Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Beany Bopper?

by Derek Slaton | Nov 21, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up – Scrolling Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 11002 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Grady Ward This odd title leaves a lot to be desired. Even by Atari 2600 standards, this is a...

When The Nintendo Switch You Really Want Doesn’t Exist

by Jason Russell | Nov 17, 2021 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview, Opinions

I Want My Switch TV I may be in a silent minority when it comes to these matters, but I’ve been waiting around for Nintendo to release a version of the Switch that, as much as it pains me to admit, doesn’t look like is going to happen.  Worse still, it may never come...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know M.A.D.?

by Derek Slaton | Nov 13, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: US Games Release: 1982 Controller: Joystick Players: 1-2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model: # VC1012 Rarity: 4 Programmer: N/A In this discount Missile Command knockoff you must use your base to defend your civilization’s energy supply against...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Paul Streifel

by Todd Friedman | Nov 9, 2021 | 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Streifel, who currently is displayed on card number 3982, from the Superstars of 2021 Collection.  In October 2020, Paul saw some chatter online on a Facebook arcade game leaderboard about how nobody was playing Snap Jack...

The Console Wars 1990-1999 by Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | Nov 7, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

As the decade of the 1980s faded into memory for the video game and console industry, many changes were about to occur to hearken in the decade of the 1990s. Atari, the main player in both the arcades and home video games/consoles, found its star starting to descend...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Haunted House?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 31, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1981 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Adventure Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2654 Rarity: 2 Programmer: James Andreasen This is a nice spin on the tried and true Adventure style gameplay. In the small town of Spirit Bay there...