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A Final Fantasy Retrospective.
Final Fantasy has been around for over 30 years, and the franchise is still going strong today. There was a joke back in the 90's I remember about there never being a real FINAL Final Fantasy. Look how far the series has gone since it premiered back in 1987. 15...
Merlin’s Walls (Atari 2600) by Igor Barzilai
Available from AtariAge.com for $25 Any creative art, from movies to novels to video games (yes, I called video games art), has to move forward with new techniques and big ideas. And any designer who hits on something that's never been done before will give it their...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Andrew Breyer
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Andrew Breyer, who is displayed on card number 14, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Andrew was the 1981 Atari 2600 Asteroids Champion, which earned him a $5,000 prize. As one of the most completive Atari 2600 console...
Nolan Bushnell: Entrepreneur, Pioneer… Legend
Those of us who have tried, know how extremely hard it can be to start your own business and become successful. However, an aspiring entrepreneur by the name of Nolan Bushnell beat the odds and forever changed the world of gaming. Nolan K. Bushnell, was born February...
The NEOGEO POCKET fighter SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS is now available on the Nintendo SwitchTM!
Osaka, Japan, – SNK CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President & CEO: Koichi Toyama) is pleased to announce that SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS is available now on the Nintendo Switch via Nintendo eShop. SNK's wondrous heroines duke it out...
Why Online Slots Are the Original Retro Games
When we think of retro games, a select number of classic titles often come immediately to mind. Pac Man, Zelda, Taxi Driver, Super Mario, and Doom are classics of the genre, games that instantly evoke that strong feeling of nostalgia that draws us to retro games in...
System Profile: Atari 2600
I have a question. “Have you played Atari today?” When the Fairchild Channel F came along, Atari realized that the market for home video game consoles that could only play one game, like Pong, was fading fast. So, in 1976, Atari frantically started working on project...
Tales of the Turbo: The Exotic Import to Sheboygan
I can tell some of you have read the title of the topic and are wondering how, by Alcorn's beard, is the TurboGrax-16 considered "exotic"? And what the hell's a "Sheboygan" anyway? Fear not, noble reader, all will be explained. Note: please, don't hurt yourself trying...
This Day In Video Game History
