Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Halloween?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 31, 2020 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: Wizard Video Release: 1983 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model: # 007 Rarity: 7 Programmer: Tim Martin, Robert Barber Based on the classic movie, this is one of the most tense 2600 games. You are the babysitter who is...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Dan “Shoe” Hsu

by Todd Friedman | Oct 25, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Dan “Shoe” Hsu who currently is displayed on card number 294, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. A former editor in chief for Electronic Gaming Monthly, Shoe has covered the gaming industry for multiple platforms. ...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Adventures of Tron?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 24, 2020 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Publisher: M Network Release: 1982 Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre Arcade: Platformer Alternate Title N/A Model # MT4317 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Hal Finney This is one of the better movie based games on the 2600. Based on the ground breaking film Tron, you take...

Intellivision Amico Update: Everything We Know So Far

by Jason Russell | Oct 23, 2020 | Columns, Console/Handheld, Interviews, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

A Lot Has Changed in 24-Months As we approach the tail end of the year, it’s a pretty safe assessment that nobody could have predicted just how brutally rough and tumble 2020 would prove to be.  Yet for the video game industry, somehow, things are very prosperous. ...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Tony Barnes

by Todd Friedman | Oct 18, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Arcade, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Tony Barnes who currently is displayed on card number 3366, from the Superstars of 2020 Collection.  Tony has been producing games since 1984, doing everything from art, design, programing and music. He has been instrumental in...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Dig Dug?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 17, 2020 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2677 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Douglas Macrae   Despite the hardware limitations of the 2600, Dig Dug does an admirable job of capturing the look and...