Atario!

I would play it...

Mortal Kombat Shadows Trailer

Could fighting games make a comeback... If any ganes can do it, it will be STREET FIGHTER VS TEKKEN and the new MORTAL KOMBAT!

My interview with Syd Bolton owner of the PC MUSEUM

If  you're a video game fan,  or you had love for a certain computer now long gone then the "P.C. Museum" should be on your places to visit.
I use to live in Brantford, it has been 10 long years since I have visited . I think I might have to pay a visit soon and possibly over stay my welcome at the PC MUSEUM!


Syd Bolton is the owner, I had the pleasure to have a chat with him...

Keef -Brantford is knowN for many things, Wayne Gretsky, the telephone, Admiral Sub... what do you bring to the table?

Syd - I've always had a love for videogames and for computers which is why I started the Personal Computer Museum around five years ago. Unique in all of Canada, the museum offers thousands of artifacts spanning several years and includes an incredible assortment of computer games and more. I've also been collecting (some would say hoarding) videogames for consoles for many years and my collection has now gone over 7,000 individual original games. If you include the computer games that are part of the museum collection, that works out to over 10,000 videogames! I also try to research and collect information on old companies that made games and software.

Keef - Out of all of your collection, what 3 games have you played most.

Syd- -Played MOST huh? There's a tough question actually (I usually get what is your favourite etc but this one is good). I spent an awful lot of time with the Zelda series and Ocarina of Time is one of those games I have actually replayed quite a bit and spent a lot of time with. Another game that isn't really all that classic (read old) but will sure be destined to be is the entire Ratchet and Clank series on the PS2. I love these games and have played through all of them with great anticipation for their next adventure. Finally, I'd have to say Dragon's Lair. Although the game play isn't really that deep, I love this world and trying it out on various platforms. It is one of the most ported games ever and I'm proud to have one of the largest collections of Dragon's Lair out there because even though the game is over 25 years old, the animation and music still hold up today and are essentially timeless.

Keef - I was on a mad hunt for Dragons Lair Blu-ray and scored a used copy. It was one of those games from my childhood that floored me. Do you get visitors visiting for nostalgic purposes... I know I would.

Syd - Nostalgia is where it's at when it comes to all this. Games and computers are just "stuff" but what it's really all about is the emotion and (mostly) positive memories that it invokes in people. Some might think I'm collecting "stuff" but really it's a bunch of people's memories all bottled up in what they did with said stuff. In the 80's you really had to WORK at using a computer. Getting a piece of software to load was sometimes a major accomplishment and developing your own software was extremely satisfying. It's quite different today. Specifically for Dragon's Lair, I get around 100 to 200 visitors a day at my Dragon's Lair Fan Page at http://www.pixelpower.on.ca/dl where I have all the versions listed. I plan on fleshing out the details of each one and making the site more comprehensive in the future.

Keef -What is the rarest item in the museum

Syd - -Rarity is tough because some things can be rare and not be known or valuable. Computer wise, I think our IMSAI 8080 computer ranks up there among the more rare (as well as the Apple Lisa 2 that we have). Videogame wise you know I have what was once considered the "holy grail" - Chase the Chuckwagon on the Atari 2600, but now we find out it's not really as rare as we thought (although it's still incredibly tough to find). Beyond that, at this point for the games it's more about quantity than paying huge sums for rare games. I know eventually in time they will come.

Keef - I was wondering if you got a e-mail in regards to "Give me regards to Broad Street" that Paul Mcartney game for I think the Commador 64. If so, thats the son of one of the biggest Beatles collectors in Canada. Do you get requests to buy such things often?

Syd - Yes, I have gotten an email asking about that Beatles game actually after one of the pieces about me aired on the Electric Playground (EP Daily) on Citytv. I do get requests from time to time but I think most people know that I am a collector - I don't sell my stuff, I collect it! I actually boycotted retailer Electronics Boutique for a while because I was tired of being asked if I had anything to trade. No. Duh. Trade?

Keef- if you could turn a show, movie, book, anything into a video game...what would that be, and who would make it?

