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The Addams Family – An enhancement is in the works with backgrounds for the Amiga version [UPDATE]
Chances are you would've heard of The Addams Family, either by watching it at the Cinema or playing it at home on a computer or console. Well, if you played the 1992 Amiga version however, compared to say, the Atari ST, Mega Drive or SNES, it was one of the only...
Sim City – by Marcus Albers
In 1984, game design found Bungeling Bay, he was having more fun making the levels than playing the game. This was the seed that eventually bloomed into the granddaddy of simulation games, SimCity. As the game took shape, one of the key aspects Will brought was the...
Original Street Fighter II art now available for purchase
On March 13th, Art Whirled announced through a press release that it was bringing 26 original Street Fighter II sketches by Mick McGinty to auction. The pieces can be seen here. This artwork was created for marketing purposes in the United States. Capcom hired...
Breakout on Cassette: When Apple II Games Came Screeching Out of a Tape Player
Before floppies and downloads, Apple II games could arrive on cassette. This look back at Steve Wozniak’s 37-line Breakout explores the strange magic of loading code from tape, playing with paddle controllers, and discovering color arcade-style gaming at home.
Mega (Rock) Man – by Noah LaPointe
Gamers wouldn’t know which sequence they’d play until it began, and the unveiled info was only useful after a lost life returned them to the menu. By comparison, the freedom of choice in Mega Man allowed struggling players the opportunity to gain an advantage by...
Tetris – by Brian Lesyk
This could have safely guessed that Tetris (Alexey Pajitnov, 1988) would appear in our list of The 50 Most Influential Video Games Ever. There’s a simple reason for this… Tetris is the single greatest video game ever created… No caveats. No clarifications. No...
The Legend of Zelda – by Tristan Ibarra
The Legend of Zelda represents, for many gamers, the birth of what is arguably the greatest, and most influential, action-adventure franchise of all time. Released early in the Nintendo Entertainment System’s lifecycle, it arrived during a formative moment when...
Atari Acquires Rights to Original Wizardry RPG Franchise
MAY 7, 2026 Atari has acquired the complete and exclusive rights to the first five games in the landmark Wizardry role-playing franchise, expanding the gaming company’s push to revive classic intellectual property through remasters, new releases and cross-media...
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