Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I picked up an AYN Odin2 Portal about a month ago. I have an R36S that plays older games and wanted something to play Saturn, PS2 and GameCube/Switch games. After some setup, I can honestly say, it's the best handheld I've ever owned. GameNative also allows me to play games from my Steam library! 020
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And everyone in my family had been trying to beat the game. Before we knew what warp zones were, my Mom was the first one of us to get to level 4. But the 13" TV really does date things, doesn't it? :D 100
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What was the first game you ever beat? Mine was Super Mario Bros. on the NES. I was getting closer and closer, day by day. My family watched me as I finally beat the game and we all celebrated. It was on a 13" TV. :D 490
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here's a link: www.retrogaminggeek.com/retro-gaming...retrogaminggeek.comRetro Gaming Gifts for 2026 Holiday SeasonLooking for the perfect retro gaming gifts for that special someone who is obsessed with retro video games? Here are some of my favorite gifts that I think anyone who's a fan of nostalgic gaming would... 031
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I really, really, really like retro games. So I put together a list of retro gaming gifts for the holiday season. If someone in your life is a retro gamer, and you want to get them something awesome, check out the post in comments. 141
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My "origin" video game is River Raid on the 2600. It's the earliest game I remember playing, though my parents had an Intellivision when I was really young, and I probably "played" Pong as a toddler. But the first memory is River Raid. 170
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hellcat Ace, the very first MicroProse game ever made. Developed by the one-and-only legend, Sid Meier with playtesting done by business partner and former Air Force pilot, Bill Stealey. Stealey took floppy disks of the game from computer store to computer store trying to sell it. 092
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Believe it or not, this game was an actual open-source game made by Microsoft. Back in the before-times... 241
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I really wonder if this warning led to kids using drugs less or more. 131
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.retrogaminggeek.com/star-wars-x-...retrogaminggeek.comStar Wars: X-Wing Development – When Star Wars Entered the CockpitThen, in 1993, Star Wars: X-Wing arrived on PC and changed the shape of Star Wars games. Here's the story of how it was developed. 032
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the first fully-immersive Star Wars sims, that wasn't just a simple arcade game. X-Wing felt like you were really in a galaxy, far far away. 193
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Living in the NES era, seeing a preview that looked like this was mind-boggling. The idea that this hedgehog could go through a loop?! Are you crazy?! And look at those backgrounds! 071
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This little guy was a pretty important piece of my childhood. When Vectorman came out, I couldn't believe the "3D" graphics in it. The first game was pretty good and I still enjoy it. The second game didn't do much more than the first unfortunately. 121
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Akira Toriyama had just found success creating a little manga called Dragon Ball when video game developers, Enix, asked to talk to him. They had an idea for an RPG game on the NES and wanted to incorporate his style into it. The rest is history. 174
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Read the whole story of the development of Number Munchers with exclusive content from Philip Bouchard himself. www.retrogaminggeek.com/number-munch...retrogaminggeek.comNumber Munchers: The History & Development of MECC’s Classroom ClassicHow a Minnesota state agency and Oregon Trail's designer created Number Munchers, the Apple II classic that made math fun for a generation. 031
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is the original sketch from the proposal Philip Bouchard did for the game Number Munchers at MECC in 1984. He got the green light, but was asked to make it a phonics lesson instead. So Word Munchers was actually made first, followed my Number Munchers. 231
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 01/09/2026While the gameplay wasn't amazingly good (Makoto Uchida and team had to make last-minute concessions on gameplay), the level of detail in Altered Beast was pretty amazing for the time. 000
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 31/08/2026www.retrogaminggeek.com/top-skater-h...retrogaminggeek.comTop Skater: History, Gameplay & LegacyThe history and development of Top Skater, one of the most unique arcade games ever made. Here's the history of the game and why it has a skateboard controller. 000
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Still one of my favorite arcade games. Top Skater was entirely unique when it launched in 1997. The gameplay was amazing, and the music of Pennywise set the tone for the whole game. But the thing that set it apart was the skateboard deck controller. 151
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 29/08/2026www.retrogaminggeek.com/road-rash-ea...retrogaminggeek.comRoad Rash: EA’s Riskiest Game Ever MadeIn 1990, EA took a huge chance on producing its own games. One game, led by a team of renegades, would go from a safe bet to EA's biggest risk - Road Rash. 071
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Early EA didn't make games. They were just a game publisher. But they decided to take a risk, and one of the biggest early risks was supposed to be Mario Andretti Racing for the NES. Instead, the team, led by Randy Breen and Dan Geisler went in a different direction entirely. 3144
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I owe this team a considerable thank you for giving me decades of fun. 042
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Apogee's "Hocus Pocus" is such a fun little game. During its development, developer Mike Voss created the version on top of this graphic. The graphics were then redone by Cygnus Multimedia Productions, making the game one of the most beautiful platformers at the time. 132
