The Audi R8 is what happens when German engineering decides it wants to wear sunglasses indoors and start a rock band. It has the exotic shape of a spaceship that accidentally landed in a Whole Foods parking lot, yet somehow it’s civilized enough to drive to Costco without requiring a chiropractor afterward. Most supercars behave like caffeinated zoo animals, constantly threatening to overheat, scrape, or bankrupt you emotionally. The R8, meanwhile, fires up with a glorious V10 howl that sounds like thunder being shredded through an electric guitar, then calmly offers heated seats and decent visibility like a very polite missile.
What really makes the R8 special is that it lets ordinary humans briefly feel like secret agents who also appreciate practical cupholders. You don’t merely arrive somewhere in an R8. You emerge from it as if a soundtrack should be playing behind you. Kids point at it. Adults pretend not to point at it. Gas station conversations spontaneously begin with strangers who suddenly become amateur automotive journalists. And unlike some exotic cars that feel engineered entirely around causing lower back pain and existential regret, the R8 has this rare “daily supercar” magic. It’s fast enough to bend time, beautiful enough to make you glance back at it in parking lots, and comfortable enough that you could theoretically drive across Washington while listening to synthwave and feeling like the main character in a futuristic heist movie.
King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember is a loving throwback to a time when adventure games assumed you were curious, patient, and emotionally prepared to be outsmarted by a mouse. It drops you into a fairytale kingdom where every screen is a hand-painted storybook and every puzzle politely asks, “Have you tried absolutely everything except the obvious solution yet?” It’s whimsical, charming, and occasionally convinced that logic is more of a suggestion than a rule.
You play as Graham, a would-be hero whose greatest weapons are curiosity, kindness, and an impressive tolerance for trial and error. Instead of slaying everything in sight, the game rewards you for thinking, exploring, and occasionally making choices that define what kind of knight you become. It’s less about reflexes and more about poking the environment until it gives up its secrets. King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember feels like curling up with a clever bedtime story that sometimes pauses to ask you to solve a riddle before turning the page.
My review of the new Terminator 2D No FATE game based on the classic 1991 movie. This is the 2D retro styled run ‘n’ gun game that Bitmap Bureau wishes would have come out back in the day.
More info: https://www.terminator2d.com
Terminator 2 has the vibe of a chrome-plated summer thunderstorm that decided to develop a personality. Its appeal begins with the T-800, who evolves from “murderous toaster with legs” to “surly robo-dad trying very hard to understand why humans cry instead of just rebooting.” The movie gives you molten-metal anxiety, Harley-revving bravado, and the warm glow of knowing your savior is a grumpy machine whose negotiation skills rely on sunglasses and a shotgun the size of a rolled-up mattress.
Then there’s the T-1000, a shape-shifting puddle of weaponized mercury who glides around like your reflection decided it was tired of your life choices and took over. Watching this villain chase a teenager through malls, freeways, and steel mills is half action spectacle, half existential question: if liquid metal can run faster than a truck, what chance do your errands have? The whole film becomes a kinetic sermon on destiny, family, and the importance of not inventing killer robots before lunch, wrapped in an action feast that still hums like a neon jukebox on the edge of the apocalypse.
The classic Atari 8-bit computers were the ’80s equivalent of a mullet: business up front, party in the back. Designed to handle both serious computing and wild gaming adventures, they came in models like the Atari 400 (the “starter pack”) and the Atari 800 (the “big boss”). These machines looked so sleek for their time that you’d half expect them to transform into a DeLorean if you pressed the right key combination. With their vibrant graphics and bleepy-bloopy soundtracks, they made even the most mundane spreadsheet tasks feel like they were happening in a disco-themed galaxy far, far away.
But let’s talk quirks. The Atari 400 had a keyboard that was basically a glorified sheet of plastic—great for wiping off crumbs, not so great for typing anything longer than your name without cramping up. The Atari 800, on the other hand, boasted actual keys and expansion slots, which made you feel like you were piloting the Starship Enterprise. And then there were the peripherals: cassette drives that took ages to load a game (but hey, what’s an extra 20 minutes for Donkey Kong?), and floppy disks that weren’t as floppy as their name suggested. Yet despite their quirks, Atari 8-bit computers were beloved for their versatility, pioneering features, and their uncanny ability to turn a living room into a techno wonderland. You didn’t just own an Atari—you joined a club of pixel pioneers who knew how to have fun in 8-bit style.
The Evercade library continues to grow with over 60 cartridges for the system and more than 500 games! I’m reviewing these 4 cartridges on the Evercade VS with the latest 4.0 firmware.
Space Ace is a LaserDisc game made by Bluth Group & Cinematronics back in 1983. It came directly after the hugely popular Dragon’s Lair arcade game, which I distinctly remember seeing as a little kid. Now NewWaveToys has created TWO 1/6th versions of the classic Space Ace arcade cabs with some amazing details. I love these things! More info: https://newwavetoys.com
Review of the new Ken & Roberta Williams (Sierra On-Line) remake of Colossal Cave, an old text adventure from 1976. Remade and updated w/ 3D graphics…but is it stuck in the past?
Review of the FURY GT-EV3 Racing Wheel for PS4, Switch & PC. It’s fairly cheap at $90 and they are designed for arcade racing fans. But is it right for you?
M3S Retro Smart Video Game Console Built-in 1500+ Games 16 Bit Mini Handheld Game Player portable emulator that can emulate arcades, retro consoles and portable devices. Has some cool features For $30, but maybe it’s a good gift for Kids? Radical Reggie
