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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Between my Lost in the Longbox and Trade or Die columns you’ve probably come to notice that I hoard certain nostalgic items. It’s okay, I’ve come to accept my obsessive ways—these are just things that I love. As it so happens, I’ve also got a habit of collecting retro games. One of the biggest issues […]
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After looking at the oh-so-familiar word OCEAN on the label, my first reaction was to drop it like a burning hellspawn baby diaper and run, but then I thought to myself… Yeah, it’s a movie game, but come on, IT’S DARKMAN! Man I hate movie games, all of them are terrible. Most of these reeking […]
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Even with all it’s problems, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is considered a fan favorite. I just wished I felt the same way about the video game… After the unexpected success of the first film, Warner Brothers was ready to produce a sequel to Gremlins only… director Joe Dante didn’t want to do it. Not […]
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Almost 99% of all Nintendo games can be figured out, not by a manual but by simple button mashing. Sadly, LGN’s Beetlejuice throws that logic right out of the f#cking window… You start with a well-detailed map that depicts key areas from the hit movie. I won’t bore you with the scene by scene details […]
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“Wild creatures led by Mr. Green are assailing New York City. The Mayer knows that only the Noid has the power to stop him. Using his super yoyo and other inventions, he will try…” Yo Noid! (1990) Man, I love pizza. There’s just something comforting about it. You have a wheel of chewy bread covered […]
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With the ongoing successes in the fast food wars, McDonalds wanted to take that extra step to blow away the competition. The plan was simple… M.C. Kids (1991) Saturday Morning television was a lot different back when I was a kid. I’ve talked a little bit in past reviews about how most 80’s-90’s children’s Saturday […]
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: THE RUBE RETURNS!!] If you ask most people in their 20s’s who Mike Tyson is they tend to respond, “Oh he’s that weird talking tattooed boxer guy from those Hangover movies… Man, I really liked the first two.” However, back in 1996 he was a God™ in the world of sports. At the […]
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Paperboy 3: The Hard Way **VIDEO OF THE WEEK** Remember a few years ago when every movie and movie trailer inexplicably began emulating a low budget love letter to grindhouse cinema? Glad those days are behind us. Still, there are a few that got it right and this parody of the NES classic, Paperboy, by […]