darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 5 days ago • 2 min readStar Wars: The Arcade Game (Atari 400/800)The Star Wars arcade game was an impressive looking game with bright, colorful vector graphics and good game play to go along with it. The original arcade version was released in 1983 and there were…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 29 days ago • 1 min readAirstrike (Atari 400/800)English Software was a relatively short lived U.K. based software company that made games for various computers. Their specialty was the Atari 8-bit line but they also made games for other machines…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 1 min readRush'n Attack (Konami)Rush'n Attack, known as Greet Beret in Japan and Europe, was an arcade game released in 1985 by Konami. This Cold War themed game (Rush'n Attack = Russian Attack, get it? haha...) involved rescuing…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 1 min readPac-Man (Atari 5200)When Pac-Man came out for the Atari 2600, it was somewhat of a disappointment. The gameplay was not terrible but the graphics were. However, for those that had an Atari 5200, the situation was…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 3 min readStar Raiders (Atari 400/800)The NES had Super Mario Bros., the Sega Genesis had Sonic, and the Apple II had VisiCalc. The killer app for the Atari 400/800 was Star Raiders. This game was probably responsible for selling more…darth-azrael in # blog • 2 months ago • 7 min readDigital Archaeology – Expedition #6 - eMachines T2692For this expedition I traveled on my bicycle throughout my community and surrounding communities. This was more of a leisurely journey than a true expedition but it was the evening before garbage…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 3 min readAtari 400/800The Atari 400 and Atari 800 were both introduced by Atari in 1979. The biggest differences between these two machines were: The Atari 400 had a membrane keyboard while the 800 has a full…darth-azrael in GAMERS & GAMING • 2 months ago • 2 min readMindwheel (1985)If you happen to be a fan of text adventures and are looking for something on par with the Infocom games, then Mindwheel by Synapse Software would be an excellent choice. Much like Zork and the…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 3 months ago • 1 min readRistar (Sega Genesis)Ristar is a game for the Sega Genesis developed by the same team that created Sonic the Hedgehog. In fact, Ristar was born from ideas that came out of the discussion for the character that would…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 3 months ago • 1 min readGalaxian (Atari 2600)Galaxian was originally an arcade game by Namco released all the way back in 1979. darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 4 months ago • 1 min readRaiden (Atari Jaguar)Raiden was a vertically scrolling shooter released in arcades in 1990. It was ported to a variety of home systems starting the following year though different ports were done by different teams and…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 months ago • 1 min readThe Isgur Portfolio System (Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh)This ad for the Isgur Portfolio System appeared in the March 1987 issue of Antic. This software is for managing a portfolio and was available on DOS based systems, the Macintosh and the Atari ST.…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 4 months ago • 2 min readIndy 500 (Atari 2600, 1977)Indy 500 was one of the nine original launch titles for the Atari 2600 in 1977. It was based on an earlier eight-player Atari arcade game called Indy 800. It was also one of the many titles that…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 5 months ago • 1 min readAtari 2600 (1981)This ad for the Atari 2600 came out in 1981, near the height of the 2600's popularity. darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 5 months ago • 1 min readYars' Revenge (Atari 2600)Yars' Revenge is the best selling original title for the Atari 2600. It was exclusive to that system and while many reviews, including this one from the third issue of Joystik, were somewhat…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 5 months ago • 2 min readKool-Aid Man (Atari 2600, Intellivision)Kool-Aid Man is a 1983 video game released for the Atari 2600 and Intellivison that was given away as a promotion. Drink enough Kool-Aid and you could get the game for free. As the ad above…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 6 months ago • 1 min readTekken (PlayStation)Tekken is an arcade fighting game that was released by Namco in December 1994. In 1995 it was ported to the PlayStation with a few enhancements. Thus began the journey of the best selling fighting…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 7 months ago • 1 min readLunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PlayStation)Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete was the first of three enhanced remakes of Lunar: The Silver Star. Lunar: The Silver Star released for the Sega CD and was published in the U.S. by Working Designs…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 7 months ago • 2 min readSyphon Filter (PlayStation)Syphon Filter, released in 1999, was the first in a series of games released for the PlayStation and later the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Syphon Filter is a 3rd person shooter in which…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 7 months ago • 1 min readAlien Crush (TurboGrafx-16)Video pinball games have always appealed to me since the days of Night Mission Pinball and Pinball Construction Set on my Commodore 64. Alien Crush looked to take that a step further and was not…
