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The Console Wars 1990-1999 by Kevin Butler
As the decade of the 1980s faded into memory for the video game and console industry, many changes were about to occur to hearken in the decade of the 1990s. Atari, the main player in both the arcades and home video games/consoles, found its star starting to descend...
An Interview with Zach Sharpe – by Michael Thomasson
Zach is the son of industry legend Roger Sharpe, aka “the man who saved pinball.” While his pedigree may have initially defined him, Zach has made a name for himself by becoming the “World’s Greatest Pinball Player”, finishing number one on the World Pinball Player...
Get the Led Out ! Led Zeppelin Pinball by Brett Weiss
Gary Stern, the Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball Inc., summed it up best when he proclaimed, “There is nothing more energizing and fun than bringing pinball and music together.” After releasing nearly a dozen pins based on iconic rock bands, Stern’s latest launch...
Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Haunted House?
Release Date: 1981 Publisher: Atari Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Adventure Alternate Title: N/A Model #: CX2654 Rarity: 2 Programmer: James Andreasen This is a nice spin on the tried and true Adventure style gameplay. In the small town of Spirit Bay there...
Preparing for Dread
Playing through all the 2D Metroid games was something I've been wanting to do for a while. While Metroid Fusion always haunted me as a game I never got to beat (until recently) the series always piqued my interest. Who doesn't want to be a badass bounty hunter in...
An Interview with Tommy Tallarico by Todd Friedman
There are few industry leaders that immediately come to mind when you talk about the gaming industry and the console wars in the 1990s. One of those leaders is Tommy Tallarico. Tommy has been involved in almost every aspect of the gaming industry: development,...
James Dillon: Crash Bandicoot by Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Every console has a game synonymous with it. A game that effectively represents it, its capabilities, and its legacy. For Atari, it was Pong and possibly Pitfall. For Nintendo, it’s always been the Super Mario franchise. Sega’s is Sonic the Hedgehog. The PlayStation...
8BitCade Level UP Launches on Kickstarter
The 8BitCADE Level Up is a fun yet challenging way to learn how to code. It is a combination of hardware (the prebuilt console) and software (the learn platform) that work hand in hand to allow you to learn the fundamentals of coding step by step! From online courses...
This Day In Video Game History
