Atari 50 – The Wider World of Atari
If you want to respect the video game industry, then you should always be in tune with its history. Not only will it give you perspective on what the industry has gone through, but it will also reveal a blueprint that might seem familiar in the future. That whole destined to repeat things sort of deal. History is what drives Atari 50, a large and ever-expanding love letter to Atari’s journey. The ...[Read More]
Akka Arrh Review (PSVR2)
Let’s take a walk down memory lane for a minute. Back in 2012, I stumbled across this neon racing shooter game called DYAD. I purchased it for my PS3 because I was heavily into psychedelic and sensory-overloading imagery, seeking the potential rush I got when playing WipEout on my PlayStation. I remember some of my friends saying that the game’s neon imagery combined with its momentum-based puzzle...[Read More]
Berzerk: Recharged Review (PS5)
Publisher Atari and developer SneakyBox are bringing back a classic 80s Atari arcade gaming experience that quite frankly scared the ever-loving shit out of me as a kid, if not caused outright anxiety at the time. The game? Berserk. The point of the game is to infiltrate a dangerous robotic military compound and eliminate a bunch of enemies while avoiding the vicious Evil Otto, an indestructible k...[Read More]
Haunted House Review (PS5)
The graphical limitation of the VCS console back in the 80s was extraordinary, even for the 80s. There were more sprites than specifics, and typically the player had to use their imagination more than not to enjoy the experience. For example, in the game Haunted House, the gameplay featured two empty columns that the player traversed as two large eyes. The game allowed players to go into rooms and...[Read More]
Quantum: Recharged Review
The days of taking dollars from my dad, putting them in a quarter machine, and then living the dream of spending hours upon hours playing short arcade experiences might be long gone, but games like Quantum: Recharged from developer SneakyBox are keeping the memories alive. Quantum: Recharged is a reimagined 1982 arcade classic called Quantum that borrows the concept of creating connections by form...[Read More]
Mr. Run and Jump Review
There’s something special about the good old Atari 2600 days, where simplicity was a needed element for new video game players to get into the groove of a budding industry. Having lived through the 80s, simple games made room for big imaginations and good times. That’s the best way to describe how almost every game on the Atari 2600 was built. It relied less on tech and more on gamers to fil...[Read More]
Mr. Run and Jump launches from Atari
Our review will be up tonight but until then, enjoy the official launch details below. New York, NY (July 25, 2023) – Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — and developer Graphite Lab are pleased to announce that the highly-anticipated neon-infused platformer Mr. Run and Jump is now available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games ...[Read More]
Pixel Ripped 1978 Review (PSVR2)
I like this new Atari. It’s like they’re trying. I can’t say that for the last 19 Atari’s since Warner Communications sold them off, but this variant is taking some old ideas and implementing them into a new groove. They have released some good stuff in the past two years. At least they’re not just republishing old material. A lot of companies tend to do that without thought. Anyway, the new Atari...[Read More]
Akka Arrh Review
Rarely has an old game flown under my radar, especially of the Atari type. I have a gazillion Atari games, plenty of old systems before and after the Atari days, and I’m pretty much in the know about all the ancient classics. It does help that I’m ancient. This brings me to my point here. How did I miss Akka Arrh? It was a 1982 unreleased prototype of an Atari arcade game. I’m sure it was unreleas...[Read More]
Atari 50: Anniversary Celebration Review
A bar has been set. I’m not sure I can review another Bandai Namco Entertainment of America Museum game without it matching the art, the honesty, and the design that went into making Atari 50. As someone who teaches video game history for a living as a professor, I can without a doubt say that this treats Atari’s history right and truthful while offering up wonderful video game memories you can pl...[Read More]
Atari Mania Review
Atari Mania is an interesting game that plays off the nostalgia of ye olden days while applying the construct of a Wario World mini-game backbone. While the latter of those two brings some of the wackiest types of mini-games, such as trying to pick someone’s nose or trying to catch the paw of a dog to make it happy, Atari Mania uses its library of old games from the Atari 2600 days to breathe in s...[Read More]
Missile Command: Recharged
What in the world are you doing, Atari and Nickervision Studios? You can’t just take a classic, bring it back on the Nintendo Switch, and call it a day. Right? RIGHT? Well, they did. And, damn…it’s good. Missile Command: Recharged is set up on the surface like the original Missile Command in the arcades. There are three main guns (left/right/middle), the player has cities to protect with the guns,...[Read More]
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