Game and Market Watch – By Dan Loosen

Game and Market Watch – By Dan Loosen

by | Jan 21, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Columns

Most people’s game collections don’t consist simply of games. You may have read that sentence and thought that is obvious, those col- lections include things like consoles and controllers too, but that’s also not what I was to. Instead, I’m referring to the trinkets,...
Bit Quest II for the Atari 2600

Bit Quest II for the Atari 2600

by | Jan 18, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Console/Handheld

After the conclusion of the first Bit Quest game, the evil Baron von Darkbit turned his back on forty years of video game tradition and, instead of recapturing the Princess for the sequel, captured the Hero. In Bit Quest II it’s up to the Princess to defeat the...
Baseball by Micro Electronics

Baseball by Micro Electronics

by | Oct 28, 2018 | 1970s, Console/Handheld

The dark times are here. The World Series is over, and that means five long, cold months without the life-giving light of baseball. Also, the sun. I live in Portland so it’s quite possible I won’t see the sun again until April either. Fortunately, just as...