Space Invaders Invincible Collection Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Mike Mertes | Aug 24, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Reviews

Space Invaders Invincible Collection In the year 1978, Japan’s citizens fell prey to the never-ending onslaught of Space Invaders. Of course, these were not actual alien invaders from space that struck the island country, but rather digital creatures from a...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Alpha Beam with Ernie?

by Derek Slaton | Aug 7, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Activision Controller: Kid’s Controller Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Education Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX26103 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Michael Callahan This cute kids game will appeal to the younger gamers. This is a kids game that...

iiRcade Review – Looping by Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Aug 6, 2021 | 1980s, 2020s, Reviews

Looping is another free game provided for the iiRcade. It is a 1982 arcade game that at the time was another flying game that peaked interest in video gamers, except unlike asteroids and zaxxon this game was different in every way. This side-scrolling action game has...

Blaster Master Zero 3 Impressions

by Mike Mertes | Jul 29, 2021 | 1980s, Opinions, Reviews

Blaster Master Zero 3 has officially been released today to digital game e-shops, and I’m already eagerly tearing into my copy on the Nintendo Switch. Since it first launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I’ve been a big fan of the Blaster Master...

Five Underrated NES Sports Games

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 28, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Lists

The dog days of Summer are here. Turn the air conditioner on with us and play some under-appreciated NES Sports games with us. While the console has plenty of masterful sports titles, there are even more out there you may have missed. Check out these five forgotten...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Berzerk?

by Derek Slaton | Jul 22, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up – Maze Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2650 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Dan Hitchens Without a doubt, Berzerk is one of the all time classics on the Atari 2600. You are a lone...