Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames

Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames

Parker Brothers was another major company that began licensing games for home use.  In addition to acquiring arcade games like Sega’s Frogger, Parker Brothers also licensed the movie The Empire Strikes Back and designed a game around it. Even the cereal company...
Obelix for the Atari 2600

Obelix for the Atari 2600

Asterix is the name of a very popular French comic that, like many Americans, I have never read. I can tell you that Asterix is the little guy, Obelix is the big guy and they both have Atari 2600  games named for them. That’s about it. Sales weren’t...
Phoenix IV: Playstation Portable

Phoenix IV: Playstation Portable

PlayStation Portable It was expected that the GBA SP would be another hit in Nintendo’s stable of handheld successes that no other manufacturer could penetrate. But that wasn’t from a lack of trying. When SCE attempted to take a stab at it, everybody paid attention....