by Derek Slaton | Jul 19, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Spectravision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade – Maze Alternate Title: N/A Model #: N/A Rarity: 8 Programmer: Mike Schwartz This is quite possibly the first (and only) example of a video game being based on a television...
by Derek Slaton | Jul 11, 2022 | 1970s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1977 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: Target Fun Model #: CX2602 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Kaplan Given that this is one of the earliest 2600 games to be released, it comes as no surprise...
by Derek Slaton | Jun 29, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: M Network Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: MT5861 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Larry Zwick Strap into the cockpit and take flight to engage in a not so thrilling dogfight against an entire enemy...
by Derek Slaton | Jun 26, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Publisher: Activision Release: 1988 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model # AK-043 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Mike Reidel Your mission is to infiltrate enemy territory, kill every soldier you find and blow up each of their eight...
by Jason Russell | Jun 5, 2022 | Columns, Console/PC/Handheld, Gaming, Home Consoles, Opinions
If you’ve been keeping an eye on international gaming hardware news, Sega has announced the follow-up to their 2019 Genesis (Mega Drive) Mini that will, much to the delight of retro gamers everywhere, emulate Sega CD titles. However, it isn’t quite what I...
by Jason Russell | Jun 4, 2022 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Columns, Gaming, Home Consoles, The Story Of...
Q) I know that the third console generation (NES/ Master System) were 8-bit but what were the systems before that? Was Pong 1-bit? That’s a surprisingly good question but the answer may disappoint. What we classify as the first console hardware generation (the...
