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Old roadsigns

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:19:06 GMT

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/society_in_decline/sets/72157594323475636/detail/

Classic computer advertising

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:28:59 GMT

Link: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/08/08/101-classic-computer.html

The ever-dwindling list of still active players who appeared in RBI Baseball or Tecmo Super Bowl

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:41:17 GMT

Just one left.

Link: http://www.markbottrell.com/?p=58

Rock as rendered by various video games through the ages

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:44:31 GMT

Link: http://cache.kotaku.com/images/2006/04/videogamerocks.jpg

Cracking open the Atari 2600

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:47:03 GMT

An inside view of the classic system.

Link: http://www.news.com/2300-1043_3-6239426-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg

Fake Atari 2600 Games

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:52:55 GMT

Link: http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fun-from-yesterday/

Internet Power

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:54:19 GMT

The VHS-era web.

Link: http://www.waxy.org/archive/2008/03/17/internet.shtml

Why The Transformers Freaking Rocked

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:29:42 GMT

Giles Bowkett explains.

Link: http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2007/12/why-transformers-freaking-rocked.html

Highways of the Future

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:45:26 GMT

Thriller with Legos

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:51:28 GMT

KITT is a Mustang

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:48:01 GMT

In NBC’s new ‘Knight Rider’ series.

Link: http://jalopnik.com/cars/knight-rider/its-official-knight-riders-kitt-is-a-shelby-gt500kr-mustang-333022.php

Quilted Galaga

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:28:25 GMT

For pixelated quilters.

Link: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/12/galaga_quilt.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Speed Racer

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:43:43 GMT

I can’t tell if it’s going to be a good movie yet, but it certainly looks gorgeous.

Link: http://movies.aol.com/movie/speed-racer-2008/28066/main

Retro television themes

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:16:42 GMT

In the spirit of my recent post on the TV Theme Song Game — read: “so I can practice” — check out RetroStatic and their massive collection of opening sequences from ‘80s and ‘90s television.

Specificially, cartoons like:

And even some “regular” shows:

There are just so many opening sequences to memorize before the competition really heats up over the holidays.

Armada 2525

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:49:16 GMT

This was a fantastic game.

Link: http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=66

Top 10 worst sci-fi shows

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:12:36 GMT

The opening sequences of the worst sci-fi tv shows of all time. (Includes Automan!)

Link: http://forevergeek.com/sci-fi/top_10_worst_sci-fi_shows_ever_wvideos.php?fromrss=1

Ghostbusters for the C64

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:09:35 GMT

My brother and I played this game for hours at a time. Buy some equipment, hook up your car, drive around, and catch ghosts — great formula.

(Apparently there’s a remake, but I haven’t tried it myself.)

8 important lessons learned from '80s cartoons

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:45:06 GMT

Like the one from The Smurfs: Communism works.

Link: http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=815

SpeckTone

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:37 GMT

Retro speakers for your iPod

Link: http://www.speckproducts.com/specktone/index.html

Half-Life 1 trailer

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:28 GMT

Oh, the memories…

Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6821651817378700627