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Read all about the History and Development of Number Munchers in my interview with Number Munchers creator, Philp Bouchard: www.retrogaminggeek.com/number-munch...retrogaminggeek.comNumber Munchers: The History & Development of MECC’s Classroom ClassicHow a Minnesota state agency and Oregon Trail's designer created Number Munchers, the Apple II classic that made math fun for a generation. 0115
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Here is the original Apple II mockup for Word Munchers, done by Philip Bouchard. Charolyn Kapplinger, MECC’s senior graphic designer, and her team would take this concept and update the characters to the ones recognizable to any millennial or gen-Xer. 151
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I had the privilege of interviewing Philip Bouchard, the man behind Number Munchers, to get the full story about how the Muncher games came to be. If you're a Millennial or Gen-Xer, you know the game, but do you know its history? www.retrogaminggeek.com/number-munch...retrogaminggeek.comNumber Munchers: The History & Development of MECC’s Classroom ClassicHow a Minnesota state agency and Oregon Trail's designer created Number Munchers, the Apple II classic that made math fun for a generation. 042
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I'm unfamiliar with those. I'll check them out though! 110
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026www.retrogaminggeek.com/retro-gaming...retrogaminggeek.comRetro Gaming YouTubers and PodcastersMy obsession with retro gaming is fed by some great retro gaming YouTubers and Podcasters. Here are some of the best I've found and tune into regularly. 000
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Need some retro gaming podcasts or YouTube channels for the weekend? I assembled some of my favorites here. (link in the comments) 110
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I know this is sacrilegious on every level, but I'm here for it. 010
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Golden Axe is being made into a TV series? Okay, you have my attention... 011
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Did you grow up playing The Oregon Trail your school's Apple II? Here's the team you should thank. :) From left to right are Charolyn Kapplinger, John Krenz, Shirley Keran, and Philip Bouchard 273
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 27/07/2026In the past two days I've played over 3 hours of Number Munchers. Man, researching new posts is serious business! 031
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 24/07/2026NHL '96 is still one of my favorite games. Infinite replay value. I load up teams with custom characters named after friends and family, and going through a whole season feels like a true accomplishment. 110
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Seems like a nice neighborhood, right on the water...what could go wrong? 071
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"And when did your anxiety start?" Me: 080
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 06/07/2026www.retrogaminggeek.com/carol-shaw-g...retrogaminggeek.comCarol Shaw – Pioneering Game DeveloperCarol Shaw was one of the first female video game developers and created the best-selling Atari hit, River Raid. Here's a look at the life of this game pioneer. 011
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Carol Shaw was a pioneer in the early video game world. In an industry dominated by men, she made her mark, impressed the co-founder of Activision, and made one of the most popular Atari games of all time - River Raid. Read her full story in the comments. 141
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 30/06/2026swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/star...swtorstrategies.comHow Atari Turned Star Wars Into an Arcade MasterpieceBefore Star Wars became one of arcade gaming’s great classics, it began as a failed 3D space combat experiment. Here’s how Atari transformed it into a vector-graphics masterpiece. 031
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A failed space game. A Lucasfilm license. A controller built for Army tank simulators. Atari's 1983 Star Wars arcade game was one of gaming's greatest flukes and its greatest achievements. The story of this arcade classic is in the comments. 171
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Special Guest post on the blog today! Søren Kamper from Star Wars Gaming contributed a piece on the development of Star Wars: X-Wing. www.retrogaminggeek.com/star-wars-x-... 021
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A LAN party in 2002 wasn't a real LAN party until somebody broke out a case of Bawls. This stuff tasted like bottled Skittles. It was delicious. 320
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Oh...wow...you can have it back now... :p 010
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 18/05/2026One of my favorite parts about repairing arcade machines is being able to pull out at least a little bit of carpentry skills on it. My Daytona USA machine had a broken corner when I got it. Instead of using a bunch of Bondo, I just cut the thing and made a replacement. It turned out decent! 071
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This is in my basement right now and it makes me oh so happy. 1120
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 11/05/202631 years ago today, the Sega Saturn made landfall in the US. To this day, it is still one of my favorite consoles. 190
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I spent darn near a year working on and off on this project. What started as a once in a lifetime find turned into a labor of love. :) It's still not 100% complete, but I wanted to share the journey to restoring a Daytona USA Twin Cabinet. www.retrogaminggeek.com/daytona-usa-...retrogaminggeek.comDaytona USA Twin Cabinet RefurbishingIn the summer of 2025, I came across a Daytona USA twin cab on Facebook Marketplace. I had been looking for just the seats, or even a simple shell of the cabinets for a couple of years, but they were ... 030
Retro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Daytona USA, Sega Rally, Fighter's Megamix, & Nights into Dreams would be my top picks. 030