by Old School Gamer | May 24, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Atari
It’s a Mad Dash Through a Neon Oasis in Mr. Run and Jump, a New Eye-Melting 2D Platformer from Atari, Coming to PC and Consoles Run, Jump, Dash, and Roll Through a Dazzling and Dangerous World one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive...
by Old School Gamer | May 4, 2023 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Parker Brothers Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: PB5050 Rarity: 2 Programmer: Rex Bradford This movie based shooter is one of the finest, most challenging titles around. Join the...
by John McNichol | Nov 14, 2022 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Opinions
Chuck-chuka-chuck, chucka-chuck, chucka-chucka-chucka-chuck, chuck-chucka-chuck… The little green icon slowly made its way across the screen as the numbers at the bottom dwindled. As I tried to dodge the blocky-brown FBI agent, wishing for the umpteeth time that...
by Indie Retro News | Oct 30, 2022 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
During the late 80’s Namco released a brilliant arcade racing game called Pole Position; a game which was designed by Tōru Iwatani, designer of Pac-Man, ending up as one of the most popular arcade racing games of 1982-3. Well if you remember this game AND you...
by Derek Slaton | Jul 19, 2022 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns
Release Date: 1983 Publisher: Spectravision Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade – Maze Alternate Title: N/A Model #: N/A Rarity: 8 Programmer: Mike Schwartz This is quite possibly the first (and only) example of a video game being based on a television...