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Merry Christmas From…Ral Partha? 31 Dec 2012 | 05:30 am
Do you remember when companies would take out full-page ads in gaming magazines to wish their patrons a Merry Christmas? No, me neither. Yet that’s just what Ral Partha did in Dragon Magazine #56 (Dec...
All Good Things Come To An End… 2 Dec 2012 | 09:25 pm
Way back in 2001, when I was in between stints of gainful employment, I found a little online auction house called eBay, and began to stock up on some collectibles which had been on my wish list for a...
Advertising From Yesteryear…Game Genie 29 Sep 2012 | 05:03 pm
Long before there was an Internet to search for clues and codes to hack your way through a stubbornly difficult game, Codemasters brought a product into the game market which permitted access to your ...
ReBlog: NES Cartridge Hard Drive and Console Dock 28 Sep 2012 | 04:32 pm
Recently I was asked for permission to use some pictures I made and used in my guide for replacing a Nintendo Entertainment System 72-pin connector to help show some steps in creating a hard drive and...
Indie Game Review: Martian Marine Lander 22 Sep 2012 | 04:54 pm
Here’s a little indie gaming treat for cheapass gamers like myself: Martian Marine Lander. The premise is simple: guide your Martian spacecraft full of Martian Marines down to Earth so that the invasi...
Bundle in a Box – DEEP SPACE Has Launched! 18 Sep 2012 | 06:31 pm
While sitting here coughing up a foreign substance and generally feeling miserable, the thought crossed my mind that I needed some cheering up, and what better way to do so than by checking out Kyttar...
Posting pictures of retrogaming memories… 16 Sep 2012 | 09:11 pm
If you haven’t been following the magisterrex.com Facebook account, you’re missing out on some great pics of classic games being posted every day. Rare board games, classic video games, even old PC ga...
Is PayPal Changing For The Better? 15 Sep 2012 | 05:43 pm
I’ve written a few blog entries about some of the past injustices that PayPal has perpetrated upon people who deserved better. I’ve always seen them as a potential danger, not a trusted partner, due t...
Advertising From Yesteryear…Milton Bradley’s Gamemaster Series 31 Aug 2012 | 07:07 pm
Just about everyone who loves board games or war games knows about Axis & Allies, Milton Bradley’s strategy board game that came in a large box and was filled with tiny plastic playing pieces. The ga...
Obsolete Comic Review: Elric 1-6 (Pacific Comics) 27 Aug 2012 | 04:23 pm
In the 1970s, DC Comics and Marvel Comics dominated the comic retail world through nationally distributed newsstand sales. I remember well the joy of walking into the corner store and perusing the com...
