The Pacman Legacy By Scott Marriott
If you had to name the first three significant arcade games in the industry — and we’re talking historically significant, not the game you first fell in love with — the answer would have to be Pong (1972), Space Invaders (1978), and Pac-Man (1980)....
Five Atari 2600 Games Worse Than E.T.
It is a common belief that E.T. for the Atari 2600 is “the worst game ever!” — a notion repeated ad nauseum on internet forums — yet this couldn’t be further from the truth. The following five games are closer to the bottom of the Atari 2600 barrel, and...
It’s War! Classics Vs Remakes
In Classic Gamer Magazine Vol. 1, Issue #6, five classic games were compared to their modern day, upgraded remakes. The classics won in decisive fashion, 4 to 1. The only remake in the list that bested its progenitor was the PlayStation version of Q*bert, which takes...
BRINGING THE PAST BACK TO LIFE
For many video game lovers, the closest they’ll come to owning their own bona fide home arcade is a large-screen television fed by their choice of home console systems. For Rodney Minch, however, it began by collecting and repairing classic arcade machines....Video Game of the Day – March 20th – Populous: The Beginning
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...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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