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Retro Video Game of the moment: Street Surfer (1986)

I’ve played several games on the old Commodore 64, but few were as weird as Street Surfer! This game combines risky behavior with environmentally conscious objectives and is highlighted by a catchy Beach Boys-style soundtrack. Let me break down a few facts about the game: It’s a racing game, only you’re not racing a car,…

Remembering Whitney Houston (tributes)

On the eve of The Grammy’s, the world lost one of its greatest singers and pop stars, unexpectedly and sadly. Rather than get into a full on eulogy or analysis of her career or cause of death, we’ll let SoulTrain.com tell it… Remembering Whitney Houston. Our good friends at Rediscover the 80s posted an obituary…

Michael, Madonna and the greatest Super Bowl halftime shows (poll)

Last night’s Super Bowl saw a heckuva performance by pop legend Madonna, who was joined onstage by the likes of the inexplicably famous LMAO (it hurts writing that, btw), Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and Cee-Lo Green. Despite that motley crew of accompaniments and a controversial flip of the bird on national TV by M.I.A., Madonna ripped…

Operation, Sorry & The Pop-O-Matic Bubble… board game randomness

News came out today that beleaguered and oft-injured NBA player Greg Oden is scheduled to have even more knee surgery. Not sure why, but it brought to mind one of my favorite board games growing up, Operation!!! Operation was a fun game because you had to be very skilled with that electronic tweezers to extract…

CSP WrassleCast: WWF Raw 1/30/2012

Greetings once again, WrassleCasters!!! WrassleCast 20 we cover Monday night’s Raw show on the night after the Royal Rumble PPV. Which championship will Sheamus pursue? What will become of Interim Raw GM John “Funk Man” Laurinaitis? Who’s the first inductee into the Cold Slither WrassleCast Hall of Fame? For this WrassleCast, we’re joined by returning…

CSP WrassleCast: 25th anniversary Rumble of the Royals show

Greetings once again, WrassleCasters!!! WrassleCast 19 is a special one indeed, as we cover the 25th anniversary of the WWF’s Royal Rumble, taking place in St. Louis, Missouri. For this WrassleCast special, we’re joined by returning WrassleCasters Eclectik, Tim Dogg, Keith Holt, Jr. of Ring Time Pro Wrestling & Brent from Georgia. This extravaganza had…

Operation: Get Stevie Ray is under way! [UPDATE! WrassleCast Hall of Fame induction]

UPDATE!!! BREAKING NEWS!!! The Cold Slither Podcast Crew and the WrassleCast All-Stars proudly announce the induction of tag team wrestling great, former Television Champion and all-time color commentator Stevie Ray into the Cold Slither WrassleCast Hall of Fame Class of the year Two Thousand and Twelve. CONGRATULATIONS, STEVIE RAY! SUCKAS GOTS TO KNOW!! What’s up,…

CSP WrassleCast: 1/26/12 TNA IMPACT

Greetings once again, WrassleCasters!!! We’re back with our 18th edition in the WrassleCast series. For this episode, we’re joined returning WrassleCaster Brent from Georgia. If you missed Thursday night’s TNA IMPACT wrestling show, well we’ve got you covered! We started a bit late, but there’s still a lot to cover. Much discussion and commentary abound…

“Don’t be mad… USF is hiring!”

Ah, yes the insipirational power of @classickmateria (follow me on twitter)… The above “job application” is one of the latest posts from our friends at UnderScoopFIRE.com. Apparently they took a tweet I made the other day and ran with it, which I think is awesome! The application is a true test for any self-professed “Child…

NES throwback tribute: Abobo’s Big Adventure (playable online game)

Old school NES gamers rejoice! If you’ve ever played Double Dragon on the NES, you no doubt are familiar with Abobo, the bald-headed muscle-bound menace of that game. Over the years, for some odd reason, the character Abobo has developed quite a cult following online, so much so that this month Rage Releases made him…