by Magazine Writer | Jan 21, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Now that you’ve pulled your DVD player out of the box and watched The Matrix sixteen bajillion times – both with and without the commentary – what next? Well, believe it or not, your DVD player may be a real live classic gaming machine. First, step...
by Magazine Writer | Jan 19, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview
I often think back to how I used to look forward to the introduction of new video game systems. This changed with the introduction of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). That was when the “classic” spirit jumped up inside of me and said,...
by Magazine Writer | Jan 17, 2020 | 1980s, 2000s, Other Magazines Preview
THEN Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (Sega, 1983) Platforms: coin-op, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Vectrex Actually, to say that Sega originated the Star Trek game would be a disservice to years worth of work by budding programmers. These programmers infringed on...
by Magazine Writer | Jan 13, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Dear Santa, I’m about to work on my classic gaming Christmas list, and I’m hoping your elves can bust some heads at the major game publishers and make this stuff happen, because it’s long overdue. some heads at the major game publishers and make this stuff happen,...
by Magazine Writer | Jan 11, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview, Reviews
In the modern world of the hyper-accelerated push of plenty-o-polygons, it’s nice to sit back with these six old gems like long lost friends. Flawed and frivolous as they may be, they’re warmly welcome. Those looking for an authentic blast- from-the-past need look no...
by Magazine Writer | Jan 11, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Fort Wayne, Indiana may not strike a familiar chord within the video game industry, but in the late 1970s, it was an unlikely hotbed of activity supporting what was then considered the most serious competition faced by the Atari VCS. Fort Wayne was home to the...