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Review from the perspective of a somewhat casual collector: is the 1000 series worth collecting today? A run-down of the history, pros and cons of the systems and games, what to look for and be aware of when buying. The PCjr may have failed, but Tandy? Tandy ruled. There are functions I wanted to talk about but ran out of time, like the ability to run in Hercules mode, further Deskmate and TL-related features and the upgrade options, but alas. Lots more information and troubleshooting at: www.oldskool.org LHX Attack Chopper Lemmings Out Run Thexder Firehawk Zeliard Arkanoid Also check out the Maxis games of the time, the Tandy versions are spectacular – SimCity, SimEarth, SimAnt etc Thanks to Yushatak for the Tandy! www.youtube.com

When the 386 came to market in 1986, it blew everything else away. Having one of these was considered “life in the fast lane” and until the 486 & Pentium, it was the ultimate CPU to use. This is an overview of the NCR Comten PC 386SX from 1989, a 386 processor-based sort of IBM PS/2 55SX ish clone, as well 386 machines in general. Also compares its speed to the IBM PC and XT range of machines. Footage of: Windows/386 2.1 Commander Keen 4 Goodbye Galaxy Arkanoid Test Drive III The Passion Bubble Ghost World Class Leader Board This is a response to some requests for footage of some of my systems “in action” instead of just a review. But that would be boring I think so lots of facts, commentary and history as well. Oh and I paid about +shipping for this PC, no monitor or extras. I have since added a 3.5″ 1.44MB floppy drive, 210MB HDD and Sound Blaster 2.0 card.

Classic Game Room was the FIRST classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999. Returning in 2008 with new episodes, Classic Game Room breaks out a review of JOUST for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade! Developed by Williams and originally released in the arcade in 1982, Joust was a smash coin-op, old school video game hit. To this day Joust remains one of the best 2D arcade titles to date and is amazingly fun to plady. Joust has been released on just about every video game console system in history including the Atari 2600, 7800, NES, Playstation and Xbox Live Arcade. There was even a Joust pinball machine! Be sure to watch the original Classic Game Room episodes. Classic Game Room was the original classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999-2000, now on DVD. Wii, PS3, Xbox 360. Pro system. XBLA, gamer points, gamerpoint, gamerpoints, how to get, achievements, achievement, co-op, joust 2, ps3, wii.

Game Room was the FIRST classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999. Returning in 2008 with new episodes, Classic Game Room breaks out a review of GALAGA on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game console. XBLA has brought out numerous old school retrol arcade classics like Frogger, Pac Man, Xevious and Galaga. These games play in HD through an HDMI cable if you have one, they cost a few bucks each and are usually playable on Xbox Live where you can earn achievements and gamer points (gamerpoints). Galaga is a throwback to the days when Space Invaders influenced dozens of arcade machines, the alien invaders shoot at you and move back and forth, they fly down and attack you. Galaga is just awesome. you need to play this game if you like the 1980′s and arcade machine classic games and gaming. Be sure to watch the original Classic Game Room episodes. Classic Game Room was the original classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999-2000, now on DVD. The HD series is reviewing PS3, Genesis, NES, Atari and Xbox 360. XBLA.

Review from the perspective of a casual collector of video games: is the C64 worth buying today? A short run-down of the history, pros and cons of the games and system, what to look for and be aware of when buying, as well as some of the other 8-bit computers from Jack Tramiel era Commodore. Turrican II Nebulus Bounder Sanxion Stunt Car Racer SimCity Epyx Summer Games Leaderboard Frogger Ms. Pac-Man Outrun Street Fighter II

Review from the perspective of a casual collector of video games: is the first “PC“, the IBM 5150, worth buying today? A run-down of the history, pros and cons of the system and games, what to look for and be aware of when buying, as well as some of the other 8-bit computers and revisions in the 5150 lineage. MS-DOS has never been so fine. Paratrooper Alley Cat PC-Man Pharaoh’s Tomb Wheel of Fortune Ikari Warriors Arkanoid Set the Hostages Free Battlezone Galaxian Game footage recorded using CGA composite-out with a mic directed toward the PC speaker! Lots more information and troubleshooting at: www.ibm5150.net

Hey Everybody, I’m trying my best to find time putting Shawn’s Most outRAGEous moments in the VLogs. Meanwhile, I putting up short clips here and there depending on what sparks my creativity. Obviously, Kanye West’s actions during the VMAs was an easy one. It’s not great but I hope you’ll get a small chuckle out of this. Please note that I am not trying to offend anyone in any way. All my videos are for entertainment purposes only! Thanks for watching and subscribing. Enjoy.