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Missile Command: Recharged Review
With its signature trackball controller, tense gameplay, and gut-punching sound effects, the original Missile Command that graced arcades is an absolute classic. Throughout the years, we've seen many different ports and takes on the original Missile Command formula. I...
Video Game of the Day – May 6th – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Old school video games vs their modern remakes
Playing Video games is fun and improves health. However, playing some awesome classic games today can prove to be a tough task. Modern machines can't support the original systems and graphics. If you missed out on the old games or you want to experience the nostalgic...
VECTOR 21 (GCE Vectrex) Designed by George Pelonis
Available for $21 from Fury Unlimited (www.furyunlimited.com) Take it from someone who knows – when you start out learning to program on a new platform, you try to pick a project that is not overly complex. Making your first project a homebrewed 3D shooter like Quake...
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...
This Day In Video Game History
