Interview: Bohus Reveals What Makes Retro Thing Tick
The lads from Team Fremont recorded a great interview with Bohus at the recent 2008 Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee. They were kind enough to let us swipe an excerpt for your listening pleasure. Bohus does an eloquent job of discussing our philosophy and approach, especially since he was hopped up on an experimental combination of Sudafed, cough drops and Tootsie Rolls during the interview to ward off a particularly virulent cold.
Longtime readers will note that this interview extends my 35 month stint of staying out of the limelight. Many of you are starting to suspect that I don't really exist (as am I, actually). Part of the problem is that winter in Canada lasts approximately 312 days a year, leaving precious little time to travel safely between the isolated trading posts that pass for metropolitan areas here on the frozen tundra. Besides, my squeaky voice and thick foreign accent are poorly suited to the Wireless.
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The secret to the ELF's success was its incredibly low price. It was sold through detailed
The 37-inch long locomotive is capable of hauling 10 adults under ideal conditions, with a working pressure of 900 psi. It weighs 170 lbs and features two gunmetal cylinders, Walschaerts valve gear and mechanical lubricator. Twin Sandboxes are mounted on the top of the boiler in line with the brass steam dome, giving this stunning locomotive a distinctive look.
The set is a tie-in for the new Warner Bros Speed Racer movie, but don't forget that it's based on the 1967 Japanese TV series 'MachGoGoGo' by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. The series pitted Speed Racer against the mysterious Racer X. The show was shot and aired at a breakneck pace - a total of 52 episodes were broadcast over a 12 month period. The series has been revived several times over the years, but never with the same success as the original.
If you ever get to see a real
turntablist ply his trade, keep your eye on his fingers. Not only
can you cop some sweet moves for your next turn behind the wheels of
steel, but DJ's have a knack of finding some pretty nice digital
adornments. Here's a handmade ring with a mini turntable on it,
along with a tiny disc of real vinyl. It doesn't play any music, but
it looks like just the thing to wear next time you are.
The lens was from a used parts bin on Kodak's Super 8 camera assembly line, it used a futuristic CCD image sensor (now commonplace) and took 23 seconds to record a crude 100 line black and white image onto cassette tape.
Even though I'm not exactly the right age, I've always loved Lava Lites. Maybe it's their omnipresence in spy-fi classic "The Prisoner", or maybe it's just because they're still really cool. They've become a prominent symbol/cliche of the 60's & 70's. Watch any TV show that flashes back to those decades and invariably someone will have a Lava Lite going - possibly wreathed in some "special" smoke.
again embrace the groovy vibe of a Lava Lite while even fitting it in among a collection of classy antiques. There's a Tiffany-style pattern, as well as a mosaic that captures the shape of the usual blob of lava.
Optimistically referred to as remote controlled, you simply drop in a couple D cells and let the boys march on. You can twist the front wheel to set the parade off in one direction or another, but that's hardly "remote control" in this man's army. The original setup also included a plastic baton. The exciting ad copy on the box makes the wand seem like it's going to do a lot more than just be a piece of plastic, but I'm pretty sure that it's just there to wiggle around to music. No matter - the soldiers' marching feet and the big bass drum are charming enough.
ut back in the 60's I suppose that you'd just put on a record of military marches (which may sound like an odd music genre, but the thrift stores are full of such recordings) and conduct your own plastic patriots.
and all neatly tucked into this amazing and compact package.
Instead of making the cart work better, you'll be making music. His website includes details on the surprisingly simple hack to install a harmonica in the business end of a NES cartridge. If Guitar Hero isn't your speed, you can puff out "Arkansas Traveler" on your harmoNESica while accompanied by your