Michael Thomasson

Just for Qix: Space Invaders – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Oct 11, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, The Story Of...

The Story of How Tomohiro Nisikado Revived the Early Coin-Op Industry and Inadvertently Helped Save Atari’s Home VCS Console In the late 70s, PONG clones were running amok and the market was so saturated that the coin-op industry was in a real slump. The release...

A Conversation With Nolan Bushnell Part 1 of 2 – Arcades Through the VCS – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Sep 24, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Magazine

Sometimes that amazing crossing of paths happens and you just get so excited that you have to jump on it. That opportunity came for our publisher, Ryan Burger at CES this past year when he ran into Tyler Bushnell who is working to make his place in the gaming industry...

Just for Qix: Space Panic – The Foundation of All Platformers – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Jul 16, 2019 | 1970s, Arcade, Columns

Universal’s Space Panic, a rather obscure cult-classic released in 1980, revolutionized game design by introducing novel game mechanics that birthed a new genre. Space Panic is often recognized as the first platform game, as it was the premiere title to include...

Just 4 Qix: Warlords – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | May 23, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Columns

Atari’s Warlords is considered one of the best competitive video game titles of all time. Warlords is a simple game that took Atari’s early games Quadrapong and Breakout and greatly improved upon them. By taking the multi-player paddle premise and spinning the concept...

Arcade 1Up – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | May 12, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Reviews

Coin-op nostalgia was in full swing this past holiday season, and odds are that your heart was elevated when you first gazed upon the 3⁄4 scale arcade cabinets by Arcade 1UP in your local mall. My initial impression was that they were made for small people or...

Just for Qix: Space Invaders – By Michael Thomasson

A Conversation With Nolan Bushnell Part 1 of 2 – Arcades Through the VCS – By Michael Thomasson

Just for Qix: Space Panic – The Foundation of All Platformers – By Michael Thomasson

Just 4 Qix: Warlords – By Michael Thomasson

Arcade 1Up – By Michael Thomasson

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