Just for Qix: Space Invaders – By Michael Thomasson
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...
That 70’s Show, or The Pinball Wizard Breaks Out! – By Bill Donohue
From the Writer Formerly Known as The Jaded Gamer Editor’s note: In order to capture the entire zeitgeist of the decade in question, I had to attempt a simulation of my mindset at that time. As a result, I’ve had several “beverages,” I’ve driven the neighborhood crazy...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Donald Hayes
This weekend the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019. One of these inductees is Donald Hayes. Donald has been on the scene since the early 1980’s. Today he will be part of the Class of 2019 in...
Exploring The Classic Text Adventures of Scott Adams – By Bill Lange
Until the late 1970s, electronic gaming consisted of playing one of the hundreds of ping-pong console variants on your home television, an LED-based electronic handheld game, or possibly playing a text-based computer game … if you were lucky enough to have had...
Colossal Cave Adventure 1976 – By Ken Horowitz
As gamers, we fondly remember certain titles that defined specific periods in our lives. Some of us grew up with one console or computer that became synonymous with our childhood or adolescence. That kind of impact is remarkable and likely beyond the scope of what the...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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