Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Alien?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 16, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Arcade – Pac-Man Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 11006 Rarity: 4 Programmer: Doug Neubauer This is one of the more confusing movie adaptations in video game history. This is...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Casey Ross

by Todd Friedman | Oct 5, 2021 | 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Casey Ross who currently is displayed on card number 2976, from the Superstars of 2018 Collection.  Casey is a veteran playwright and an avid video game enthusiast.  Casey has been a big influence in the gaming community the...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Airlock?

by Derek Slaton | Oct 2, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: Data Age Controller: Joystick Players: 1 – 2 Genre: Action – Platformer Alternate Title: N/A Model #: DA1004 Rarity: 3 Programmer: N/A   This is one of the most unforgiving titles on the system. If you don’t begin...

Atari 2600 Encyclopedia: Do you know Gorf?

by Derek Slaton | Sep 16, 2021 | 1980s, Atari 2600 Encyclopedia, Columns

Release Date: 1982 Publisher: CBS Electronics Controller: Joystick Players: 1 Genre: Shoot’em Up Alternate Title: N/A Model #: 80010 Rarity: 3 Programmer: Alex Leavens This port of the arcade classic comes up just a bit short. You are a Space Cadet that has received...

End of Days: Famicom Disk System – by Michael Mertes

by Mike Mertes | Sep 8, 2021 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Those who stepped in front of a Famicom Disk, Writer Kiosk in April of 1992 may have scratched  their heads when they saw the latest and last title  available via the disk writer service with Clu Clu Land:  Welcome to New Clu Clu Land. New Clu Clu Land is an  updated...

A Blast from the Past – by Craig Cooper

by Old School Gamer | Sep 6, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Magazine Preview

Have you ever had a moment of nostalgia thinking  about just how much you would love to go play  a few of your favorite old games again? With much  excitement, you dust off the old system and start  hooking it up only to find that the connectors on your  wires do not...