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Archive for the ‘Atari’ Category

July 15th, 2008

Video game commercials of the 80s and 90s

Sigh. This is something we never had in this little tropical archipelago when every member of my generation was still young.
Oh, sure, we had tons of toy commercials, especially during those weekend cartoon marathons common in the 1980s to early 1990s. But, no, we didn’t have video game commercials—at least, I don’t remember watching them […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

July 13th, 2008

Disturbing Pac-Man images

I’ve always been a big fan of Pac-Man, that pill chomping yellow ball of the 80s video game craze. I’m not the only fan. Let’s take a look at some disturbing Pac-Man images that I’ve culled from the Net.
Killer Pac-Man

Whoever created this monsterpiece probably had a fixation on both Pac-Man and Jaws.
Image downloaded from Tech […]

By Joel -- 5 comments

July 6th, 2008

Whatever happened to Strategic Simulations Inc.?

I’ve been asking this question since the early 2000s, and I don’t know for the life of me why I didn’t bother looking the answer up with Google, or any other search engine for that matter. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to ruin the mystery. It turns out, however, that the disappearance of Strategic […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2008

The Goonies: 8-bit gaming goodness

As promised, I’m here to talk about The Goonies, not really much about the movie of the same name, but the 8-bit video game that inspired an entire generation of video game addicts.
Actually, there’s not much to talk about as game features go. The only news concerning The Goonies is the fact that it has […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

May 27th, 2008

The circus is in town #2!

Yeah, pardon my curiosity. I just had to scan YouTube to look for a video of Circus Atari, since the game cartridge has been sitting on my desk for the past 24 hours and with me trying to figure out the game’s appeal.
After watching this video, however, I suddenly discover why:

It’s got to be the […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

May 27th, 2008

The circus is in town!

This image put a smile on my face today. It’s a screenshot of the classic Atari 2600 game Circus Atari, designed by Mike Lorenzen and published by (who else!) Atari.
Prior to its release as an Atari 2600 game, Circus Atari was an arcade game (Exidy’s Circus, 1977) and an older Atari game (Clowns, 1978).
Oh, yeah, […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

May 27th, 2008

Look at this picture and tell me what you see

Okay, for those who aren’t really in the mood to read titles, I’ll repeat my request in the body text. Please look at this picture and tell me what you see:

What?!? You mean to tell me the sight of all those old video game consoles doesn’t turn you on? Mario and Donkey Kong should have […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Jedi Arena: Anyone up for PVP?

Finally, a Parker Brothers video game that doesn’t suck dwell at the bottom of the Atari 2600 barrel. Like I said in a previous post, I’ve found the time to play some really old video games, and Star Wars: Jedi Arena is one of ‘em.
Gameplay is fairly simple, as is usual in old video games. […]

By Joel -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2008

Egad, I’ve been tagged!

And, yes, I owe Aiza over at Gamerlite, one of b5media Video Games Channel’s newest blogs, an apology for not “promoting camaraderie” by answering her tag at the soonest possible time. Well, Aiza, blame it on Bayantel (whose service, sad to say, began to suck deteriorate [again] after my supposed speed and bandwidth upgrade—surprise!) and […]

By Joel -- 5 comments

May 20th, 2008

Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Match-Ups, Atari 2600’s worst game?

Yes, finally! Someone who thinks E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial scores better than another Atari 2600 game. The “another,” by the way, is an educational video game from Parker Brothers called Strawberry Shortcake: Musical Match-Ups. Duh! As if that’s not obvious.
Well, I’ve been planning to write about this Strawberry Shortcake game for some time now, and with […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

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