NEO-GEO was a force to be reckoned with when it came out back in the ’80s. OK, so maybe that’s not entirely true but it still had some awesome games that are making a comeback to your PSP and PS3 starting.

Starting July 19, 2011, SNK Playmore USA has re-released eight NEO-GEO titles to the Playstation store in North America for your downloading pleasure. The titles will be released as Playstation Minis and will be featured in both the “New Releases” category and the “SNK NEOGEO” Featured Publishers page.

If you live in the Portland, Oregon area or will be visiting there next month, check out their Retro Gaming Expo. The expo will take place from September 18-19, 2010 at the Portland Crowne Plaza. The Portland Retro Gaming Expo celebrates anything and everything related to classic video games.

Playboy magazine used to be fat. No, I’m not talking about the women (and, yes, this post is entirely suitable for work).

The magazines were hundreds of pages thick containing a lot more advertisements and longer articles than you’ll find in today’s comparatively anemic issues. Thanks to a collector Gamertell writer, we have some especially groovy retro video game and tech scans to share with you…

This weekend (July 18, 2010 to be exact) I went to a classic arcade show called California Extreme. It was a two-day event that featured hundreds of playable classic arcade and pinball games, available to play for free. This was the show’s 14th year and held in Santa Clara, California.

If you need a retro game fix and will be in Northern California around mid-July, then you may want to check out California Extreme. This show, which is in its 14th year, features hundreds of pinball machines and arcade games, all set on free play. Yes, absolutely free, so save your quarters for parking meters and laundromats.

1Up posted a very fun feature today about the essential drugginess of many classic games. It’s a countdown of the top five, everything from the munch-centric antics of Pac-Man to the mushroom use of Super Mario Bros. all the way to the blatant pill-popping of Dr. Mario. You know, they’re missing a few classics. Like more »

2Snaps has just published a list of the most notable sexual moments in the history of videogames. Actually, the title is a bit of a misnomer – instead of detailing actual instances, the article is more of a straight list of older games that have sexual or suggestive content. Further, a few of the titles more »