by GenX Grownup | Apr 21, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
On the surface, it’s straightforward: one ship, descending waves of alien insects, and a single fire button… but underneath that simplicity is a rhythm that feels almost musical. The swooping enemy patterns, the slight delay on your shots, and that delicious risk of...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 17, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
Donkey Kong not only started a trend with platform games back then, but it also created a vast universe of games based on the two main characters from the game (Donkey Kong and Mario, then known as Jumpman). I remember seeing this game for the very first time in the...
by Old School Gamer | Apr 15, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
I can still remember my Atari 800. The screen went that deep shade of blue, and the cursor appeared, waiting for me to type something… No joystick… No sprites… Just text. Then these words appeared: “You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a...
by Eugenio Angueira | Apr 13, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
A more adventured had forgone the“first”Atari in 2600 video is honored game history.to have It is the first adventure-type game on a console, and it is also considered the first action-adventure game (inspired by the text-only adventure game Colossal Cave Adventure)....
by Jeremy Parish | Apr 11, 2026 | 1970s, 2020s, Magazine Preview, Opinions
Gaming historians often write about popular media in the pre-internet age as if it all existed in vacuum-sealed silos by country, but that’s not true at all. Intercontinental communication may have been a lot more complicated back then, but consider Heiankyo Alien, a...