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Full Article and Video Listings Database

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Full Article, Video, and Music Listings Database In Alphabetical Order For Shot97 Retro Total 290 videos/writings/mp3's A-Train (Amiga) Written Review Video Review Amiga 500; A501 Battery Replacement Written Surgery Guide Unnecessary Surgery Video Amiga 500; Getting Online Guide Video Guide Written Guide Amiga 500; Installing GVP Hard Drive Written Guide Video Guide Demo Music Amiga 500; Taking my Keyboard Apart Written Article Unnecessary Surgery Video Amiga 500; NTSC/PAL Toggle Switch Video Guide Written Guide Amiga 3000 Thoughts Written Article Amiga First Look, Ahoy Magazine Written Article Amiga Games Install Guide Video Guide Amiga Hard Drive Death and Resurrection Video Written Article Amiga Music Retro Goodness Video Written Article Full 13 Track Riding with the Amiga Album by me Recording Music Thoughts Amiga Plus Magazine Cover Disks + Finney and Amiga Hawk Video Review   Amiga Read/Write Error Writ
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Ghostbusters - In-depth Written Commodore 64 Review With Pics

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Ghostbusters Commodore 64, 1984 Activision/David Crane $29.95 *My video review for Ghostbusters *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Just as everything else, the life of a computer has a beginning, a middle, and an end. A long lived platform's three distinct phases start when nobody, including the people who designed the machine, have any clue as to what its real capabilities are. Merely numbers, specs mean little until artists are able to illustrate what those numbers mean. There were those who could see a potential for the Commodore 64 equaling the state of the art arcade titles of the time, such as Donkey Kong, but third parties didn't take chances on unproven technology. Generally the first to give off the inklings of the future were the names behind the machine; Avenger, Omega Race, and Gorf were all wonderful examples of early 64
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Menace - In-depth Written Amiga Review With Pics

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    Menace Amiga, 1988 DMA Design/Psyclapse/Psygnosis  $29.95 *My video review for Menace *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Beyond the chapters of your favorite novel, there's a power to the written word which can transcend lifetimes. A deserved classic will generally stay as such, the trash shall be forgotten. Perhaps a hidden gem will shine through, spotted beneath the murky depths of obscurity. Art takes many forms, from traditional paints, to music, stage, film, and of course the video games discussed here. Those entrenched in the culture of one may look upon another with pure disdain, even amongst family subsets. I've wondered if perhaps the common thread tying them all together lies in your humble, or sometimes not so humble, critic. The select few who care so deeply as to love or hate something the vast majority of people are indifferent to. Having read hundreds
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Knights of the Sky - In-depth Amiga Review with Pics

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      Knights of the Sky Amiga, 1991 (Original DOS 1990) Microprose/Jeff Briggs $59.95 *My video review for Knights of the Sky *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Discord for updates *Game played/shown in its intended NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) Predating not only the first personal computers of the 1970's, NASA, mainframes, and even the Great War itself, the storied life of the flight simulator began in 1910. One half barrel on top of another, the Antoinette Barrel befitted its name. A potential pilot attempted to balance themselves by controlling pitch, roll, and rudder, while three instructors manipulated connecting rods. Primarily a tool for training, problem solving, and maintaining skills, through the passage of time no expense was spared to make simulators feel as realistic as possible. In the 1970's Evans & Sutherland took the simulator into the computer age, with graphics that w
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