Retro Reverie

The Classic Arcade Original Donkey Kong What a game concept. Giant woman-abducting ape runs amok on scaffolded building site with flaming oil drums. The health and safety rep would never allow this... Also, the name.. "Donkey Kong". Was this a bad translation from the Japanese words for "Stupid Monkey" as some sources suggest? Or was it just an intentional bad choice.. I guess we can be thankful it didn't end up being called "Ass Monkey". Anyway.. Focus man, Focus! Question: Can I play Nintendo's arcade original Donkey Kong on the Sony PlayStation / PS1 / PSOne (and hence PSP, PS Vita, PS2, PS3 etc)? Answer: Surprisingly, the answer is No. Of course, by "Surprisingly" I mean "Unsurprisingly", and by "No" I mean "Yes.. Sort of". Surprisingly / Unsurprisingly: Given the amount of old arcade originals that did rock up on the PSOne, this is o...

I have always been worried about how I would cope if I ever found myself stranded on a small star ship that was trapped in an asteroid field teeming with the alien lifeforms. Thankfully, Atari gave me a tool that would ensure that I was well prepared for this eventuality... ASTEROIDS! Question - Can I play Atari's arcade original Asteroids on the Sony PlayStation / PSOne / PS1 / PSX ? Answer - A worthy question my retro loving compadres, To which the answer is YES! A brief review of your options are here which include original releases, unlockables and homebrew options for modded consoles. OFFICIAL RELEASES Midway Presents Arcade Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 1 PAL Release - SLES-00466 - 20 December 1997 NTSC-U Release - SLUS-00399 - 10 December 1996 A collection of 6 classic Atari arcade ACTION games including Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, Super Breakout, Tempest and... ASTEROIDS! Al...

Watch "Level 42 - Fait Accompli" above or download here. Level 42 - Fait Accompli VHS Video Tape To MP4 Rip Running Time 90 mins Polygram 1989 Text From Video Cover: Fait Accompli combines all the elements that have made Level 42 one of the worlds biggest bands. It follows them through a hectic, exciting year in their career from meetings with the record company, through the filming of video promos in New Orleans to their sell-out world tour. Plus a unique insight into the band via informative, revealing interviews, and off stage humour all linked with the exciting music of Level 42. Source - Retail VHS Video Tape Ripped From VHS Video - Sharp 6 head VCR to Liteon HDD/DVD Recorder Ripped From DVD and MP4 Conversion- Handbrake Note: Whilst it is acknowledged that in sharing this I am breaching a copyright law, this VHS video has not been released on any media format beyond VHS video a...

Watch "Superman 3" - Extended TV version above or download here. Note. This is ripped from a VHS Video recording from TV as the quality reflects. You won't find a better quality version as this is the only format that this cut of the movie exists on. If I had a dollar for every time that I've seen comments about the version of Superman 3 that someone has watched on TV / DVD / Blu Ray being either "shorter than the version they saw at the cinema" or "shorter than the version they used to own on VHS video"... I'd have around 6 dollars by now. For a while, I had the same opinion but after some digging about, I found out that it was the TV version that I had watched as a kid back in the 80s that was the extended version. IMDB lists the run time of Superman III as 2 Hours and 5 minutes. This is the run time of the theatrical release, Commercial VHS video release, Commercial ...

The PlayStation 2 has been around for over 20 years now. Over this time, there have been numerous ways of hacking the PlayStation 2 to enable it to run unofficial software and backups of original games. There have also been a number of ways of enhancing the hardware to make it more compatible with modern technology and keep its functionality closer to the latest consoles. So for the ultimate PlayStation 2 in the 2020s, here are some software and hardware hacks and mods that will keep your PlayStation 2 going for another 20 years. 1. Wireless Controller. Whilst there have been a number of third party wireless control solutions for the PS2 over its lifespan (MadCatz and Logitech to name a few), the best solution that I have found for PS2 wireless control is to use a Brook USB Super Adapter. >This allows you to use an official Sony PS3 or PS4 controller wirelessly or wired through the adapters USB port, with your PS2. 2. HDMI O...