2018 is on its way out the door, and it's time for us to do what we do best here at NewRetroWave
As the old saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes, in my case, I know damn well where I'm laying cobblestones, and I'm taking you folks with me. This
Long time no see, RetroFiends. I had some surgery at the beginning of the month, and let's just say that limbs take a long time to attach once they're sewn back on (I'm full of shit, it was sinus surgery). In any case, it's good
Twice now we have sojourned into the benighted lands beyond. The perpetual twilight realm of “not much of an art budget” and the neighboring nightmare kingdom of “just draw or paint whatever you want, we have a deadline.” We came, we saw, we were disgusted
I am probably the least “cool” person who writes for this website, hands down, but we like to talk about cool stuff here, right? Rockets, lasers, barbarians, robots, all kinds of shit. Motorcycles are pretty high on the cool index. Being both a spineless coward
I've got good news and bad news, Retrofans. To follow the cliché, I'm going to lead with the bad news, because you've hung with me a long time and you can take it. The bad news is, I lied to you at the end of
In some of the older D&D books from the golden days of TSR (namely “1st edition” Advanced D&D), The few incredible images rendered by masters like Erol Otus are surrounded on all sides by what can best be described as “almost art.” It's either strange
[caption id="attachment_23562" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Hey, look, we found it![/caption] I put this off until I was ready to be mad about video games on our website again. I suppose now's a good enough time; I have a minor but very painful sinus infection, it's making it
You really can't go wrong with some Super Mario action. It's been clear-as-a-bell true since the poor bastard first dug in his heels and made a giant ape his hammer-bitch. The plucky plumber and his perpetually overshadowed brother Luigi have since stood as the mascots
There's something about samurai or ninja themed media, its blend of honor and violence, that makes its appeal both perennial and difficult to discard. In many ways, it mirrors America's romanticized depiction of the Old West – a comparison not lost on those who craft
We can't keep talking about all these consoles and carts that clutter and crowd my creepy crypt out here on the edge of the NRW estate. At least, not without taking a look at what the 2nd Edition AD&D Dungeon Master Guide would call “The
In a time beyond time, when the grit and stone of our video gaming foundations was still somewhat molten and mutable, there were games whose footsteps left a fossilized and indelible mark on the tone of things to come. In these earlier days, it was