So I missed this anniversary by a day, but way back on September 13, 1993, the home video game version of Mortal Kombat hit stores in an event dubbed Mortal Monday. The Mortal Kombat arcade game was an instant hit when it landed in arcades around the country, so turning it into a game for…
Weekend Reading 09/11/22
Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed posts that some of my friends have put out recently. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here is some…
TRN Time Machine Podcast: Foods We Miss
The TRN Time Machine podcast is hosted by myself and Jason Gross as part of The Retro Network. I’ve not had time to be very involved over the last couple of months, but I hate to let those great old episodes just sit there gathering dust. So I’m presenting them here for a new audience…
McDonald’s McPasta
McDonald’s has tried a lot of off-the-wall menu items in their time. Some are fondly remembered like the McD.L.T., and others are still scorned to this day (I’m looking at you here Arch Deluxe). But a few products have come along that most of the population totally missed out on, and McPasta was one of them….
Weekend Reading 09/04/22
Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed posts that some of my friends have put out recently. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here is some…