Atari 2600 Superman: A Day in the Life of a Mild-Mannered Reporter!

by GenX Grownup | Jun 21, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, GenX Grownup

Superman is a video game programmed by John Dunn for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. The player controls Superman, whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find three pieces of a bridge that...

Evercade Announces Two New Arcade Collections to Coincide With Evercade Alpha Release in November

by Old School Gamer | Jun 20, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Toaplan Arcade 3 brings 7 great arcade games to Evercade including the much-requested Batsugun and Out Zone. Data East returns to Evercade with 12 Arcade classics including Joe and Mac Returns, Super BurgerTime, and more. Both collections are to be released at the...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie: From Mullet to Morphin’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 19, 2024 | 1990s, Interviews, The Story Of...

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were a cultural phenomenon in the early ‘90s. Because of that, it should come as no surprise that video games based on the series appear on every console of the era and have their own legacy as well. While it’s easy to have mixed...

Zelda 3 and Super Metroid, Together At Last

by William Schwartz | Jun 17, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, The Story Of...

The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past and Super Metroid are perhaps the two most significant games of the Super Nintendo era of retro video games. Their emphasis on collectible items allowing for forward advancement through mazes, and the polish on these ideas...

Atari 2600 Starmaster: Activision’s Take on an Atari’s First-Person Space Shooter

by GenX Grownup | Jun 17, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup

Starmaster is a video game written for the Atari 2600 by Alan Miller and published in June 1982 by Activision. The game is similar to Atari 8-bit family game Star Raiders. Starmaster was not ported to other systems, but has been re-released in collections such as...

Stern Pinball Reveals JAWS Accessories

by Knapp Arcade | Jun 17, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, KnappArcade, Pinball

Today at Noon Eastern Stern Pinball lifted the veil off of its line of accessories for its JAWS pinball machine. The new add-ons for the game are as follows: Topper: $999.99 Art Blades: $99.99 Shooter Knob: $149.99 Armor: $249.99 Speaker Light Kit: $199.99...