What Happened to Jet Moto?

Jet Moto was a flagship franchise for Sony as the PlayStation platform rose to dominance in the late 1990s. From October 1996 to…

Anti-Drug PSA Where Mario Says You’re Going to Hell!

If you lived through the 1980s or 1990s in the United States, there’s almost no chance you made it…

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker is Weird and Amazing

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker for Sega Genesis is based on the 1988 film of the same name, which serves as…

Starfox 64 Promotional VHS from Nintendo Power!

One thing I loved doing as a kid was collecting video game promotional VHS tapes that were sent out to…

20/20 was NUTS FOR NINTENDO in 1988

Citing the fact that kids never want to stop playing video games and when they do they “speak a language only they understand,” one of the most popular news programs in American history looks to dive deep into why kids are “Nuts for Nintendo.”

Square Soft on PlayStation Collector’s Video from 1997!

In 1997, Square Soft released Final Fantasy VII, a supremely popular and influential RPG that still…

Awesome Retro Game Magazine Ads, Vol. 1!

Anyone who read video game magazines in the 1980s and 1990s probably have specific memories of a few game ads that…

Gamerevolution.com in the Late 90s!

Before my parents got the first family computer, I had to rely on two things to get any type of information from the…

Tekken 2 Intro GIFs!

Tekken 2, one of the best fighting games on the PlayStation, saw it’s 20th birthday (in the US) over the weekend. To celebrate, I…

Let’s read Sony of America’s website from 2000!

The year is 2000. The Sony PlayStation has been a massive success and it’s next great platform, the…

Five Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Commercials!

After a 2 month sabbatical because life tends to get in the way, Retro Game Dad is back and this time we are going…

Phillips CD-i Commercials Starring Phil Hartman

The Phillips CD-i was a little known platform in the early 1990s that attempted to bridge the gap between a…

Batman Returns for NES is a Forgotten Gem

When almost anyone thinks of video game adaptations of the film Batman Returns, most immediately imagine the Super…

My First (PlayStation 1 Edition): Destruction Derby 2!

In this series, I plan on examining the first game that I owned on a specific platform. The first…

Nintendo Customer Service Training!

Do you work at a department store in 1991? Are you tired of customers trying to abuse your return policy? Let Nintendo…

Nintendo’s Booth at a 1994 Trade Show Starring Perverted Donkey Kong!

In the 1990s, the Video Software Dealers Association would hold trade shows for the…

Reflections on Sega Channel

In the mid 1990s, the Fox affiliate station in my area held what was called the “Fox Kids Club Expo,” which was an event that…

Awesome Retro Game Magazine Ads, Vol. 2!

In this edition of Awesome Retro Game Magazine Ads, we look at an American football icon, some deals, third party…

The Dreamcast Made Me — Part 1

The Sega Dreamcast may not have sold like gangbusters during its short run on the market, but the console itself, the game…

A Love Letter to 90s Shooters

I know what you’re thinking.

Royal Rumble for Sega Dreamcast

The Royal Rumble is a special event in the eyes of professional wrestling fans. It begins the “Road to Wrestlemania,” the…

Bustin’ Feels Good with the Real Ghostbusters (Arcade)

With all the talk and media surrounding the new Ghostbusters film that opened today, it has had me…

Silent Hill Music is Otherworldly

At one point, Silent Hill was considered to be one of the most important and influential horror franchise in the video…