Whew, this one was a doozy. My in-depth review of Polaroid’s high-end camera, the I-2, is now online! This is a decent camera hobbled by an absolutely insane price tag of six hundred dollars. You can get a vintage SLR 680, one of the best cameras ever made, for about the same price. Spoiler alert, […]
Read More...All About the Instax Mini 12
Fuji’s cheapest line of instant film cameras have always been some of their best, and the new Instax Mini 12 continues that tradition. The Mini 12 takes the crown from the Mini 11 as my newest recommendation for beginners as well as those looking for a good camera to use at events like parties and […]
Read More...People Have Opinions in the Battle of the Wii U Versus an Old iPad
For Super Gear Land, I have an ongoing shorts series where I put two consoles head-to-head in a tribute to the timeless debate of the Genesis versus the Super Nintendo. However, there’s always a twist, as I put two unlikely contenders against each other that, on the surface, don’t seem to have anything to do […]
Read More...The Chicago Writers Podcast is 3 Years Old!
I started the Chicago Writers Podcast as an excuse to talk with authors and professionals who are much smarter than me, and this month marks three years of the pod! During that time I’ve spoken with brilliant people from every corner of the industry and added more books to my TBR list than I can […]
Read More...30 Years of Cool Spot on the Sega Genesis
Yes, you read that right, somehow it’s been 30 years since Cool Spot came out for the Sega Genesis. Despite most company mascot themed games being nothing more than shovelware, I remembered playing quite a bit of Cool Spot. Over the years, I noticed that quite a few other people had fond memories of this […]
Read More...The Complete Sonic on the Sega Game Gear
Over on Super Gear Land, there are now videos for all five of the mainline Sonic games for Sega’s portable system! At the same time Sonic made his explosive debut on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, there was also a parallel series of Sonic games that appeared on Sega’s portable Game Gear system. Check out the […]
Read More...The Steam Deck Versus the Game Gear
How does Valve’s newest ultra-powerful handheld PC stack up against Sega’s portable from the 90s? You may be surprised to find out just how evenly matched they are… Also, over on Super Gear Land I take a look at my traumatic childhood (and now adulthood) experiences with Sonic 2 for the Game Gear. A totally […]
Read More...Introducing: Super Gear Land
Well folks, it was bound to happen eventually. After 11 years of continuously writing and posting new articles about vintage film photography, I’m taking a little break. But fear not! I’m still in love with retro tech – I’ll be focusing my efforts online on video games of the 90s and early 2000s. I’m launching […]
Read More...Let’s Talk About Alkaline Batteries
It’s happened to everyone. You open up a drawer, pull out an old piece of electronics, be a remote, toy, game controller, or what have you. You try using it, and you find it’s dead. Just need some new batteries of course. You flip open the battery compartment door, and that’s when you see it: […]
Read More...Don’t Shoot SX-70
The title of this article may lead you to think that I don’t like Polaroid SX-70 instant film… but that’s not true. I love SX-70. SX-70 Polaroid film is what created the iconic square that we know and love, and vintage Time Zero contains some of the most beautiful chemistry ‘defects’ I’ve ever seen. SX-70 […]
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