There’s no stopping the “remake machine” it would seem. If Hollywood hadn’t gobbled it up and spit something back out at least two or three times, you can bet there’s a comic and/or toy revival right over the pop culture horizon. Case in point, a flurry of post-SDCC fallout still making its way across the […]
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WHERE: iam8bit 2147 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, June 18, 7:00PM – 11:00PM HOURS: Thursday, June 18 — Sunday, July 5 Thursdays: 3pm to 9pm Fridays: 3pm to 9pm Saturdays: 1pm to 10pm Sundays: 12pm to 6pm Coinciding with this week’s E3 festivities, LA-based gallery iam8bit announced that they’ll be […]
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Tramiel ordered the cancelation of all future game ventures so the company could focus on the development of the 2600JR and 7200 series… then a funny thing happened. Soon after the demise of it’s 2600 system, Atari was sold to Jack Tramiel, previous CEO of Commodore Computers. During this transition (1984) and planned termination of […]
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I may not remember my first day of school or my first kiss but I do remember where I was June 8, 1984. That day was a big deal for me. It was the first time that I saw it snow, it was the first time I tried Little Caesars Pizza, and it was the […]
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Back when kids were still rocking the Atari, merchandising for games was almost non-existent unless they were based on a movie. The concept of any action figures based on games like Pitfall and Frostbite was be non-existent, but thanks to fans like Dan Polydoris (Chicago Toy Collector) it no longer has to be. Using a […]
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Death is always a sad thing. It doesn’t matter what religion you practice or how well you take care of yourself, sooner or later YOU WILL DIE. You might be having the best day in the world but just remember… the Grim Reaper is always waiting around the corner. While most of us will live […]
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Did you guys know there was once an officially licensed ThunderCats video game? I sure didn’t. I also never realized that “Cats” is spelled with a capital “C,” but apparently it is. Seems as though I’m re-learning a great deal of ThunderCats-related knowledge in light of the show’s return this Friday on Cartoon Network. However, […]
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Head Games: Barbarian (1987)
Obscurity can either be the best friend or worst enemy of a nostalgia nut like myself. Typically, the harder it is to find information for the sweeter the chase, however, there are occasionally a few duds that emerge from the mists of my memory and today’s Head Game is definitely one of them. Best described […]