text: Ice Cream Factory
November 12, 2019

In this episode of Tubby Talk, Terry, Steve, and Chris dig through the many ways you can play retro games in the modern era. It's a surprisingly deep rabbit hole, with lots of options that balance convenience, price, and authenticity. Things get really sticky when you consider that "authenticity" is subject to interpretation.

Topics discussed include: emulation, display technology, retro hardware collection, game preservation, re-releases and compilations, and the psychology of nearly unlimited choices.

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Frogger

Konami's 1981 classic Frogger requires only a joystick to play, so it's an ideal title to eat an ice cream cone with. Help a group of frogs cross a busy highway and a perilous swamp in which absolutely everything is trying to kill you.