The Legend of Zelda Game Maker

by Magazine Writer | Jul 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

It all began when we were first introduced to Link, a small elven boy charged with the task of finding the scattered pieces of the Triforce of Courage and saving Princess Zelda from the evil clutches of Ganon. I am talking, of course, about Nintendo‘s The Legend of...

Just 4 Qix

by Magazine Writer | Jul 25, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

The screen flickers “Your marker controlled with joystick. To draw stix press fast or slow. Claim areas by joining walls with stix.” Or so the first three simple sentences of the original Qix attract mode boldly stated. It continues, “Scores based on...

Twinklestar Sprites

by Magazine Writer | Jul 23, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

This month I‘ll be talking about one of my favorite games, Twinkle Star Sprites. Twinkle Star Sprites was released on the Neo-Geo MVS and AES in 1996 by ADK, who also made games like Aggressors of Dark Kombat, Ninja Masters and World Heroes. The only time Twinkle Star...

Dragon’s Lair

by Magazine Writer | Jul 21, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Debuting in 1983, Cinematronics‘ Dragon‘s Lair Arcade expanded and redefined our definition of video games away from just crudely drawn flickering blocks, with the advent of fresh, detailed, cinema-style animation. Leaving the squared bits of quarter-munchers behind,...

Hidden Gems: Blue’s Journey

by Magazine Writer | Jul 19, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Back in the day as a gamer, you where the coolest kid on the block if you owned an SNK Neo-Geo AES (Advanced Entertainment System) home system. Since the AES was essentially the “home version” of SNK‘s arcade hardware, the MVS (Multi Video System), and...

Phantasm

by Magazine Writer | Jul 17, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Phantasm For the Atari 2600 Original Gameplay and Programming – David Weavil Additional Programming – Fred Quimby (BATARI BASIC Phantasm Title Music – Fred Quimby (BATARI BASIC Produced by – Scott Dayton (NEO GAMES Label Artwork Provided by...