My the Fourth Be With You

May the 4th Be With You

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… someone decided a pun was a perfectly acceptable basis for a holiday. And honestly? They nailed it. May the 4th is the unofficial-official Star Wars Day, and even though Time Rift Arcade is closed today (we know, we know), the Force is still very much […]

SEGA Genesis Hidden Game!

Hidden Sega Genesis Game Atari 2600 Pitfall

Let’s take a look at Pitfall Mayan Adventure for the Sega Genesis. This game came out in 1994 on the Genesis and Super Nintendo. This is a well made game that appeared during the peak of these system’s popularity. It’s a great game and clearly has its roots in the original Pitfall by David Crane […]

Home Consoles Will Never Replace the Arcade

Arcade vs Home Console

Somebody has been declaring the arcade dead since 1985. It was the NES that was going to kill us. Then the Genesis. Then the PlayStation, the Xbox, online multiplayer, smartphones, and now VR. Every few years, a confident guy on the internet writes the same obituary, and every few years he’s wrong. Arcades are still […]

NES Tetris Unplayable?

This NES Tetris was Unplayable!

Did you know there were THREE versions of Tetris for the NES? Most North American gamers only knew one, but Japan got a version first, and there’s a banned version Nintendo tried to erase from history. We’re breaking it all down at Time Rift Arcade, including the Japanese release with the most baffling control scheme […]

Time Rift Arcade 8 Bit Guy

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