by Video Game of the Day | May 6, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
by Magazine Writer | May 5, 2020 | 1980s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Other Magazines Preview, Reviews
Available for $21 from Fury Unlimited (www.furyunlimited.com) Take it from someone who knows – when you start out learning to program on a new platform, you try to pick a project that is not overly complex. Making your first project a homebrewed 3D shooter like Quake...
by Ben Magnet | May 4, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Final Fantasy has been around for over 30 years, and the franchise is still going strong today. There was a joke back in the 90’s I remember about there never being a real FINAL Final Fantasy. Look how far the series has gone since it premiered back in 1987....
by Todd Friedman | May 2, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Breyer, who is displayed on card number 14, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Andrew was the 1981 Atari 2600 Asteroids Champion, which earned him a $5,000 prize. As one of the most completive Atari 2600 console...
by Magazine Writer | Apr 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
I have a question. “Have you played Atari today?” When the Fairchild Channel F came along, Atari realized that the market for home video game consoles that could only play one game, like Pong, was fading fast. So, in 1976, Atari frantically started working on project...
by Magazine Writer | Apr 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
I can tell some of you have read the title of the topic and are wondering how, by Alcorn’s beard, is the TurboGrax-16 considered “exotic”? And what the hell’s a “Sheboygan” anyway? Fear not, noble reader, all will be explained....