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Vectorblade is a Vectrex port of a PC game called Warblade. This is an overhead scrolling shooter with some great use of the Vectrex. This is a genre that has been around for decades. Interestingly, it was not one that hit the Vectrex, until now. This is one I might be decent at.
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Vectrex Vectorblade Could See 2020 Release
July 12th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Console, News, Vextrex 
Tags: overhead scrolling shooter, scrolling shooter, vectorblade, Vertical shooter, warblade 
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Fastball New Vectrex Baseball Game Coming Soon
July 1st, 2020 Carl Williams Fastball is a new Vextrex baseball game. For those that do not know about the Vectrex console it was a special platform from the early 1980’s. Those that own one love it. While independent homebrew is not as popular for this platform as it is on others, the Vectrex holds its own. This baseball game […]
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Posted in Console, News, Vextrex Tags: 8bitwaves, baseball, Fastball, Home Run Derby, sports No Comments »
Double Dragon Sequel Becomes Rage of the Dragons on Neo Geo – June 6th, 2002 – Today in Video Game History
June 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Rage of the Dragons is the result of a failed attempt to make a sequel to Double Dragon. No, not the original late 1980’s game. This was a planned sequel to the 1995 Neo Geo one-on-one fighting game. Noise Factory were unable to secure the rights, so they changed a few details. Can you spot […]
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Posted in Arcade, Console, Neo Geo Tags: double dragon, fighting, Noise Factory, one on one, piko interactive, Rage of the Dragons No Comments »
Vectrex Elite Work in Progress
May 27th, 2020 Carl Williams Elite for the Vectrex is one of those “why not” things. You know what I am talking about. Castlevania on Atari 2600. Shadow of the Beast on Atari 2600. Super Mario 64 on Atari 2600. Nice to see the Vectrex getting some “why not” love now that I think about it. Elite was released about […]
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Intellivision Amico International Distribution Partner Announced
May 26th, 2020 Carl Williams Intellivision Amico is one of the anomaly consoles that we see from time to time. It is not cutting-edge technology, nor is it trying to be. The Amico is geared towards fans that want that old school feel and fun in a new package. Tommy Tallarico has spearheaded this re-emergence of the Intellivision brand. New […]
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Posted in Console, Intellivision, News Tags: Intellivision Amico, Koch Media, Tommy Tallarico No Comments »
My Arcade Announces Commemorative Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Micro Player
May 23rd, 2020 Carl Williams Pac-Man 40th Anniversary items are coming. Just when you thought you had seen all the Pac-Man stuff, more is announced. Seriously, how many ways will gamers support a game like Pac-Man? Is there really that large a market for the yellow guy? We have surpassed Capcom and Nintendo re-releases with no improvements by this point. […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: Micro Player, My Arcade, pac-man, Pac-Man 40th Anniversary No Comments » Piko Interactive Acquire Neo Geo Game Rage of the Dragons Rights
May 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Piko Interactive may not be a household name. Earlier today they announced they had acquired the rights to Rage of the Dragons on Neo Geo. For those that do not know, Rage of the Dragons is a fighting game featuring tag team mechanics. One of the most popular titles that used this method was X-Men […]
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Atari 2600 Receives Shadow of the Beast Demake Called Legacy of the Beast
April 30th, 2020 Carl Williams Ah, good ole retrogaming programmers. Where would consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) or Atari 2600 be without them? Probably not still talked about on as many websites as they are today. Take Legacy of the Beast for example. This is a Shadow of the Beast demake by Aeriform over on Itch.io. This […]
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Intellivision Receives Shadow of the Beast Proof of Concept
April 25th, 2020 Carl Williams Independent homebrew developers such as Matthew Kiehl continue to push classic hardware. Check out this Shadow of the Beast proof of concept he has created for the Intellivision console. Sure, it is not as graphically impressive as more powerful platforms, that is a given. What is awesome here though is just what he has gotten […]
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Posted in Console, Intellivision, News Tags: AtariAge, bandit gaming, independent homebrew, Matthew Kiehl, Shadow of the Beast No Comments »
Defeat Coronavirus with Covid-19 Game on Atari 2600
April 15th, 2020 Carl Williams It is no secret that Coronavirus, aka Covid-19, is gripping the world right now. It sucks for everyone, especially those afflicted with it. A programmer has taken the Space Invaders game on Atari 2600 and remixed it. Covid-19 game is the result. What was once aliens is now the Coronavirus. The goal is the same […]
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Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News Tags: bandit gaming, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hack, Space Invaders No Comments »
