Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution

Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution

by | Dec 15, 2017 | 1990s, Arcade

The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year’s best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney...
Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games

Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games

by | Dec 8, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

Another Atari lawsuit was filed against American Multiple Industries, the manufacturer of the controversial X-rated game, Custer’s Revenge.  Atari feared that it would receive negative publicity if the third-party company was allowed to release its software....
Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames

Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames

by | Dec 1, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

Parker Brothers was another major company that began licensing games for home use.  In addition to acquiring arcade games like Sega’s Frogger, Parker Brothers also licensed the movie The Empire Strikes Back and designed a game around it. Even the cereal company...
Phoenix IV: Playstation Portable

Phoenix IV: Playstation Portable

by | Nov 24, 2017 | 2000s, Console/Handheld

PlayStation Portable It was expected that the GBA SP would be another hit in Nintendo’s stable of handheld successes that no other manufacturer could penetrate. But that wasn’t from a lack of trying. When SCE attempted to take a stab at it, everybody paid attention....
Phoenix IV: Polygonal Graphics

Phoenix IV: Polygonal Graphics

by | Nov 15, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade

Polygonal Graphics Ironically, one of the last projects that the old Atari, Inc. released to the arcades reaffirmed the fact that the company’s designers could be as innovative as ever: I, Robot was the first game that featured state-of-the-art 3D polygonal...

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