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Doom 2600 does something that is technically impossible. It brings id Software’s Doom to the classic gaming console. The Atari 2600 was obviously not designed to do 3D games so seeing something like Doom 2600 is impressive. 99% of the game is lost in translation, what is here is still spiritually “Doom”. That is the […]
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Intellivision Super Mario Bros Shown
January 2nd, 2021 
Carl Williams Intellivision Super Mario Bros is an anomaly of sorts. This is an entry in our Bandit Gaming section as there is no way this is official. Looking at the developer of this, we are not surprised on bit at the progress. What is surprising is just how close this is to the Nintendo Entertainment System […]
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Atari Jaguar Doom Port Sets Standard for Future Console Releases – November 28th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
November 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Atari Jaguar Doom port. Not exactly two things that anyone would put together on their own. When Atari released the Jaguar the writing on the wall already said it was dead. While magazines of the time touted Atari garnering support from over 300 companies, very few came through with games. Magazines of the time were […]
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Tags: 1994, demons, Doom, first person shooter, fps, hell, November 1994, November 28th, November 28th 1994 
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Novastorm Brings Futuristic Rail Shooting to PlayStation – October 10th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Novastorm is a rail shooter. You are either a fan of them or hate them. This futuristic shooter was developed by Psygnosis and released on various platforms such as Sony PlayStation, FM Towns Marty, and 3DO. While technology allows this level of graphics in real time, back in the mid 1990’s this was, at least […]
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3DO Sees Need for Speed Franchise Launch – August 31st, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
August 30th, 2020 Carl Williams The Need for Speed franchise is one that is still going today. While what gamers play today is completely different than the first game, the idea is still the same. Go fast. On the 3DO console, one that EA had a hand in creating, we saw this franchise kick off. There were problems that marred […]
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Atari 2600 Homebrew Ports Push Hardware Limits
August 25th, 2020 Carl Williams The Atari 2600 is a classic console. There is no argument there. Where there is argument is the games. I am not going to try and tell you that the games chosen here are graphically impressive. They are not. That is just how these games look, there is only so much you can do within […]
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Earthworm Jim 4 Gameplay Video Released
August 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Earthworm Jim 4 gameplay footage was recently released. For those that do not know, this is a console exclusive for the soon to launch Intellivision Amico. Tommy Tallarico is spearheading this revival of the Intellivision brand. Console release is still tentative at April 2021 (Coronavirus impact). Interestingly, the original team behind this game have returned […]
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Posted in Console, Intellivision, News Tags: action, adventure, Amico, Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 4 2 Comments »
Goonies Inspired Gooninuff for Intellivision Sees New Alpha Release
August 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams Gooninuff seems to pull inspiration the classic 1980’s movie, The Goonies. Well, the games that were released using the popular license anyhow. Gooninuff is a new upcoming title for the Intellivision that captures the Goonies feel. 2D side scrolling action platform fans will be right at home here.
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Outrun Sees Atari 2600 Port by Fan
August 1st, 2020 Carl Williams Sega’s classic arcade racing game, Outrun, was certainly fun. While it never officially came to the Atari 2600, a fan is doing it. If you are expecting “arcade perfect” or anything similar, then go ahead and skip this one. For fans that want the “feel” of Outrun, please by all means, continue reading. Just be […]
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Paperboy Intellivision Port Work in Progress
July 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Paperboy was originally released in arcades in North America in 1985. Atari Games took the idea for the game from the job that many teenagers take on to earn additional money. Over the following decades Paperboy would see ports to many home consoles and computers. Now an independent homebrew developer is working on a port […]
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