RSS Feed
Twitter
Super Mario Bros is owned by Nintendo. We all know that. The game is iconic as well. That is probably why it is the focus of fan ports. That is exactly what is going on here. The fan port to the Texas Instruments 99/4A is now at preview number 4. Please note, this is not […]
Search Results
Texas Instruments Raycaster Engine Work in Progress
May 2nd, 2020 
Carl Williams This Raycaster Engine shows what can be done if you know how to work the hardware. Originally released in the early 1980’s, the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A was technically a 16-bit platform. One of the earliest to be released to consumers. While that is impressive on paper, real world execution was lacking in many ways with […]
Share this:
Tex Turbo Brings Dr Mario Style Gameplay to Texas Instruments Computer
August 7th, 2016 Carl Williams The Texas Instruments 99/4A computer is not known or being a gaming beast but that is quickly changing. Sure, Tex Turbo is not going to make you think that but there are plenty of awesome games that will such as the Alex Kidd homage. Tex Turf though is a puzzle game that is VERY reminiscent […]
Share this:
Bandit Gaming – Super Mario Bros Texas Instruments 99/4a Port
March 12th, 2016 Carl Williams Okay, Nintendo shot down Princess Rescue on the Atari 2600. That has not stopped other fans from porting Super Mario Bros to other platforms. One such platform is the Texas Instruments 99/4a computer. What we have here is obviously not an official port but a pretty interesting fan creation.
Share this:
Alex Kidd Unofficial Port for Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Computer Updated
November 6th, 2015 Carl Williams A new version of Alex Kidd for the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer has been posted. You may be thinking, wait a minute, Sega never released Alex Kidd on the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. You are right. They didn’t. This port is an unofficial one by a really dedicated fan that wanted to play the game on […]
Share this:
New Game: Flappy Bird Released for Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
March 3rd, 2015 Carl Williams Flappy Bird, the game that countless people hate and despise yet it is played and continues to get ported, has hit the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer. I would say “gaming computer” but anyone that has owned a TI-99/4A would know, it wasn’t (which about five readers would catch). Flappy Bird for the TI-99/4A is a, […]
Share this:
Bandit Gaming: Ikaruga Ported to the Texas Instruments TI-83 Graphing Calculator
November 18th, 2014 Carl Williams Over 13 years ago when Treasure released Ikaruga to the world- well Japanese arcades and then the Sega Dreamcast- gamers were in awe of the graphics and challenge that Ikaruga posed. Eventually the world got Ikaruga on the Nintendo Gamecube, Xbox Live and an enhanced version on Windows but what about those lowly retro systems […]
Share this:
Doom Sees SymbOS Port
October 12th, 2021 Carl Williams Doom was that release that made computers cool again. A release that transcended the stuffiness of computers of the time. Much like Myst did the same year (1993), just a different genre. Considering id Software opened their FPS to gamers the world over, it helped keep it in the spotlight. One area this helped was […]
Share this:
Cave Story Coming to Sega Genesis Work in Progress, Playable Demo Available
July 6th, 2016 Carl Williams Cave Story. A game that has made the rounds quite a bit on modern platforms (my first exposure was on the Sony Playstation Portable). Now, we can start ticking off classic, retro, consoles as this 2D action game is coming to the Sega Genesis. If you don’t know what Cave Story is about then you […]
Share this:
The 2nd Great Video Game Crash and how it could Be Stopped
September 13th, 2015 Carl Williams The video game industry had a crash in 1983/1984 that nearly ended our favorite pastime for good. During this period there were many gaming consoles available, lots of games and many developers that were popping up out of nowhere and just as quickly disappearing. It was a horrific time for fans of gaming that lived […]
