Backgammon (Atari 2600)
To properly cover the board game compilation Mario’s Game Gallery, I had to set aside some time to learn Backgammon,
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Atari
The Haunted Hoard: Dracula: The Undead (Lynx)
Dracula: The Undead is a rather unique Atari Lynx title for how it chooses to execute its adaptation of Bram
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The Haunted Hoard: Haunted House (Atari 2600)
It’s seen time and time again in cartoons: the lights go out, and the characters are now only represented by
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Towering Inferno (Atari 2600)
The 1974 film The Towering Inferno saw a 138 story skyscraper go up in flames, and while the Atari 2600
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Swordquest: EarthWorld (Atari 2600)
The Swordquest series from Atari presented a fascinating idea to gamers at the time: solve the game’s cryptic riddles, and
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RealSports Volleyball (Atari 2600)
RealSports Volleyball finds a nice little position between being a no-frills beach volleyball experience and one that isn’t so simplistic
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Yars’ Revenge (Atari 2600)
When I first got a look at the gameplay of Yars’ Revenge many years ago, I had figured I had
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Month of Mario: Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
While I have already taken a look at the original arcade release of Mario Bros., I couldn’t help but be
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Hyperblast! (Atari 8-bit)
If you took just a quick look at Hyperblast!, it might seem like you can easily identify some issues with
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Diamonds (Atari 8-bit)
Diving into the gaming libraries of the British microcomputers has been a rocky ride, but while my time exploring the
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Taz (Atari 2600)
Taz for the Atari 2600 is unique because it is not only the first video game released based on the
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Batty Builders (Atari 8-bit)
When I played Hijack! for the Atari 8-bit family of computers, I had figured its problem with a jump in
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Hijack! (Atari 8-bit)
While the Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 1200XL, and other home computers known collectively as the Atari 8-bit family are
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50 Years of Video Games: Pitfall! (Atari 2600)
I wasn’t always the guy who wanted to play every video game ever released. I was still pretty much willing
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50 Years of Video Games: Combat (Atari 2600)
While home consoles have been a part of the video game medium since nearly the start, the Magnavox Odyssey even
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Awesome Golf (Lynx)
Hand Made Software and the Atari Lynx have a special relationship, the development company not only getting their start on
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Freeway (Atari 2600)
Why did the chicken cross the road? Apparently, it was trying to set a new high score.
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Fishing Derby (Atari 2600)
For a triple A game publisher as massive as Activision, it’s fascinating to see how humble their origins can be.
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Pinball Palooza: Bumper Bash (Atari 2600)
The Atari 2600’s paddle controller allowed it to bring home the experience of many arcade games, titles based on hits
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Tank Command (Atari 7800)
Tank Command is the first Atari 7800 game I have ever played, a game I selected for that honor because
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Pressure Cooker (Atari 2600)
Cooking can be a delicate process in real life, the quality of a dish easily impacted by how long something
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