Just for Qix: From Pigskin to Pixels: Going Long for Atari Football – by Michael Thomasson
A t first glance, Atari Football (1978) appeared to be a no-thrills gaming experience. The monochrome screen displayed simple field lines and a few statistics in a rudimentary sans-serif font. The single-channel rarely beeped, and when it did, it was a muffled sound...
The Sporting Life – By Leonard Herman, the Father of Video Game History
Since the beginning of videogame history, sports have always played a major role. Higinbotham’s Tennis For Two, Baer’s video table tennis, and Bushnell & Dabney’s Pong are also video versions of tennis or table tennis. But no matter how much you tell yourself that...
I Didn’t Know My Retro Console Could Do That! – Old School Gamer Staff
One of my favorite games to play in the yard when I was a kid was Pickle, and now Good Deal Games is bringing it to the Atari 2600! A simple game that kept me playing for much longer than any baseball game that Atari put out back in the day! gooddealgames.com AtariAge...
Early Computer Baseball – By Bill Lange
The earliest computer baseball games felt like pencil and dice tabletop baseball simulation games like Sports Illustrated Superstar Baseball, or the much more influential Strat-O-Matic Baseball, with the computer simply taking over the role of the dice, the pencil,...
Interview With Michael Mendheim and Tim Kitzrow – By Brad Feingold
Recently, I had a stand up interview with Michael Mendheim, the creator of Mutant Football League and Tim Kitzrow, the voice behind the announcer of MFL at the Midwest Gaming Classic. And as a professional, I had complete and total control of the interview. OSG...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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