Tag: arcade, atari, Breakout, retro
Arcade Hall of Fame: Breakout
The game you have probably already played but had no idea you have done so, Breakout is an arcade classic from Atari that has as storied a development history as any...
A Brief History Of: The Atari Jaguar
Imagine being on top of the world and absolutely dominating your industry. In fact, you not only dominate that segment but it is one that you largely invented yourself....
Arcade Hall of Fame: Star Wars (1983)
It is really hard to imagine just how much of a popular phenomenon George Lucas’ Star Wars was when it hit cinemas way back in 1977. A craze that swept much of the...
5 Things You Didn’t Know About: Nintendo
A veritable titan of the video game industry, Nintendo is largely credited with bringing the industry back from the brink of collapse extinction back in 1983 when it...
Atari ‘Retro’ Range Release Date Confirmed
Atari 2600 Returns as New Compact Handheld and Innovative Plug and Play TV Joystick with 50 Classic Atari® Games Built-In...
Arcade Hall of Fame: Paper Boy
Who would have thought that a classic job that was killed by the Internet could make such a great video game? Before everyone was logging on to their desktops or swiping...
Arcade Hall of Fame: Lunar Lander (Atari)
Born of the era of space exploration, arcade classic Lunar Lander is a time capsule of a zeitgeist and a video game genre unto itself. Born in 1969 at the height of...
Arcade Hall of Fame: The Tempest (Atari)
One of Atari’s most critically-acclaimed games of all time - Tempest continues to impress today with its beautiful vector graphics
A Brief History of: The Atari 2600
All you need to know about the console that brought games such as Pac-Man, Asteroids and Missile Command into our homes - the Atari 2600
Centipede (Atari) – Arcade Hall of Fame
Every week we enter a classic arcade game into the Arcade Hall of Fame! This week, one of the best and most iconic Atari arcade games of the 80s: Centipede!
The Top 10 Atari 2600 Games of All Time
We look at some of the best Atari 2600 games of all time! Including Space Invaders, Super Breakout, Adventure, Frogger & More
Incredible New Premium Mini Arcade Cabinet – Featuring the Original Centipede Arcade Game
Play the original Centipede game as it was meant to be played thanks to this premium mini arcade cabinet from Replicade!
Kasumi Ninja (Atari Jaguar) – Terrible Tuesday
I have wanted to write about this piece of tripe for a LONG time. I played this Atari Jaguar 'exclusive' over 20 years ago and still the pain remains.
Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective – Metacritic, you got it wrong!
A strange yet oddly compelling title that received little love upon its release, but there are a few solid mechanics going on here that are pretty cool.
The 10 Biggest Gaming Releases in 1985
1985 was a big year for videogames, following the crash of 1983. Some of the titles released during this year spawned series that have gone for generations!
Sneak’N’Peak (Atari) – WTF Wednesday
Take all the joy out of your favourite childhood pastime, put it into Atari’s almost modernist leaning graphical representation and you've got Sneak'N'Peak
A look at the very first Star Wars Console Game!
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away (at least in terms of Micro-transactions…), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was released on the Atari 2600. ...
Atari “Pong” is 45 Years Old Today!
It may not look like much now, but Pong really is the Godfather of the modern gaming industry. Not bad for something that came about as a result of a training...
