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Info covered various Commodore computers throughout its life. In 1986 it was covering the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Amiga and even CP/M (which the Commodore 128 supported without additional hardware). As it says on the cover, this was the only computer magazine actually produced with personal computers (typically a Commodore 64/128 or Amiga depending on the time period). The August/September 1986 issue of Info includes: Read more:…
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Nintendo Fun Club News was a bi-monthly newsletter/magazine that was the predecessor of Nintendo Power. There were only seven issues so it was published for less than two years before being revamped as Nintendo Power. The April/May 1988 issue (the 6th issue) includes the following: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/nintendo-fun-club-news-april #retrogaming #Nintendo #NES
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The U.K. was lucky enough to have a few different Commodore 64 gaming magazines over the years. Zzap! 64 was probably the most well known of those and it was published well into the 1990s. The August 1992 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/zzap-64-august-1992 #retrogaming #retrocomputing #Commodore #Commodore64 #gaming
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If the ColecoVision had a fatal flaw, it was that many of the games released by Coleco looked beautiful but played awful. Rocky Super Action Boxing is one such game. The graphics were very well done for the time period but the game play left something to be desired. Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/rocky-super-action-boxing-colecovision #retrogaming #Colecovision #Rocky #gaming
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None of these slides are labeled or dated but I think they are all from the early 1980s. The first three appear to be shots of the inside of a, probably new, warehouse. The final shot shows the exterior of a, again probably new, building. There are quite a few photos like this of apparently new buildings in this lot of slides. I don't know if the photographer is involved in real estate or construction or if he was paid to photograph these sites or what... For more info and…
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Commodore published their own magazines for their various computers for a long time. For a while they had multiple titles and tried to split them along the lines of business/productivity and entertainment/home use. Eventually they merged into one just called Commodore Magazine. The November 1988 issue includes: Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/commodore-magazine-november-1988 #retrocomputing #Commodore #Commodore64 #Commodore128 #Amiga
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Tekken 2 is a 3D fighting game released by Namco in arcades in 1995. A PlayStation version was released the following year in 1996. This was probably near the height of the 3D fighting game craze and Tekken 2 was well reviewed and very popular. Around 40,000 arcade units were sold along with 5.7 million PlayStation copies. The arcade version used the Namco System 11 board which was developed based on a prototype of the PlayStation so the two versions are almost identical in…
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Emerald Rose performs "Fire in the Head" at MegaCon 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Emerald Rose is a Celtic/Folk/Rock band that was formed in 1998. Sadly, they played their last official concert in 2016 after which they disbanded. I had the opportunity to see them a few times at MegaCon. This video was recorded by me on February 28th, 2009. See the video here: https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@darth-azrael/orkjamdz #music #Celtic #EmeraldRose #MegaCon
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All of the photos in this set are from a wedding. The slides were processed in January 1972 so presumably it occurred around this time. There were some photos from another wedding that occurred in the 1950s in several previous sets. This looks like it could be the same church but I can't be sure. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-oestreicher-1621-1624 #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak…
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Electronic Gaming Monthly was probably the best video games magazine of the late 1990s. It covered all the available systems in the U.S. and was also covered imports and rumors about upcoming systems and games. Some of the systems covered in 1997 include the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Neo Geo, and 3DO. The January 1997 issue includes: Read more:…
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The Pavilion DV2700 is laptop that was released by Hewlett Packard in the 2008 time frame. However, like many of their models, it refers to a fairly wide variety of hardware configurations. In fact, there were versions of the DV2700 with both Intel and AMD processors. However, despite the different hardware configurations, the physical design was the same. The features that stick out were ones to make watching movies more convenient. The DV2700 has a row of touch sensitive…
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This is another set of slides that seem to show new buildings or buildings under construction. I'm not sure about the last photo as that seems to show an operational "Stop 'N Go". The second photo shows a newly constructed "Convenient Food Mart". I remember those growing up. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-oestreicher-1625-1628 #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
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The mid to late 1990s was such a boom time for video game magazines. In fact, one 200-300 (or more) page magazine wasn't enough for EGM so for a few years they published a second 100-200 page magazine each month called EGM 2 (or EGM^2 or EGM "squared" I guess). The March 1996 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/egm-2-march-1996 #retrogaming
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All of the photos in this set were taken in August 1957. The first, though a bit overexposed, shows a young family. The second shows a girl playing with a cat with a ball of yarn in front of a 1950s era (of course) TV. The third shows three couples (Assuming one of the individuals is taking the picture) having a picnic or just hanging out by the shore of what is probably a lake or river. The last photo is of a group of kids. It looks like they are in a basement somewhere? It…
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This was the U.K.'s official Sega Saturn magazine. The Saturn didn't have a very long commercial life and so there weren't many magazines dedicated to it that lasted very long. At about 3 years this is probably one of the longest lived. The September 1998 issue, which was one of the last and already including Dreamcast coverage, includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/official-sega-saturn-magazine-september #retrogaming #Sega #Saturn
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In the early days of Family Computing, it was very much like other multi-format computer magazines of the time. It supported multiple computers with type-in programs, reviews, and various articles. Family Computing was somewhat unique in that it supported, at least to some degree, a large number of computers, including ones that were orphaned or no longer supported by the manufacturer (e.g. the Coleco Adam). Family Computing was published from 1983 until 2001. Contents of…
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This seems to be another set of photos of new buildings or buildings under construction. These aren't labeled or dated but like a few recent similar sets I think these are from the early 1980s. The first is kind of interesting in that it shows the interior of a building with a forklift and I think a Rolls Royce inside. The next is a building with "Webco Distributing" signage. Looking up that name today leads to a fireplace distributor based in Texas. Not sure if it is the…
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Commodore User was a pretty long running Commodore magazine that initially covered the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 and later the Amiga. There may have briefly also been a bit of Commodore 16/Plus 4 coverage. While not strictly a gaming magazine initially, it was by the time 1987 rolled around. The December 1987 issue covered the Commodore 64 and Amiga and includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/commodore-user-december-1987 #retrogaming #retrocomputing…
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These slides are not labeled or dated but I believe they were taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s in Mexico. The first photo is of a shack but there isn't much to indicate where it was taken. The second photo appears to have been taken from the air. The writing on the wall near the lower right-hand quadrant appears to say "Gran Teocalli" or something like that along with an arrow (presumably pointing the way). The only reference I could find to that exact phrase was to a…
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AC's Tech for the Commodore Amiga was a technically oriented magazine dedicated to the Commodore Amiga. Every issue would be full of various hardware and software projects in addition to news and other more typical coverage of the Amiga. I can't find a date on it but this issue would be from late 1991 or early 1992 and includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/ac-s-tech-for-the #retrocomputing #Commodore #Amiga
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Game Players started as a strategy guide for Nintendo games, then they started publishing a strategy guide for Sega Genesis games as well. Eventually they were combined and coverage was added for other machines as well and it became a more typical multi-format video games magazine. The April 1995 issue includes: Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/game-players-april-1995 #retrogaming #gaming