by A I | Apr 22, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, Atari, Atari400800
The Atari 8-bit computers represent a fascinating paradox – simultaneously pioneers, icons, and emblems of a turbulent period within the blossoming personal computing space. Their influence upon shaping expectations for home computers, both positive and negative,...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release
Coleco is offering YOU our mini arcade stock at a discounted price! Take 30% off with code OSG Order a *Limited Run* DEVELOPER EDITION Berzerk & Frenzy 2-Pack Mini Arcade (replacement chip included to be installed by you) OR Order a NEW Berzerk & Frenzy...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Press Release
Eleven more great home computer titles are coming to Evercade! Thalamus Collection 1 brings some great titles originally published on home computer on one physical Evercade cartridge. Many of the games released by Thalamus pushed the limits of home computer...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 11, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s
The gaming world is perverse, as are its constituents… and what makes it all so perverse? Perceptions. Allow me to start by digressing. When I first arrived at Hewlett Packard, a rosy-cheeked budding youth fresh out of college, I was rather a wild and crazy sort. To...
by Indie Retro News | Apr 10, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
If you love playing puzzle games, then you might like to play this new game by Carleton Handley called ‘Spinning Image’ for the Commodore 64. As in the words of the creator, “Spinning Image is a game where you gradually build up the image on the...
by Eugenio Angueira | Apr 8, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Gaming
In November 1979, Atari, Inc released a monochromatic vector game to the arcades with the name Asteroids. The game, programmed by Lyle Rains and Ed Logg, is a multi-directional shooter in which the player controls a vessel that appears in the middle of an asteroid f...