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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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Space Invaders’
Defeat Coronavirus with Covid-19 Game on Atari 2600
April 15th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Atari 2600, Console, News 
Tags: bandit gaming, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hack, Space Invaders 
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Space Invaders Treated To Its Very Own Board Game For The 40th Anniversary
June 19th, 2019 Carl Williams Time after time, we see our retro board game favourites turned into movies, TV shows and, of course, video games. From the fan-favourite Jumanji, to the mysterious Clue, or even the spine-chilling Ouija: Origin of Evil, games-turned-video is nothing unusual. What we don’t see quite as often, however, is our favourite video games given the […]
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Slot Games and Arcade Classics – A Match Made in Heaven?
May 25th, 2017 Carl Williams Online casino games, particularly slots, are among the most popular forms of gambling. Perhaps the reason for this is because there are thousands of different games out there with varied themes to attract a wide demographic of players. Common subject matter includes comic books like the Avengers and well-known musicians like Michael Jackson. According to the […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, slot machines, Space Invaders No Comments »
Complexity Killed the Game- Why Simple is Often Best
October 27th, 2016 Carl Williams The old saying “curiosity killed the cat” might be true in everyday life, but when it comes to the tech world and gaming the more accurate expression is: “Complexity killed the cat”. Although software developers are creative souls with a passion for intricate storylines and detail, the reality is that a game with too many […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: Angry Birds, iGaming, mass effect, pong, Rocket Bowl, Space Invaders, terminator 2, tomb raider No Comments »
The Atari Home Arcade Experience, Age 10
August 11th, 2016 Thor Thorvaldson In the early years of the Eighties decade, the only thing that could take my attention away from the multitudes of arcades in my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina was playing video games at home. Well, in May of 1982 the next stage of my video game obsession came to be: my parents bought me […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: atari, Atari Flashback, childhood, memories, pac-man, Space Invaders 1 Comment »
Review- Galactic Nemesis on Android, ZTE Maven
January 16th, 2016 Carl Williams Overhead scrolling shooters are a staple of gaming. They have been around since the early days with Space War on up to modern interpretations on mobile devices. We have seen new renditions on the idea with titles like Mig 2D and even reboots like Sky Force 2014. We have seen the classics revived with Raiden […]
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Posted in News, Portables, Reviews Tags: android, CS54 Inc, Galaga, Galaxian, google play, Mig 2D, overhead, raiden legacy, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, review, scrolling, shooter, Sky Force 2014, Space Invaders, ZTE Maven No Comments »
