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Behold... the future!

And if that is too obscure, the PC Jr also had sidecar expansion - as well as vertical expansion for drive bays. I couldn't find as funny a picture, though.

"To me, this case is the same as if IBM in its early days would have gone after anyone (including Apple) selling some sort of computational device consisting of a box to house everything in, some sort of rectangual screen and an input device consisting of letters and numbers - and tried to maintain a no competition policy using the courts to back its business plan."

Because, of course, this looks so much like this. If you're referring to the IBM PC, Apple was there first.

Konami used to have cool war games, but they too are soft now due to PR people.
Remember the good ol days? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush'n_Attack
http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarary's/Pictures/NESGameCovers/Rush%20'n%20Attack.jpg

Really? I was so sure the article was talking about this guy...
http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarary's/Pictures/NESGameCovers/Q-bert.jpg

Maybe we'll soon see the ROM on http://www.theoldcomputer.com/ or http://www.atariage.com/

And may God have mercy on our souls if they decide to team up with Billy

Let the world be glad that these are only toxic toads and not Battletoads. Of course if there was a world-wide rat infestation we would probably be very thankful for their help in eradicating the rodents.

Luther destroys the Gond.

Everytime I see an early 80s advertisement, I just want to laugh at the naivete. Is this presentism, or have modern ads really become that much more compelling?

I think modern adverts are much more serious; Back in the 80's everything was much more laid back and relaxed. I've got a collection of old Byte magazines from this time; For those adverts in color, the advertisers usually took the companies name literally (Eg. Smoke Signal Systems would have a company meeting with everyone looking as if they were having an 1850's fancy dress party). If that didn't work, then a beautiful woman in cocktail party dress was an alternative. Alternatively, using D&D characters (wizards, trolls) wouldn't be too bad either.

A good retro web page is TheOldComputer.Com

How about some of the real stinkers nobody wants to admit they remember, like Journey: Escape? Even better, E.T., in which the splash screen took up half the game's memory.

...or, worse even, the original (Atari) version of Pac Man, which may go down as the worst console port in history.

Intellivision, of course! It was almost impossible to make a basket unless your aim was good. Just like real life. ;-)

So, does history repeat?

80s haircuts... flannel shirts... bad humor... terrible songs (the fun is back oh yessirreee?????, hey at least someone paid their rent singing that)

And has anyone noticed that the Pitfall ad says at the end:"don't penis it"? And the voice changes, like someone edited it?

"Honey, don'tcha know? I'm more than Pac-Man with a booooooow!" -- Ms. Pac Man.

The site has some other good stuff as well, like: Bootup screens, Magazine adverts, and emulators on which you can run the ROMs of the classic games. Thanks to Whoeverrunsthatsite.

The site has some other good stuff as well, like: Bootup screens, Magazine adverts, and emulators on which you can run the ROMs of the classic games. Thanks to Whoeverrunsthatsite.

The site has some other good stuff as well, like: Bootup screens, Magazine adverts, and emulators on which you can run the ROMs of the classic games. Thanks to Whoeverrunsthatsite.

The site has some other good stuff as well, like: Bootup screens, Magazine adverts, and emulators on which you can run the ROMs of the classic games. Thanks to Whoeverrunsthatsite.

The site has some other good stuff as well, like: Bootup screens, Magazine adverts, and emulators on which you can run the ROMs of the classic games. Thanks to Whoeverrunsthatsite.

Hey, it's on there - neato :)

Way of the Exploding Stick - More fun that Mario Brothers :)