BlogHide Reblurtsdarth-azrael in retrogaming • 10 hours agoSynapse (Atari 8-bit)There can be no doubt that the early 1980s were the golden age for games on the Atari 8-bit computers. Synapse made a ton of great games for the Atari 8-bit and other 8-bit computers. This ad from…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 4 days agoJump Jet (Apple II)Jump Jet is a fairly early arcade style game for the Apple II computer. It was released in 1982 by a company called Avant-Garde Creations. As a Jump Jet pilot for the Loyal Army, you are trying to…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 5 days agoThe Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp (Super Nintendo)The Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp was released for the Super Nintendo in 1994. It is based on the Ren & Stimpy cartoon that was shown on Nickelodeon from 1991 through 1995. If you've never seen…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 8 days agoShrek Swamp Kart Speedway (Game Boy Advance)Mario Kart has just about perfected the kart racing genre of video games. So much so that you rarely see competitors these days. Which is a shame really because as good as the Mario Kart series is…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 9 days agoLemmings 3D (PlayStation, DOS)3D Lemmings is a remake of the original Lemmings which was released in 1991 for the Amiga. 3D Lemmings was released in 1995 for the PlayStation, PC and the following year for the Sega Saturn. The…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 11 days agoSurround (Atari 2600)Surround, released in 1977, was one of the first games for the Atari 2600. It was one of the nine launch titles for that system. This was a fairly simple game in which you moved a block around the…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 13 days ago3-D Tic-Tac-Toe (Atari 2600)3-D Tic-Tac-Toe is exactly what it sounds like. A three dimensional version of the classic Tic-Tac-Toe. Instead of the traditional goal of getting three Xs or three Os in a row, vertically…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 14 days agoReactor (Atari 2600)Reactor was originally an arcade game by Gottlieb in 1982. However, is was ported to the Atari 2600 and released on that platform by Parker Brothers the same year. The goal of the game is to prevent…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 15 days agoStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600)The Empire Strikes Back was released by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It shouldn't be confused with the vector based arcade game that was released in 1985. While the Atari 2600 version…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 16 days agoHalloween (Atari 2600)Halloween was released by Wizard Video Games for the Atari 2600 in 1983 and is based on the famous 1978 movie of the same name. As a licensed game, you would probably guess that Halloween is not a…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 18 days agoMegamania (Atari 2600)Megamania is a fairly typical shooter from the early 1980s. It is similar to games like Space Invaders and Galaxian and is a near clone of Astro Blaster. It's unique twist is that instead of…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 19 days agoPitfall! (Atari 2600)Those that enjoy the side-scrolling platform game genre today probably have Pitfall! most to thank. While perhaps not the very first game that could be included in that genre, it did define many of…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 21 days agoSSX 3 (Electronic Arts)SSX 3 is a 3rd person snowboard racing game that was released by EA in 2003 for various systems, including the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. As the name would suggest, this is the 3rd game in…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 22 days agoThe Atari JaguarWhile 64-bit may have been a bit of an exaggeration, it was still an impressive system, technically speaking, at the time it was introduced. Unfortunately, as with every Atari system after the 2600…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 23 days agoRuiner Pinball (Atari Jaguar)Ruiner Pinball is a video pinball game that was exclusive to the Atari Jaguar and released in 1995. This game featured two different tables. The first table is called Ruiner and is obviously where…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 25 days agoTime Crisis (PlayStation)Time Crisis is a light gun based arcade game that was released in 1995. It was similar to other popular light gun games of the time, including games like The House of The Dead. However, Time Crisis…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 27 days agoAlien Vs. Predator (Atari Jaguar)Alien Vs. Predator is a first person shooter video game developed for the Atari Jaguar and released in 1994. Alien Vs. Predator was very well received and became one of the best selling games for…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 29 days agoIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Arcade)Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was originally developed by Atari as an arcade game for the System 1 arcade hardware and released in 1985. As a movie license game, it was a reasonably decent…darth-azrael in retrogaming • last monthLeader Board (Access Software, 1986)I am not much of a sports fan when it comes to video games. However, Leader Board was among the first true golf sims. Not only that, it was initially available for platforms other than the PC…darth-azrael in retrogaming • last monthThe World Ends With You (Nintendo DS)The World Ends with You is an action RPG by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. This game was released in April 2008 and was influenced by the developer's previous game, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of…
