World premiere of BOULDER DASH® 40th Anniversary

by Old School Gamer | Aug 13, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release

August 13, 2023 – BBG Entertainment, the Munich-based game developer and publisher, is enriching the popular Retro Area (Hall 10.2) at this year’s gamescom with a spectacular line-up of classics in original and reboot format as well as an innovative quiz game...

Was Coleco’s Donkey Kong Port for Atari 2600 SABOTAGED? | Garry Kitchen Settles It!

by GenX Grownup | Aug 8, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, GenX Grownup

FULL ONE-HOUR INTERVIEW: genxgrownup.com/GK One of the coolest benefits of being a content creator is having the opportunity to actually speak with some of the key figures who laid the foundation of the video game industry, and my guest for this video is without a...

Atari’s Yars’ Revenge OFFICIAL HSW Sequel Status! – Exclusive Interview

by GenX Grownup | Aug 7, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup

Yars’ Revenge is a video game designed by Howard Scott Warshaw for the Atari Video Computer System. The game involves a fly-like humanoid alien race known as Yars attacking their arch-rivals the Qotile who have destroyed their habitable planets in their solar system....

THE400 Mini Atari 8-bit Computer

by GenX Grownup | Aug 6, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Press Release

The Atari 8-bit computer line is finally getting its due in the form of THE400 Mini from Retro Games & PLAION. If you are an Atari 8-bit fan, then you know what this is exciting news. This much-anticipated plug-and-play console has just arrived in the GenXGrownUp...

Fallout, Lunar Lander Beyond, & Progression of AI

by GenX Grownup | Aug 5, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, GenX Grownup, Podcast of the Week

About This Episode We watch a post-apocalyptic TV series based on an equally post-apocalyptic game franchise, explore how artificial intelligence is creeping its way into our lives, and play a brand new game that adds a layer of story onto a 1979 Atari arcade classic....

Nintendo 64 Quest Kickstarter – Coming Soon

by Todd Friedman | Jul 31, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Press Release

ONE MAN. 296 GAMES. 14 DAYS. NO ONLINE PURCHASES. ARE YOU GAME? Follow video game collector, Jay Bartlett on an adventure to collect all 296 N64 games in 14 days with no online purchases! CLICK HERE FOR KICKSTARTER Ten years after the original film, Nintendo Quest,...