Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

 Just released on most major platforms this past Friday, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is a look back at five decades of video game history. If you're around my age, no doubt Atari played a role in your childhood whether it was swiping mom's laundry quarters to play Asteroids at the corner store or going on an Adventure against duck-dragons, Atari definitely left its mark on me.

This isn't just another cash grab re-release of old video games, it also includes previously unreleased (in emulator form) games, re-imagined titles, and an interactive, multimedia Atari timeline.

 

The timeline is a real treat for fans of Atari and/or video game history. It starts in 1971 with the first arcade game Computer Space and goes up to present day, although there is a noticeable gap between 1998-2020.

 

Rhode Island ComicCon 2022

 This past weekend was the annual Rhode Island Comic Con. This was only my second time at this show, the last time being in 2018.

I have to say, having just attended Fan Expo Boston a couple months back, the RI show was definitely better laid out. Making use of three locations really helped space out the people. I did also go on Sunday, which is usually less busy than Saturday so that probably helped too.

 

The main draw for us here was Jared Padalecki from Supernatural and Walker. There's some kind of contractual thing that prevents Jared from doing Supernatural appearances unless the con is hosted by a specific company but that's okay because we went to panels for both shows. 

 

Monthly Media Recap - October 2022

I know there's people out there that do the whole watch a horror movie every day in October thing but I don't have that much free time. I did pretty good though and was shocked at what I crammed in over the month.

If you're looking for something to watch after Trick or Treating, grab a snack and a beverage, I've got a good sized list to go through.

Series 

Locke & Key (S2 & S3, Netflix)

I forgot to post S2 last month. I really enjoyed this series. It was like a fantastical 80s kid adventure with a bit of horror and well written family dynamics. I should probably check out the comics.

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (2022, Shudder)

How's that for a mouthful of a title? These type of list shows are always fun to watch and see where you'd rank things.There were two or three on the list that I hadn't herd of before.

Queer for Fear (2022, Shudder)

This docu-series looks at the history of LGBTQ+ in horror from the very start. I hope they do more seasons because they only got so far into "modern" horror. There were plenty of negative comments about Shudder hosting this series to which I say if you think they're "putting gay" into your horror, you need to learn your horror history!

 

She-Hulk (2022, Disney+)

Who knew I wanted a sitcom in he MCU? This was a nice change from everything that's come before. I thoroughly enjoyed the online antics it stirred up. Seeing all the reaction videos schooling toxic fans on why they're wrong on things was a treat unto itself.