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Why Gaming on a CRT TV is Better and Where to Get One

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 14, 2025
Post category:PIZZAPOST

Everybody who was born in my generation grew up with the old box style TV based on the cathode ray tube technology of the time (or CRT for short.) In this article I'll be talking about the pros of doing your gaming on these CRT style televisions instead of the more modern HD or flat screens that are prevalent today. I first started using an old box style CRT for all my retro gaming last year, after acquiring an Emerson tabletop box CRT from an estate sale last year for $5. I'll talk about some of the places you can…

ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove is Out Now as a Retro Indie

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:March 13, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

ToeJam & Earl are two friends who visit Earth from another planet. When they try to blast some funky music from their spaceship, Earl accidentally sucks the entire Earth and themselves into a black hole. Their ship and the planet are left in shambles. Thankfully, as these characters, you can traverse the floating islands of exponentially bizarre inhabitants to collect pieces flung from your ship. Collect items to rebuild your ship and head from there.

OPUS: The Day We Found Earth Taught Me Robots are Beautiful

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 7, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I think I recently made a comment that, as I get older, the more I make the heartbreaking conclusion that mankind will never explore the galaxy due to physics and entropy. What a bummer. What if we had explored it though? And what if we went so far that we couldn't find our way back. That's what's going on in OPUS: The Day We Found Earth.

Everybody Really Needs to Play The Sims At Some Point

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:November 23, 2020
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

The Sims is a wonderful game, even for its beneficial mental health effects alone. I've been a casual player of The Sims for decades. When I was about midway through The Sims 3 seasons I wondered if this game needed to go further. Creative dedication to these ideas is where we are headed. Information literally is the most profitable commodity.