by Todd Friedman | May 8, 2026 | 1980s, 2010s
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...
by Atari News Feed | Jan 25, 2026 | 1970s, 1980s, Atari, Press Release
The Atari Gamestation Pro (DGUNL-7012) is the first console on the market to integrate the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Arcade and bonus titles into a single platform. Included are heart-pounding favorites like Adventure®, Missile Command®, Asteroids®, Centipede® and many...
by GenX Grownup | Jan 4, 2026 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, GenX Grownup
About This Episode Four decades ago, just when video games seemed to be the next big thing, the bottom dropped out. Compounding problems like market confusion, consumer confidence, and game quality to name just a few, nearly demolished a seemingly unstoppable new...
by Old School Gamer | Dec 7, 2025 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
It’s the holiday season, which means it is time to sit down and watch The Star Wars Holiday Special. It has become something of a cult classic since its one and only airing forty years ago. This made for TV masterpiece told the story of Chewbacca, his wife Mallatobuck...
by Old School Gamer | Nov 21, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Set in a dystopian world, an artificial intelligence named “AM” has destroyed all humans except for five people who it’s kept alive and tortured for the last 109 years by constructing metaphorical adventures based on each character’s fatal flaws. The adventure plunges...