Who would have thought that so many years later the Atari 2600 would still be alive? Amongst a community of Atari fans and programmers on the internet, the 2600 is very much alive, with new games coming out each and every year! Just looking through the threads of...
As a child I was obsessed with the Guinness Book of World Records. I wanted to see all of the amazing places that were featured in that book, and I still do.. however one place in the book stood out to me above all others due to my love of gaming even at a young age....
The first game system I was ever introduced to was the NES (or Nintendo Entertainment System for all you Type A’s). My addiction started early. I was a 6 year old on a daily mission to save Princess Toadstool. My house was the hangout for Super Mario parties, and I...
After wowing many a classic gamer with his madcap ménage of microgames, Wario and company are back for more fast-paced, reflex-oriented twitch tests. Or is he? Known best as a cranky moneygrubber, Wario’s penny-pinching ways have seemed to rub off on Nintendo for this...
This issue’s arcade game of choice is none-other than the immensely popular side scrolling beat-em up Double Dragon. The initial game was released in 1987 by Technos in Japan, and licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution in the United States and Europe. The...
If you’re a child of the ’80s, you probably bought at least a pack or two of Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, or some other kind of video game stickers. Remember those? They came in wax packs with a piece of pink cardboard masquerading as chewing gum, just like...