Atari 8-bit Encyclopedia: Do you know Conan: Hall of Volta?

by Old School Gamer | Nov 15, 2020 | 1980s

Release Date: 1984 Publisher: Americana Software Limited Datasoft, Inc. Players: 1 Genre: Platform Alternate Title: The Good Knight, Visigoth Theme: Fantasy Developer: SE Software Programmers: Eric Parker and Eric Robinson One of the earliest entries into the...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Alan Pinion

by Todd Friedman | Nov 15, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Alan Pinion who currently is displayed on card number 976, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Alan is a lifelong fan of the laser disc arcade games. Dragon’s Lair series as well as Cliffhanger and Firefox. He collected so...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Mario Bros.?

by Derek Slaton | Nov 14, 2020 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: Atari Release: 1983 Controller: Joystick Players: 1-2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model: # CX2697 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Dan Hitchens This port of the arcade classic does a great job capturing the spirit of the original. Here is your chance to control...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Activision Decathlon?

by Derek Slaton | Nov 7, 2020 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Activision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 4 Genre: Sports Alternate Title: N/A Model #: AZ-030 Rarity: 3 Programmer: David Crane Once you get things rolling you have ten events to work through. They are the 100 Meter Race, 400...

6 games that deserve a remake

by Old School Gamer | Nov 3, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

We all have some old video games we really loved playing, years or even decades ago. And while technology has progressed continuously, the video games have to keep up. But in some case it becomes difficult to play old games. The graphics are outdated, and the...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dave Dean

by Todd Friedman | Nov 1, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dave Dean, who currently is displayed on card number 614, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection.  Dave was a top contender in major arcade tournaments in the 1980’s which was called the golden age of gaming.  Dave took 1st...