Booting Up Content Again in the Near Future - Who's In?

[TEKTORO]

I got some ideas but I changed my mind.

[Flake]

Just tell me what to write, Nick.

[Jagosaurus]

Just tell me what to write, Nick.

After careful consideration, I've decided my first Racketboy article will be...



Well...



Okay... I'm back. 2 hours later...

[Flake]

I wrote that one back in 2011.

No but seriously, I would love to have more freedom from the site's existing format to write much more specific content. I have this weird itch to chronicle mastering Street Fighter Alpha 3 for the GBA for instance. Or going glitch diving on Kid Icarus for the Gameboy.

Racketboy was an SEO dream back in 2010 but the Internet has changed so much!

[alienjesus]

I thought it might be nice to compile a list of articles people have suggested they would like to either write or see, so we can discuss it later, or people can maybe claim some and start writing! I'll write who suggested them next to them, it doesn't necessarily mean they plan to write it!

Pinball article (101?)- aaron
NES RPG guide - Sarge
Flash carts/emulation boxes - Jagosaurus
Please update cheap game lists! - Chuckster
Best retro bargains on Wii U VC/Wii VC/3DS VC/PSN/XBLA - Alienjesus
Regular retro game reviews - ElkinFencer
Modern retro-style indie reviews - Marurun
The 6502 processor - Ziggy587
Burning guide - Ziggy587
Power supply guide - Ziggy587 (PS I'd really like this one)
Famicom Disk System RPG guide - Bonesnapdeez
How to Make Your Retro Consoles Lool Great on Modern TVs - Jagosaurus
More articles on classic computers - Jagosaurus (This would drive more European traffic if done well btw!)
240p emulation guide? - Chuckster
Applying translation patch guide - Alienjesus
How to tell fake cartridges & Repros from real games - Elkinfencer10
Retron5 & RetroFrerak comparison - BoneSnapDeez
More Hidden Gems & Pushed the Limits guides please! - JP1
Various 'The state of ___ in 2017' guides - Jagosaurus

[racketboy]

Loving this! I'm really digging the Raspberry Pi ideas and the related topics. I'm not experienced in that stuff other than the concepts, but I'd love to see somebody write something up.

My only request is that we start with a 101 type piece and then we can add more in-depth and specific pieces to complement it. Just send me a note if you're serious about contributing

[marurun]

I suggested reviews of retro-styled indie or modern games, and I can help coordinate that and edit, but I have not been able to play any games lately due to fatherhood crap, so I will be unlikely to be able to write any actual reviews myself.

[BoneSnapDeez]

^ I keep hearing this, and I'm fine with it, but why can't we also have reviews of retro games on the front page?

[marurun]

^ I keep hearing this, and I'm fine with it, but why can't we also have reviews of retro games on the front page?

I certainly hope nobody is suggesting we can't. I like this idea, too.

[Tanooki]

Would scrapping/rewriting an existing out of date section be something of value?'

I might have it in me to re-invent the NGPC and Neo-Geo area since I've been deep enough into that for a time now.