Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Dig Dug?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 17, 2020 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2677 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Douglas Macrae   Despite the hardware limitations of the 2600, Dig Dug does an admirable job of capturing the look and...

Is The Sega Dreamcast Mini Really Going Be A Thing?

by Jason Russell | Oct 15, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

It Will Be One Of them – The Question Is Which The world at large is focused on the forthcoming PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X releases and amid all of the preorder frenzy, Sega quietly suggested that its next retro mini classic system is in the works. Sega...

AtGames® Announces 47 TAITO Corporation Arcade Classics Featured on its Legends Arcade Family

by Brad Feingold | Oct 14, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Lists, Press Release

        AtGames®, a leader in interactive entertainment products, in partnership with TAITO Corporation, a leading producer of legendary video games, today announced that 47 of TAITO’s original arcade classics, including Space Invaders, Rastan,...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – John Robertson

by Todd Friedman | Oct 11, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Pinball

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features John Robertson who is displayed on card number 3413, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection. John is an extraordinary pinball restorationist. He has been repairing pinball machines since the 1970’s. He is passionate about his...

DK Arcade

by Magazine Writer | Oct 9, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

The follow-up to DK Arcade (also known as D1K Arcade), which was a stunningly complete rendition of Donkey Kong (1981), D2K Arcade is nothing less than the best home version of the coin-op classic ever released for any system. There are two game modes in this...

Carnival

by Magazine Writer | Oct 7, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Easily available from a variety of sources for less than $5 (cartridge only—a boxed copy might set you back $10 or so), Carnival is an unusual game in that it’s one of relatively few slide-and-shoot titles not set in outer space. Rather, as its title suggests, it’s a...