For the sake of expediency, I’m going to assume that anyone reading this is already familiar with the Atari 2600 game Adventure and not spend a lot of time explaining it. I’m not even going to do the thing where I say I’m not going to explain it but...
Canada Bill Jones was a con man and riverboat gambler from Yorkshire, England. An 1877 article in the Dallas Times Herald once described him as being, “gentle as a woman and cunning as a fox.” He is not particularly relevant to what follows, except in one regard....
Years before four-player split screen, online play and MMOs, gamers had a place they could visit to experience multiplayer video excitement for 2 players and beyond: the arcade. For this issue, I’m going to highlight various titles that made social gaming a “thing”...
The Atari 2600, or Video Computer System (VCS), as it was originally known, first launched in 1977 in North America (1978 in Europe), and was among the first consoles to use cartridges to allow owners of the system the ability to play different games on the same...
There’s probably no better scene in movie history than Doc Holliday stepping through the trees to confront Johnny Ringo and saying coolly, “I’m your huckleberry.” The quick draw gun fight that follows is brilliant, capped by Doc standing over Ringo’s body and...
Submissions for the International Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are now open. As the preeminent voice, The International Video Hall of Fame respectfully requests your nominations for our Hall of Fame Induction. IVGHOF Committees will select winners solely on...