Ed Averett is KC Munchkin
Ed Averett developed a whopping twenty-four games for Magnavox’s Odyssey2 system. Responsible for roughly half the game library, Ed believed in the Odyssey2 and kept it humming long before Magnavox and parent company Philips saw the light. His creation, KC Munchkin,...
PAC-MAN™, Galaga™, and Dig Dug™ Headline New Wave of Table-Top Mini Arcades and Portable Handhelds
TORRANCE, CA – Jan. 9, 2018 – Retro gaming brand, My Arcade has acquired license from legendary video game developer, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, to release a new range of collectible table-top arcade machines and portable handhelds. A preview of the...
Defend the Arcade – With Playing Cards!
Let’s say it’s 1983. You’re at the arcade, about to drop your last quarter into your favorite game when everything shakes. The quarter slips from your fingers, rolls across the floor, out the open arcade door and stops on the sidewalk. You run...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official NES Peripherals: NES Advantage
When the Nintendo Entertainment System hit the U.S. gaming scene in late-1985, the arcade scene was still burgeoning. So it was that around the same time as the NES Max, Nintendo released another alternative input device for their runaway hit console. The NES...
Get Your Kicks From QIX By Michael Thomasson
The screen flickers “Your marker controlled with joystick. To draw stix press fast or slow. Claim areas by joining walls with stix.“ Or so the first three simple sentences of the original Qix attract mode boldly stated. It continues, “Scores based on area. Fast score...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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