A new batch for all you 8-bit enthusiasts! It's nice to see Abandoned Gamesroom back in the update list, I haven't seen them for a very long time until recently.

It's strange how all of these sites kind of feels travelling - you meet new friends; some stay, some you never see again and some surprise you by coming back when you least expect it.

Anyways, found a nice notice on the ISO Art website, which should prod all teen kids out there; "You're spoiled kid!":

Eyeball City, Utopia (AP) --

We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like "Space Invaders" and "asteroids" and the graphics sucked! Your guy was a
little square! You actually had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

So true, even though I wasn't born when the original 2600 came out - I was more of a NES and C64/Amiga-kid back in those days, but I still have great respect and understanding for those whose been in "this business" for longer than I have.

So kids, "stay a while and listen" next time your enthustiastic dad, uncle or perhaps even grand dad/mother wants to tell you about how they had it back in the "dark ages" of gaming - You *will* learn alot!

Until next time,

- remember to listen and stay retro