Intellivision: Independence Holiday Update 2024

by Old School Gamer | Jul 7, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

Happy Independence Day holiday to everyone in the USA, and we hope everyone else is enjoying a great summer! A lot has happened since our last update on Valentine’s day. The biggest news came in a press release at the end of May about our sale of the Intellivision...

An interview with Dustin Hubbard of Gaming Alexandria

by William Schwartz | Jul 2, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Interviews, Retro Computing, The Story Of...

The history of retro gaming isn’t an especially long one, only going back maybe fifty years, at least if we limit ourselves to retro games as being computers rather than just complex machines. Preservation of this material can be challenging and thankless. All...

Video Game of the Day – June 2nd – The Sims

by Video Game of the Day | Jun 2, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

THE400 Mini Atari Press Kit is PACKED with SURPRISES!

by GenX Grownup | May 26, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, GenX Grownup, Press Release

Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for...

Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand

by Old School Gamer | May 23, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — announced today it has purchased the Intellivision brand and certain games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. Intellivision...

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Barrels of Fun Pinball Factory; When Might We See Game #2

by Knapp Arcade | May 6, 2024 | 1970s, 1990s, KnappArcade, Pinball

This morning, Barrels of Fun, maker of the new Labyrinth pinball machine. Shared a rare behind-the-scenes look at its factory in action on its Facebook page. I’m a sucker for this sort of peek behind the curtain at manufacturers. Stern Pinball always does a...