Beware The Spaceman

Author: Analyst

  • Down The Rabbit Hole..

    Down The Rabbit Hole..

    It started with the 2nd ever console I ever bought new: Blaze’s Evercade handheld.

    I don’t buy much gaming‑wise that isn’t on sale digitally or reconditioned these days. What sold it to me as a must‑buy? The names on the front. That Atari logo, Pac‑Man was on there. It felt like this was a return of old friends.

    Yes, I have played with RetroPie and those handhelds that store 1000s of games. But these were licensed cartridges too.

    I know what you’re thinking here. Pac‑Man, Atari. This is just another Retro Reaction blog…

    But it’s not. Because some of these Evercade games had modern release dates.

    This opened up the rabbit hole for me. What if those consoles and computers we loved never went away?

    What if, in some kind of parallel world, it is always nineteen‑eighty‑something and I’m going to go play my Atari, or NES, or Commodore?

    Welcome to Neverending 80s.

    Next time we look at a game created in 1983 but released in 2022 for the Atari 2600 — it’s Aquaventure.

  • SpaceMan the Legacy Sequel

    Beware The Spaceman was always home for those of us who’ve felt a little off‑planet. A place for outsiders to launch our own projects and ramble away in our own corner of the internet.
    That was its core, and it still is.

    Then we all got middle‑aged… and sidetracked by life, for better or worse. A lot has happened since our doors were last open. Those doors are still important.
    It was time to come back. Time to return…
    Home.

    And why not? The things I wrote about last time — all those Retro Reaction posts — well, most of our favorites have been brought back. The legacy sequel, or “re‑quel”, is a thing now.
    So what’s The Spaceman’s purpose in today’s landscape?

    On a personal level, it’s to get me back into that regular blog‑writing habit.
    Let’s make this fun again.
    Because right now, I think I need The Spaceman as much as it needs me.

    Here is what is coming up


    The Spaceman’s longest‑running blog is returning for a look at all things old‑school, starting with one of the oldest names in video games: Atari.

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    A sister blog to Retro Reaction, where it is forever 1980‑something. A look at retro‑inspired media and homebrew games.

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    Remember Comic Culture? The decision has been made to retire that blog. However, in its place, Off Panel Analyst will be looking at all things on the page. (coming Soon)

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    A more personal blog — part look‑back, part diary. Technical stuff and life ramblings. (coming Soon)