Syd - -I always loved the book "The Secret of NIMH" which was actually called "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" but renamed for theatrical release. There are many elements within the book and movie that I think could make a great game. I also have ideas for at least 3 games in my head that I would love to be able to make someday. As for who would make it, with a book/movie translation I might consider looking at A2M to do it. For my other game ideas well I'm just not sure yet

Keef - What are the chances of Reviews on the Run hosting a show from the museum? I think we should start a facebook group and bring them to the digital Mecca!!

What is your thoughts?

Syd - Believe it or not, I've been in talks with the Eastern producer of Reviews on the Run about hosting some episodes at the museum and with my game collections and they are definitely interested. If you want to start a group page for that go ahead :) The guys at Greedy (the production company that produces Reviews on the Run and the Electric Playground) are great to work with and I know it will happen at some point!

Keef - Fan expo, I heard your going to be involved, how so?

Syd - So speaking of which, Victor Lucas asked if I'd like to join him and Scott Jones at Fan Expo this year for a panel on the history of videogames. How could I refuse? I'm so excited for this I can't even begin to tell you. Just to hang out with these guys for an hour will be a treat and to be talking games is even better.

Keef - - What are you looking forward to doing or seeing at Fanexpo?

Syd- In addition to the panel that is happening on Sunday, I'm looking forward to all the costumes out there and seeing some of those other celebrities up close

Keef – Thank you Syd, any last words…

Syd - So if people are interested in learning more about the museum of course they can go to http://www.pcmuseum.ca/ and if they want to see some video clips of my game collections (and some interesting things) my YouTube channel can be picked up at http://www.youtube.com/sydbolton. Of course, you can also follow the museum's Twitter page (where the world's first VIC-20 was born) @vintagepc or my personal feed at @sydbolton. Finally, my personal page is http://www.sydbolton.com/

SYD ON E.P. DAILY!

History of home video game systems.

Ok, I have owned...
Sears home electronics
Coleco Vision
Nintendo, super Nintendo, N64, the gamecube.
Sega Genisis, Saturn, Sega CD, Dreamcast,
Playstion, ps2, ps3
The 3DO

I had no idea this many systems even existed!


The Insane Console History Video 2.0 from Elder-Geek on Vimeo.

CAPCOM VS MARVEL 3 TRAILER

Well... the trailer had my ass glued to the chair and my eyes are burning because I was staring at a big screen and I didn't blink once.
I just hope the game play is just as fun!

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The Force Unleashed 2 trailer

I dunno,  I kinda liked the first one, I found it hard to put down it put a interesting spin on the Star Wars saga.
This trailer looks better then episode 1,2, and 3.

The Neo-Geo Song

Neo Geo was a gaming system back in the 90s so advanced for its time it failed.
It was so expensive to, it was like 800 bucks back in the early 90s and the games were like close to a 100 bucks. Good luck in finding anyone who carried it or rented games...
I use to see the stand up arcade games that had anywhere from 3-4 games available on it... which was the exact same game on the home console, and they sucked.
Now we got nerds singing songs about...

Arkham Asylum 2 Trailer

I am currently playing the 1st one... this is a bad ass game, good story, fun game play. Something to hold me off until GOD OF WAR 3 comes out.

SSSTAR TREKS IS JUSS A VIDEO GAME, SSSSHITS DUDE

Fat guys are awesome.

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FORCED UNLEASHED 2 trailer from the VGA's

I never played the 1st one, I may now so I can play part 2!

New transformers game is a prequel to the 1st movie...and it looks cool.

Why cant the movies look this good...I think it could be Michael Bay, hmmm.

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DINO D-DAY TRAILER

Looks pretty fun!

Dog plays new tony hawk game...

Pets are the best, my cats watch TV...but this dog plays video games!!

2 NEW TRAILERS!

I am a big fan of the original, lets hope they do not EFF up the remake which they usually do.
CLASH OF THE TITANS!

Not a huge fan of the video game, video games turned into movies blow!

Plus its Disney...its amaing how a trailer can make you see all past that 
and make you say "AWESUMZ!!"

Nintendo cartridge modification...WTF THATS COOL!

It has a bunch of additional functions: MP3 player, video player, picture viewer, audio recorder, and FM radio. And if you get sick of playing on the tiny 2.8″ LCD screen, it’s got TV-out so you can hook your game up to a big screen.
I wish I was smart so i could build one.