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Category Archives: Features

Features

8 Years Too Late: CGQ Reviews the Classic Game Room Movie

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 7, 2016
Classic Game Room was the first YouTube channel to which I ever subscribed, and...
Retrospectives

Amory Wong: The Classic Gaming Quarterly Interview

Author Chris Alaimo Date February 2, 2016
Amory Wong started working at EA Canada when it was still independent developer “Distinctive...
Tagged amory wong, ea canada, Hockey, NHL '94, programmer, Sports |
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer, Uncategorized

Building a Basic MiSTer FPGA Console

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 28, 2020
One of the most exciting projects in the realm of retrogaming today is the...
Tagged Building a MiSTer, FPGA Emulation, How to build a MiSTer, MiSTER, MiSTer FPGA |
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

Building a TurboGrafx-16 & PC Engine Composite AV Cable

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 26, 2010
To keep the price of the system low (although the system launched in the...
Tagged AV Cable, Composite Cable, How to, PC Engine, Stereo, Turbo Booster, turbografx-16 |

CGQ Book Club, Videos

Capcom 30th Anniversary Character Encyclopedia

Author Chris Alaimo Date December 11, 2013
Bonus Episode 2 – This week on the show, the Classic Gaming Quarterly Book...
Tagged Book Review, Capcom, Character Encyclopedia, Review, Video, YouTube |

CGQ Mixtapes

CGQ Mixtape Vol. 1 – The Sega Genesis in 1991

Author Chris Alaimo Date February 14, 2021
CGQ Mixtape Vol. 1 – The Sega Genesis in 1991 On this first episode...

CGQ Mixtapes

CGQ Mixtape Vol. 2 – The Super Nintendo in 1991

Author Chris Alaimo Date March 9, 2021
On the second episode of CGQ Mixtape, let’s head to the other side of...

CGQ Mixtapes

CGQ Mixtape Vol. 3 – PC Engine Chip Shooters

Author Chris Alaimo Date March 15, 2021
It’s time for volume 3, and is the third time the charm? You bet...
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

Fix your NES with the Blinking Light Win

Author Chris Alaimo Date July 25, 2015
The Nintendo Entertainment System is famous for a few things: resurrecting a dead home...
Tagged 72-Pin, Blinking, Blinking Light Win, Connector, NES, Nintendo, Repair |
CGQ Book Club

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

Author Chris Alaimo Date February 15, 2010
Although it’s difficult to fathom today, there was a time when computers were not...
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

How To Clean Your Games

Author Chris Alaimo Date March 6, 2010
In a previous article, I outlined the procedure for taking apart your NES console...
Tagged cleaning nes games, how to clean game cartridges, how to clean nes games, how to clean video games, how to fix blinking nes |
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

How to Fix Your Blinking NES

Author Chris Alaimo Date January 1, 2009
Those of us who grew up playing the original Nintendo Entertainment System remember full...
Tagged how to fix blinking nes, how to fix my nes, nes repair, replacement nes 72 pin connnector, replacement nes connector |
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

Modernizing a Neo-Geo AES Joystick

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 13, 2013
During the 16-bit era, the Neo-Geo AES was the gold standard of home consoles....
Tagged Buttons, Custom, Joystick, Neo Geo, Replacement, Sanwa, Seimitsu, Stick |
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

New Cases for Your Old Games

Author Chris Alaimo Date February 7, 2010
Back in the good old days, most games didn’t come packaged in a box...
Tagged Box, Clamshell, Game, How to, Inserts, Print, Replacement Case, Universal Game Case, Universal Game Cases |
The Do-it-Yourself Gamer

Replacing the PCB in Your Atari CX-10 “Heavy-Sixer” Joystick

Author Chris Alaimo Date April 1, 2010
Atari joysticks are very simple devices, and as such there isn’t much that can...
Tagged 2600, Atari, Best Electronics, CX-10, CX-40, How to, Joystick, PCB, Repair, VCS |
Blog, Retro Gamer Run-Down

Retro Gamer 144 Hits North American Shores

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 23, 2015
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for...
Blog, Retro Gamer Run-Down

Retro Gamer #146 Esta Aqui…

Author Chris Alaimo Date October 6, 2015
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for...
Blog, Retro Gamer Run-Down

Retro Gamer #147 Comes to America!

Author Chris Alaimo Date November 12, 2015
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for...
Blog, Retro Gamer Run-Down

Retro Gamer #148 is out today!

Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for...
Author Chris Alaimo Date December 5, 2015
Blog, Retro Gamer Run-Down

Retro Gamer #149 makes it out for Boxing Day!

Author Chris Alaimo Date December 26, 2015
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for...
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