Tag: games

1995 Nintendo of America letters about SquareSoft

Over the past few months, I have been going through my basement clearing out old boxes of things kept from my childhood home. I recently came across an envelope that just said “Nintendo” on it. Being an avid retro gamer, my curiosity got the best of me. When I opened the envelope, I found several …

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Mednafen emulator save files when switching discs in multi-disc games

Throughout my adult life, I have always favoured the “retro” video games that I enjoyed during my childhood over newer releases. Nearing the end of my peak gaming interest (in my early adolescence), the original Sony PlayStation hit the markets. With it came multi-disc games where we had to switch discs at one or more …

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A little piece of my childhood is going away

I read an article yesterday that was somewhat bittersweet to me, for it reminded me of a truly joyful part of my childhood, but also mentioned that it will no longer be produced. Considering the internet was not really an option for most people when I was a kid, and seeing as I was really …

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