May 13th, 2013 by Benj Edwards
The balls are moving and the cue ball hasn't even hit them yet. Spooky.
[ From Video Games and Computer Entertainment, January 1991, back cover ]
Discussion Topic of the Week: In your opinion, what's the best pool/billiards video game of all time?
Posted in Retrogaming, Gaming History, Retro Scan of the Week, Regular Features | 9 Comments »
Tags: Retro Scan, Side Pocket, Game Boy, Nintendo, pool, billiards, advertisement, Data East, VGCE, 1991
December 3rd, 2012 by Benj Edwards
INSIST ON QUICKSHOT! THE GENUINE PIECE!!!
I own a few QuickShot joysticks, but I don't believe I've used any of these particular models. Third-party console controllers weren't all that popular in the age of the NES (relative to the 2600 days, at least), likely because the NES's own pads (and the NES Advantage and Max) were so good to begin with. Same with the Genesis and Super NES. That fact alone probably killed a few third party video game peripheral companies that were hanging on from the Atari 2600 era, although the QuickShot brand lived on until the late 1990s.
[ From Video Games and Computer Entertainment, August 1991, p.21 ]
Discussion Topic of the Week: Did/do you commonly use third-party controllers for your classic video game systems? Which one is your favorite?
Posted in Retrogaming, Gaming History, NES / Famicom, Retro Scan of the Week, Regular Features | 8 Comments »
Tags: Retro Scan, Quickshot, Bondwell, joysticks, controllers, NES, Genesis, Super NES, Atari, VGCE, 1991
October 29th, 2012 by Benj Edwards
That purple monster skipped out mid-treatment and he's angry!
Happy Halloween from VC&G
[ From Video Games and Computer Entertainment, Jan 1991, p.163 ]
Discussion Topic of the Week: What's the scariest video or computer game you've ever played?
Posted in Retrogaming, Gaming History, NES / Famicom, Retro Scan of the Week, Regular Features | 7 Comments »
Tags: Nintendo, NES, Retro Scan, Dr. Chaos, FCI, Halloween, scary, VGCE, 1991