The early web disappears quickly. This is where we keep what survived.
The RetroGames Archive is a curated home for material connected to the original RetroGames business, The Unofficial Turbo Pages, Turbo Zone Direct, and the online retro-gaming scene of the 1990s and early 2000s.
What belongs here
- original RetroGames pages and screenshots
- archived order forms and sales material
- The Unofficial Turbo Pages
- Turbo Zone Direct material
- advertisements, catalogs, scans, and photographs
- emails or documents that help establish the history of the projects
- writing about the growth of retro-gaming culture online
Featured history
The Emergence of Retrogaming: A Historical Perspective tells the broader story of RetroGames, its place in the early online retro scene, and how the language around playing older games evolved during that period.
An archive, not a rewrite
Where possible, original material will be preserved as it appeared and accompanied by enough context to explain what it is. Dates, claims, and memories from decades ago will be distinguished from information that can be independently documented.
This section will grow as more material is recovered and organized.