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Obelix for the Atari 2600

Obelix for the Atari 2600

by | Nov 29, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

Asterix is the name of a very popular French comic that, like many Americans, I have never read. I can tell you that Asterix is the little guy, Obelix is the big guy and they both have Atari 2600  games named for them. That’s about it. Sales weren’t...
Monaco GP – My First Arcade Game

Monaco GP – My First Arcade Game

by | Nov 20, 2017 | 1970s, Arcade

Monaco GP is the first arcade game I ever played. I was so young at the time I didn’t even know it by name. It was simply the racing game right inside the entrance to the arcade that was right inside the entrance to the mall. It was loud and fast and simple, an...
Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600

Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600

by | Nov 14, 2017 | 1970s, 1980s, Console/Handheld

The first place I saw Donkey Kong on the Atari 2600 was an in-store display sometime in late 1982 or maybe early 1983. By this time my family owned a Colecovision and I’d played the arcade game a few times, so I had a pretty good idea what Donkey Kong should...