New games on old platforms such as the Atari 2600 are more and more common place than they used to be. This is probably thanks to more tools and better understanding of the hardware being available. Developers are working on all kinds of new games for the first Atari console. StarBlitz is a new Atari […]
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Scramble is a New Side Scrolling Homebrew Shooter for the Atari 2600
November 17th, 2015
Carl Williams The Atari 2600 was no stranger to 2D side scrolling shooters. We saw a few iconic ones released on the console. Defender being the most popular that I can think off the top of my head. While the Atari 2600 was not exactly designed for this type of game, developers were still able to make […]
Today in Retro Gaming: Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits
September 1st, 2015
Michael Crisman Compilations of older video games didn’t start with PS1-era titles like Namco Museum and Activision Classic Games, but the exponential upgrade to storage offered by CD-based media certainly helped boost their popularity. After all, who wouldn’t love the chance to play some arcade hits of yesteryear without needing to sink several thousand bucks into acquiring […]
Wacky Wednesday: Sheena Easton Beats Defender. Literally.
December 17th, 2014
Michael Crisman Scottish singer Sheena Easton exploded onto the pop music scene in the 1980s with a ridiculous number of back-to-back chart-topping hits, went on to record with some of the biggest names in music of the day (including Kenny Rogers and Prince), performed the title song to the James Bond film “For Your Eyes Only”, and […]
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