Tag: atari
Anyone Can Be a Hero in H.E.R.O.
In its salad days, Activision had some of the top video game of the talent of the…
What To Expect with the Upcoming Atari 2600+
While some of Atari’s past announcements have left fans scratching their heads (e.g. the Atari Hotel in…
How College Dropouts Ended Up Creating the Perfect Pac-Man Sequel
Namco’s 1980 release of Pac-Man propelled the already burgeoning arcade game industry to massive new heights. Creator…
Do the Math – Weird Atari Jaguar Commercial (Circa 1993)
Game console marketing in the 1990s had an unhealthy obsession with ‘bits’. Once players witnessed the jump…
Asteroids was Almost a Totally Different Game
Released in late 1979, Atari’s Asteroids was a unique twist on the growing space shooter genre. Its…
Was This the First “Real” Game Console?
Released in 1976, a full 10 months before the Atari 2600, the Fairchild Channel F is an…
A Look at the New Book “Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master”
To call the video game industry massive does it no justice. In 2021 alone, it pulled in…
Huh huh, This Game was Canceled or Something
Before hitting prime-time success with his cartoon King of the Hill, animator Mike Judge won viewers’ hearts…
Yars’ Revenge (1982)
I’ll admit it, most Atari 2600 games didn’t exactly age like fine wine. Although the console has…
