Kiss: Psycho Circus – The Nightmare Child by Brett Weiss

by Brett Weiss | Nov 28, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Confession time: when it comes from the 1990s to the present, my history with computer games is spotty at best. Sure, I’ve played DOOM and some of the other major releases, and I even taught myself to type with Mario Teaches Typing (it was much more effective than my...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Pigs in Space?

by Derek Slaton | Nov 25, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: Atari Release: 1983 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model: # CX26114 Rarity: 5 Programmer: Bill Aspromonte, Robert Zdybel, John Russell This charming Muppets based game is great for younger gamers.   You are...

DEUS EX: Warren Spector by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Set in the near-future, Deus Ex, ironically originally named Shooter, is set in a world where every conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard is true. The Illuminati, Knights Templar and Roswell all happened, and it gets worse: plagues, disasters, and corruption rule. In...

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...