1980s
1980s Archives | Category for grouping a collection of posts for topics covering the years 1980-1989.
Street Gang Football: Sinclair ZX Spectrum July Review
Street Gang Football: July featured game
Street Gang Football is not your usual computer footy game. There's no pitch, just cold, hard brick and tarmac, with plenty of virtually grazed kneecaps. Well, it's certainly no Sensible Soccer or FIFA but I have to say I took an immediate liking to this game. The idea behind this game is nothing short of brilliant on Code Masters part. It reminds me of playing football with my friends during the school holidays when…Dark Chambers: Atari 7800 June Review
Dark Chambers: June featured game
It's June and it's #AtariMonth so this month's review is a game described as the spiritual successor to Gauntlet, Dark Chambers, a remake of the 1983 game, Dandy. There's no mistaking this is a form of Gauntlet. The game starts and instantly you recognise the playing field. My first instinct was to brace myself for hordes of enemies... that, apparently, didn't get an invite. Taking a quick walk around I got the feeling I'd entered…Atari Month: June is the month Atari was founded.
It's June and that means it's Atari month
Why Atari month? #AtariMonth is to celebrate the founding of the video games company. Founded on 27th June 1972 Atari is the creation of Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. The name Atari (当たり, あたり, or アタリ) supposedly originates from the Japanese for hit/strike or impact and is "used in Go for a situation where a stone or chain of stones has only one liberty, and may be captured on the next move…Vectrex Overlay Config File Creation Tedium
