Author: June Park

Fresh Cartridge reporter. Covers launches, remasters and the modern retro scene as it happens. Owns more handhelds than handbags, has opinions about all of them, and filed this bio from a Game Boy she modded herself.

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The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion: Volume 1 — The Paperback That Put a Scene in Print

May 4, 2018

In the spring of 2018, a $12.99 paperback did something nobody had quite managed before: it treated Atari 2600 homebrew — hundreds…

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Making the Game Was the Game: Sizzler, the Commodore 64 Platformer That Begged Zzap! for a Good Review

April 28, 2018

Most games want a good review. Sizzler, a Commodore 64 platformer announced in the spring of 2018, made getting one the entire…

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Twin Galaxies Disqualifies Billy Mitchell

April 12, 2018

Photo by Datagod. Used under CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Twin Galaxies has today removed Billy Mitchell’s scores from its database and banned…

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A Fresh Coat of Vampire Killer: How Mesen HD Packs Gave NES Castlevania a New Face and a New Voice

April 11, 2018

In April 2018, Simon Belmont got a makeover that no cartridge could ever have given him. A fan project called the Castlevania 30th Anniversary Facelift —…

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Sonic Forces His Way Into Tekken 7

April 1, 2018

In a move that nobody saw coming, Sonic is to join the fray in Tekken 7 according to Namco Bandai’s “Nico Easter…

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Sonic Forces His Way Into Tekken 7

April 1, 2018

In a move that nobody saw coming, Sonic is to join the fray in Tekken 7 according to Namco Bandai’s “Nico Easter…

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Six Days, Five Nights, One Paper-Bag Crown: KansasFest 2018 and the Apple II Faithful

March 31, 2018

Keynote speaker Roger Wagner, crowned the traditional way: KansasFest’s paper-bag regalia, worn with entirely appropriate ceremony. Photo: KansasFest At a glance: KansasFest…