Tag: History

Scene World Podcast Ep. #195 – Brett Weiss

In this exciting episode, we dive into the vibrant world of retro gaming with special guest Brett Weiss! Brett is an author, historian, and a true connoisseur of classic video games. With a deep passion for gaming history, Brett has penned several books, including the acclaimed “Classic Home Video Games” series and “The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987” and…

Scene World Podcast Episode #151 – The ATARI Dig Part 2 – Joseph Lewandowski and Richard Griffith

In our new episode we welcome back Joseph Lewandowski to talk about him selling some more cartridges from the ATARI Dig from 2014, as well as the ATARI story from Richard Griffith who does restore ATARI consoles for a living back into mint condition. Interview starts at minute 17:38 watch/listen at: https://scene.world/ataridig2

Scene World Podcast Episode #140 – Retro and gaming preservation in Hong Kong with Dixon Wu of Retro.hk

  It’s time again for a new episode and this time we welcome Dixon Wu! He is the founder of the RETRO.HK Gaming Expo and an avid videogamer since earliest childhood days. Currently residing in Hong Kong, Dixon is an Entrepreneur, UX/Gaming Consultant + Designer, who has taken part in numerous mobile applications, online game platforms and startup projects as…

Retro Revisited: Mum would not approve!

From blood and guts to naked flesh, we look back at some retro titles your mum would definitely not approve of!

Retro Revisited: Sega Super Scaler Games

We look back at Sega’s revolutionary sprite scaling technology, and some of the games that used it!

The Legacy of 3DFX, a history of the 3D graphics pioneer hits Kickstarter

Martin Gamero Prieto’s new book charts the rise and fall of the once-dominant 3D graphics firm

The Game Console – the new book from Evan Amos

If you’re wondering what to get that special retro collector and gaming historian in your life for Christmas this year, then why not take a look at The Game Console: A History in Photographs, the new book by photographer and creator of the Vanamo Online Game Museum, Evan Amos. Hitting shelves on November 6th, the book charts the evolution of the video game…

Retro Revisted: The Last Ninja (C64)

We look back at one of the most iconic games to ever feature on the Commodore 64, it’s development history, and why it was so significant.

Community Showcase: Tony Temple – The Arcade Blogger

If you were growing up between the late 1970s and early 1990s, it stands a good chance that you’ll have visited a video game arcade at some point. Filled with rows of cabinets, pulsing neon lights, not to mention booming music, arcades were THE place to enjoy the latest and greatest video and electronic games. Not simply a haven for gamers,…

A Brief History of ASR: Automatic Speech Recognition

Foreword With the general ubiquity of mobile telephones and increasing popularity of assistive technologies built into Google Home, Siri, and Alexa, the capabilities of modern voice recognition technologies are often taken for granted. While most of us now issue voice commands and dictate messages to our devices with nary a second thought, it has taken decades of painstaking research to…