E.T. cannot be entirely blamed for the video game crash, but it represents everything that was wrong with the industry in the early 1980s. 9 Double Dragon 1987 Double Dragon is a legendary beat ’em up in which you must fight your way through the mean streets of a post-apocalyptic ...
The most common media forms for games in the 1980s was the cartridge, but developers conceived the idea of using VHS video cassettes as a new form of game media. A company called Worlds of Wonder first introduced the "VHS Console" in 1987 with their system named the Action Max. TakaraTom...
Well back in the early 80s it seemed like there would be some random video game console coming out on a monthly basis. The Atari 2600 dominated home gaming market well into the 1980s, thanks to its long line of ports of various arcade games such as famous Pac-Man, Space Invaders and ...
Last Question: In 1980, which new home video game system came with a free copy of the Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack game cartridge? Answer: Intellivision Less than a year after the Atari 2600 was released, it’s main competitor, Intellivision was released. The Intellivision controller was more...
That it was made by Mossmouth, the team behind the stupefyingly addictive Spelunky, sealed my interest in the game for good.Fifty games designed by the now-defunct cult classic UFO Soft studio in the 1980s. Somehow, miraculously, someone found an anthology cartridge in a storage locker and ...
The great video game crash of 1983 feels like it's ancient history. But, it shaped the game industry as we know it today. Learn more here.
That it was made by Mossmouth, the team behind the stupefyingly addictive Spelunky, sealed my interest in the game for good.Fifty games designed by the now-defunct cult classic UFO Soft studio in the 1980s. Somehow, miraculously, someone found an anthology cartridge in a storage locker and ...
Even if you don't remember these oldies from the arcades of the 80's, there are plenty of gems here to satisfy any taste. The emulation is dead-on; each game looks fantastic on my big plasma TV. The first game, Battle Shark (Year: 1989, Grade: A), gets the party started right...
A 1980s-style video game attacks the Mac platform, deleting users' files as they progress through the level and shoot enemies. While its creator clearly warns of the consequences, the software has been labeled a Trojan horse. The software created by Zach Gage is described as an "art project...
Chain Reaction is a Bust-A-Move-style puzzler that's easy to get sucked into, but that ice cream-truck music has got to go! Darwin 4078 is a primitive vertical shooter that requires you to mash not only the shoot button but the bomb button as well. Thankfully this game was phased ou...