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Incredibly Tough, But Satisfying

No Greater Glory: The American Civil War, by Space Time Simulations and SSi, ad from 1992 Struggle to win the nation, from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis. #retrogames #RETROGAMING #simulation #bitstory

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Super Mario Bros. 3 Prototype Sells For Over $31,000

Super Mario Bros. 3 Prototype Sells For Over $31,000 https://bit.ly/3hAuF2w

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The Very Best Game Boy RPGs

The Very Best Game Boy RPGs https://bit.ly/3mnSf6w

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If Johnny Jumped Off a Cliff, Would You As Well?

Oh No! More Lemmings! is an add-on disk of 80 new levels for Lemmings, a computer game by Psygnosis and DMA Design.... who later morphed into some obscure developer called Rockstar. (1992) #retrogames #retrogaming #rockstargames #bitstory

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That Was Pixelated - Episode 328 Gaming Podcast

That Was Pixelated - Episode 328 Gaming Podcast https://bit.ly/3htOhW2

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The Middle East Tinderbox Has Exploded. Can't Imagine Why

A Line in the Sand, by SSi for #DOS "Fun, fast and easy" as you blow things up in the Middle East. #retrogames #retrogaming #gulf #bitstory

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The Best Kiddie Dinosaur Thing Since Jurassic Park: Hidden Kingdom!

Slater & Charlie Go Camping, an interactive children's book by Bill Davis and Sierra, 1993. #retrogames #retrogaming #ChildrensBooks #bitstory

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1987 NBC Saturday Morning Cartoon Lineup

ALF crashes the lunchtime cartoon crowd at the NBC commissary in this ad for NBC's Saturday morning cartoon lineup for the 1987 season. #cartoons #animation #SaturdayMorning #nostalgia

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Always Hang Out With Peter Pan, on Your Computer

Hook, by The Hit Squad and Ocean for #Amiga, #Atari ST and #DOS 1992 This PnC graphic adventure game got hung up on negative comparisons of it to the venerable Secret of Monkey Island. #retrogames #retrogaming #literature #bitstory

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How Nintendo's Game & Watch Took "Withered Technology" And Turned It Into A Million-Seller

How Nintendo's Game & Watch Took "Withered Technology" And Turned It Into A Million-Seller https://bit.ly/3hroH46

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A Legendary Naval Conflict on Your Computer

Task Force 1942, by MPS Labs and Microprose for MS-DOS 1992 Take command of either side in one of the more ferocious naval battles of WWII. #retrogames #retrogaming #nostalgia #bitstory

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Drink More indies - Indie Game of the Month Awards August 2020

Drink More indies - Indie Game of the Month Awards August 2020 https://bit.ly/3inG4nE

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Pour Some Shugart on Me

The 5 1/4 minifloppy was a huge hit for Shugart Associates. Founder Alan Shugart would go on to found the company that would eventually turn into Seagate. (1978) #retro #technology #floppy #bitstory

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Get Yourself a PET for the Home

The Commodore PET, 1978 ad. Can you get through this wordy ad for one of the vanguard home computers, the #Commodore #PET by Chuck Peddle? #retro #technology #computer #bitstory

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Sony Celebrates PlayStation 1's 25th Anniversary Today In North America

Sony Celebrates PlayStation 1's 25th Anniversary Today In North America https://bit.ly/3mcY2eQ

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Start Your Fantastic Voyage Now

Fantastic Voyage, by Centaur Software for the #Amiga and #CDTV (1991) Based on the 1966 sci-fi thriller of the same name, this game has your flying through a body shooting baddies R-Type style. #retrogames #retrogaming #movies #bitstory

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An American Video Game Palace, 1984

The front of 1001 Plays, one of the great video game arcades to form in the heady days of the golden age of video games. Situated near Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., it must have sucked up a lot of college tuitions, quarter by quarter. (1984) #retrogames #retrogaming #boston #bitstory