There’s nothing wrong with the old Marauder if you ask me. It’s a perfectly good Berzerk rip-off with an interesting line-of-sight mechanic. That means that any enemies or objects the main character can’t “see,” because they’re...
On the morning of January 20, 2018, barely three months after the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, gamers from in and around Portland Oregon ready for more lined up outside the DoubleTree hotel for the Fourth Annual Northwest Classic Gaming Enthusiasts Swap Meet. While...
As much as I love classic video games, I have no interest in classic video game ephemera. Collectibles. Knick-knacks. Tchotchkes. Whatever you want to call them, I don’t need them. My game room isn’t cluttered with action figures, bedspreads, lunch boxes,...
Let’s say it’s 1983. You’re at the arcade, about to drop your last quarter into your favorite game when everything shakes. The quarter slips from your fingers, rolls across the floor, out the open arcade door and stops on the sidewalk. You run...
I’ve always liked being edutained. As a kid I’d keep an eye out for interesting episodes of Nova to watch instead of whatever the family TV would normally be tuned to that night. I even played the educational video games my parents bought for me. Some of...