by GenX Grownup | Sep 10, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Opinions
Thunderground is an Atari 2600 video game developed by Sega Electronics and released by Sega in 1983. It appears to have been inspired mainly by one section of arcade game Borderline (1981), which sees a player drive a tank underground firing at other tanks while...
by GenX Grownup | Aug 19, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup
Yars’ Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was created by Howard Scott Warshaw and is Atari’s best-selling original game for the 2600. The player controls an insect-like creature called a Yar who must nibble or shoot through a barrier in...
by Old School Gamer | May 4, 2024 | 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 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 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...