D & D NES-STYLE…WIZARDRY: PROVING GROUNDS OF THE MAD OVERLORD

By Mark Michel As a life-long gamer dating back to the 70s, I have had the fortune of watching the gaming industry and culture grow for over 4 decades. I’ve watched home gaming grow from the simplistic Pong-type games to the near-terabyte sized games. I have played fighters, puzzle games and strategic games, but one […]

Mario Brothers: The Beginning – Atari 2600

By Mark Michel One of the most iconic video game characters in the past forty years can be identified by one name – Mario. That joyful robust little plumber we’ve all come to know, and love has been giving gamers lots of wonderful memories since he came onto the gaming scene in 1981 – when […]

Retron 77 – Bringing Atari 2600 into the 21st Century

by Mark Michel As a video game collector, I’m always on the lookout for new acquisitions for my extensive collection. While I am largely an Xbox gamer nowadays, I still enjoy playing games from my youth; especially my beloved Atari 2600. The Atari was a fantastic 8-bit system that had a plethora of titles to […]

Star Wars: The Arcade Game Atari 2600

Genre: Arcade / Flight Released: 1983 Published by: Parker Brothers The Star Wars franchise is about to return with a bang in our cinema screens with Rise of the Skywalker but perhaps the best Star Wars experience was… Star Wars, the original?(or the IV : A New Hope title). Featuring Lightsaber battles, Mercenaries, Space chases […]