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Atari ST- By Peter Fletcher and Bill Lange
olWhen the Atari ST series debuted in 1985 with the Atari 520ST, which was quickly followed by the Atari 1040ST, it represented a significant leap forward in home computing technology, particularly in graphics and sound capabilities. This 16-bit computer line would go...
A review of Pokettohiro! for the Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Studio program by Chris Maltby has inspired a whole new generation homebrew Game Boy developers. David Marin is one of them, having published Pokettohiro! last year through Broke Studios. It's now available for download on the David Marin's website...
Retro Review: Yo-Kai Watch: Gotta Befriend ‘Em All
BEFORE WE GET STARTED: There is a Yo-Kai will a butt, for a face. http://southpark.cc.com/clips/104392/ben-assfleck Yes, you read that right. Remember that episode of “South Park” where Trey Parker and Matt Stone make fun of Ben Affleck and Cartman calls him Ben...
Track’N’Field – Centuri/Konami’s button mashing Sports game gets an Amiga release!
Checking my inbox for the latest game news, and I've found out through Saberman, that JOTD's previously mentioned work in progress Arcade to Amiga port of the button mashing game of 'Track & Field' by Centuri/Konami. Has finally been released as a v.1.01 for the...
the Jaded Gamer – By Bill Donohue
A long time ago, I realized that aging was all in the mind. Fortunately, I’d lost mine earlier… I still don’t trust Mario, though… Mario, Schmario! I’m getting so fed up with that little Italian plumber that every time he blurts out ‘Hey, it’s-a-me, Mario!’ my stomach...
Happy 40th Birthday Commodore Amiga 1000
My awesome Amiga, now all modded up with a Pistorm! (Not an A1000) It's a time to light those candles upon that tasty cake, as the Commodore Amiga 1000 is celebrating its 40th anniversary. That's right, it's 40 years to this day that the Amiga 1000 was launched. It's...
Putting the “You” in Utopia – by By Brian Lesyk
In the late ‘70s, Mattel Electronics’ Intellivision machine was carving out a respectable space among the dense pack of lesser-powered gaming consoles and the deluge of Pong clones that were rapidly flooding the marketplace. Distinguishing itself from the horde, the...
Galactic Panic – A classic point & click adventure, with nods to Lucasarts classics for the Atari ST!
For some reason this month there has been a surge in Adventure games for our retro computers (not that I'm complaining ;)). We've had Herra 47 : Midsummer Festival for the Commodore 64, and even the more recent announcement of Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the...
This Day In Video Game History
