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Geek on Your Sleeve

Wait long enough, and everything comes back in style. It’s true in fashion. It’s true in videogames. So, why shouldn’t it be true ...
By Kyle Orland Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2006
Groovy Games

Childhood Lost

I entered the gleaming white store with trepidation. A cardboard box, previously used to store wrapped, uncooked chicken legs, was held tightly between ...
By Tom Rhodes Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2006
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Retro Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Dim lights, loud techno music, bleeps and bloops, intricate wire-frame models of exotic spaceships, and obscenely high scores; this scene could be any ...
By Pat Miller Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2006
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Money for Nothin’ and Chips for Free

The year was 1985. U.K. band Dire Straits released the landmark album Brothers in Arms, which ultimately sold the almost unbelievable total of ...
By Richard Aihoshi Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2006
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Great Zombie Depression

Retro eventually gives way to parody. Think about it. The latest ’80s movement is about to fall flat on its face because no ...
By Joe Blancato Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2006
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