Recent content by Bill_Loguidice

I was fortunate to be able to get this working 48K Exidy Sorcerer II computer. It has a weird 5-pin DIN connector that comes out of the empty area by the Expansion Bus. Anyone have any idea what the after-market connector might be for? (the first two photos are from the seller and the last one...

Besides social media, my own Website, and AtariAge, I thought the only other place where this might be of interest would be these forums. While I have not been terribly active on here in recent years, I've always known it as a place where I could find like-minded individuals. Anyway, I was...

Let me know what you think! Details here: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/5676 Direct link here: http://vimeo.com/90480170

The poster for the upcoming Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution documentary film is now ready, and shown below. When the Website is ready, I'll post again, and also once distribution details for this year are finalized. The film, which is based on the Vintage Games series of books by...

Many of you already know about this, but just in case, I wanted to start the topic for my upcoming book, Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time, which will be released in February, but is available for pre-order...

I will be contacting various podcasts, sites, and publications to get review copies of my two upcoming books, CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer (written with Boisy Pitre); and Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest...

I posted some new panoramas: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/3864 and new videos: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/3869 in case anyone is interested. Also, if anyone wants to swap/trade for or simply buy my duplicates, you can see the system list here...

Check it out here: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/3562 From the blog post: Episode 4: Duke Nukem Forever, Active Gaming, Violence, special guest Shane R. Monroe, and more! There's too much content in this episode to cram into a subject line! Clocking in at three hours, episode 4...

If you're interested, the second episode of our new podcast is now available: http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/3440 . Details from the blog post here: "Armchair Arcade is proud to present the second episode of Armchair Arcade Radio. Hosted by Matt Barton, this episode features the music...

The ninth of nine free online bonus chapters that are in addition to the 25 chapters found in our book, Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time, available at booksellers worldwide, including Amazon.com, is now...

The eighth of nine free online bonus chapters that are in addition to the 25 chapters found in our book, Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time, available at booksellers worldwide, including Amazon.com, is now...

It would be awesome if someone had a way to image 8" disks either for use in an emulator or just copied over to another format 5.25" disks (it would take two to hold the contents of one 8" disk), say Kaypro format. I recently came into possession of two very rare, complete CP/M games on 8"...

The sixth of nine free online bonus chapters that are in addition to the 25 chapters found in our book, Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time, available at booksellers worldwide, including Amazon.com, is now...

Gamasutra has just published the fifth in a series of nine bonus chapters not found in our book, Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time, on Rogue, entitled, Rogue: Have @ You, You Deadly Z's. If you enjoy this...

Gamasutra has released the fourth of nine bonus chapters not found in our book, Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario and the Most Influential Games of All Time. The new bonus chapter is called, Elite: Space, The Endless Frontier, and like the other bonus...