The Atari 2600 Encyclopedia – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 18, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

Derek Slaton has done what no one else has ever done: chronicle every release for the Atari 2600 console during its original run in the marketplace from 1977, with Combat as part of the original nine games, through Klax in 1990 (the Atari 2600 was formally...

End of Days – Virtual Boy and 3D Tetris – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Feb 16, 2021 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview

Released in March of 1996, 3DTetris was the last North American title to be released for the Virtual Boy. True to its title, 3DTetris attempts to take the 2D premise of falling Tetris blocks and place them into a three-dimensional square well. Both the well and Tetris...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Bachelor Party / Gigolo?

by Derek Slaton | Feb 13, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Playaround Controller: Joystick/Paddles Players: 1 Genre: Adult Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 205 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Joel H Martin This adult title brings lots of laughs, and a surprising amount of gameplay. Bachelor Party is a simple...

The Future is now! Amico Special Review – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Feb 12, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview

On Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, Tommy Tallarico and many other vital members of the newly reformed Intellivision company held a special web event to give the world the latest news on their brand new Amico console. The broadcast kicked off with a well-produced video...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Death Trap?

by Derek Slaton | Feb 11, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Avalon Hill Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 50010 Rarity: 8 Programmer: Jim Jacob This is one of the more infuriating shooters on the 2600. You are a cadet fresh out of the academy who is...

Diary of an Arcade Employee – by Ryan Burger

by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview

Vic Sage has produced podcasts since 2013. His signature podcast (that I enjoy), “Diary of an Arcade Employee”, began in 2015. Since then, he has changed from the Retroist, to his own Pop Culture RetroRama site, and has since brought the podcast out of the mothballs...