and just say they seem a little confused. Stumped, they flopped floppies and dialed Game Boys. One kid, however, did immediately identify the turntable and start scratching. He's got a future. ...

We've extolled the virtues of platforming games in the past, but, with fresh indie platformers popping up constantly, we figured it was a good time to revamp our list. Running, jumping and jumping higher: there's a simple and Zen-like quality in this sort of gameplay that we often find missing in modern titles. Thankfully, Flash and indie development has been ideal for nostalgic genres, keeping ...

As gadgets progressively shrink in size and expand in function, reminiscing about vintage tech gear generally becomes a mocking and condescending exercise. Ridiculing the massive and relatively simple devices -- on the surface -- can be effortless, but, put in the proper context, cumbersome and clunky gadgets again appear revolutionary and inspiring. Wired is providing a retrospective glimpse at ...

Geeky gamers regularly create 8-bit tributes to classic video games. The steady progression of pixellated masterpieces makes it increasingly difficult for 8-bit artisans to consistently produce desirable and impressive works, though. Somehow, game developer Jeff Swenty has overcome those now-cliched wedding invitations and wall posters by tapping into a deep pit of retro inspiration and ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Flickr user mattcyborgelt's retro NES coffee table is fully functional, and comes equipped with power plugs for charging other gadgets. In case you weren't drooling ...

As much as we love new gaming experiences, sometimes we hanker for the classic games of our distant youth. Luckily, many of these can be revisited in browser-based iterations. This week, we'll take a look at timeless classics -- like Monday's 'Pac-Man', Tuesday's 'Lemmings', Wednesday's 'Duke Nukem' and yesterday's 'Civilization' -- that are always worth wasted productivity. If you haven't played ...

As much as we love new gaming experiences, sometimes we hanker for the classic games of our distant youth. Luckily, many of these can be revisited in browser-based iterations. This week, we'll take a look at timeless classics -- like Monday's 'Pac-Man', Tuesday's 'Lemmings' or yesterday's 'Duke Nukem' -- that are always worth wasted productivity. If you haven't played these in a few years, or if ...

As much as we love new gaming experiences, sometimes we hanker for the classic games of our distant youth. Luckily, many of these can be revisited in browser-based iterations. This week, we'll take a look at timeless classics -- like Monday's 'Pac-Man' or yesterday's 'Lemmings' -- that are always worth wasted productivity. If you haven't played these in a few years, or if (heaven forbid) you've ...

As much as we love new gaming experiences, sometimes we hanker for the classic games of our distant youth. Luckily, many of these can be revisited in browser-based iterations. This week, we'll take a look at timeless classics -- like yesterday's 'Pac-Man' -- that are always worth wasted productivity. If you haven't played these in a few years, or if (heaven forbid) you've never undertaken them, ...

As much as we love new gaming experiences, sometimes we hanker for the classic games of our distant youth. Luckily, many of these can be revisited in browser-based iterations. This week, we'll take a look at timeless classics that are always worth wasted productivity. If you haven't played these in a few years, or if (heaven forbid) you've never undertaken them, then what are you waiting for? ...

Imagine you've discovered the secret to time travel. What world-changing (or, possibly, destroying) shenanigans would you get up to? Apparently, if you were Alex Varanese, you'd carry modern-day technology back to 1977 and dominate the personal electronics market. (Personally, Alex, we think that's a brilliant idea.) Varanese's latest art project imagines what ads for modern gadgets might look ...