Vintage Pachinko: Going Back and Forth Across the Pacific
Did you know: I like pinball! Pinball’s a game with a long history over which the game has changed a lot; its earliest antecedent, bagatelle, was an attempt ...| nicole.express
Did you know: I like pinball! Pinball’s a game with a long history over which the game has changed a lot; its earliest antecedent, bagatelle, was an attempt ...| nicole.express
In the past, I’ve noted that the Pioneer LaserActive is one of the toughest nuts for upscalers to crack. It combines a game library consisting of fast-paced ...| nicole.express
It is the early 2000s. Titans are falling: the arcade business sinks to new lows every week, Sega has left the console business, and SNK/Playmore has finally...| nicole.express
The Nintendo Entertainment System, the Famicom in Japan, will definitely go down in history as one of the most popular game consoles in history. It’ll also g...| nicole.express
So in some of my recent posts, I complained about interlaced graphics. But interlacing is actually a pretty interesting topic, and solved a good problem! Why...| nicole.express
The GBS-8200 series of upscalers is, to put it bluntly, mediocre at best. Their main advantage has been their low price, and ability to accept a wide range o...| nicole.express
Remember this was a retrocomputing blog? A certain cookie company remembers, but if they want their name shout-out they’re going to have to send me some cook...| nicole.express
This fall, I released my first NES game, Aspect Star “N”. Though not my first foray into programming for 8-bit systems, it was my first project to actually g...| nicole.express
In the beginning Bushnell created Computer Space and Pong. And the home game industry was without business, and void, and Magnavox overlays were upon the TV....| nicole.express
