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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Atari 2600 Reviews

Asteroids

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
Asteroids was a runaway smash hit for Atari in the arcades, so there was...
Tagged 2600, Arcade, Asteroids, Atari, Review, Shooter, VCS |
Atari 2600 Reviews

Bowling

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
In general, bowling is not a game that translates well into the world of...
Tagged 2600, Atari, Bowling, Review, Sports, VCS |
Atari Lynx Reviews

California Games

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 6, 2009
California Games was not only a launch title, but was the original Lynx pack-in...
Tagged Atari, California Games, Epyx, Handheld, Lynx, Review, Sports |
Nintendo NES Reviews

Duck Hunt

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 18, 2009
Duck Hunt was not only a launch title, but was a pack-in game if...
Tagged Duck Hunt, launch, Light Gun, NES, Nintendo, Review, Zapper |
Atari 2600 Reviews

Golf

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 27, 2009
I would never suggest that it would be easy to create a golf game...
Tagged 2600, Atari, Golf, Review, Sports, VCS |
Nintendo Game Boy Reviews

Golf

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 6, 2009
Released about 6 months after the launch of the Game Boy, this was the...
Tagged 1990, Game Boy, Gameboy, Golf, Nintendo, Review, Sports |
Sega Master System Reviews

Great Golf

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 16, 2009
Released in 1987, Great Golf was the only golf title released on the Master...
Tagged Golf, Great Golf, Master System, Review, sega, Sports |
Nintendo NES Reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 9, 2009
During the NES era, two game companies released Ms. Pac-Man cartridges. The game was...
Tagged Arcade, Ms. Pac-Man, Namco, NES, Nintendo, Pac-Man, Review |
Nintendo NES Reviews

NES Open Tournament Golf

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 10, 2009
Released 6 years after its predecessor, the simply-titled “Golf”, NES Open Tournament Golf was...
Tagged Golf, NES, NES Open Tournament Golf, Nintendo, Review, Sports |
Atari 2600 Reviews

Oink!

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 28, 2009
Activision is famous for the quality of their VCS titles, but this game is...
Tagged 2600, Atari, Oink, Review, VCS |
Sega Genesis Reviews

PGA European Tour

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 17, 2009
This game could have been called “PGA Tour Golf II: European Edition.” Created using...
Tagged genesis, Golf, PGA European Tour, Review, sega, Sports |
Sega Genesis Reviews

PGA Tour 96

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 18, 2009
This game starts off well enough, by which I mean that it has a...
Tagged genesis, Golf, PGA Tour 96, Review, sega, Sports |
Sega Genesis Reviews

PGA Tour Golf

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 12, 2009
I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that PGA Tour Golf has...
Tagged genesis, Golf, PGA Tour Golf, Review, sega, Sports |
Super Nintendo Reviews

PGA Tour Golf

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 12, 2009
Being a huge fan of the Genesis version of PGA Tour Golf, I had...
Tagged EA, Golf, PGA, PGA Tour Golf, Review, SNES, Sports, Super Nintendo |
Sega Genesis Reviews

PGA Tour Golf II

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 17, 2009
Anyone who has played the original PGA Tour Golf on the Genesis will instantly...
Tagged genesis, Golf, PGA Tour Golf II, Review, sega, Sports |
Sega Genesis Reviews

PGA Tour Golf III

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 18, 2009
Polygames and EA stepped it up even further for the next release of PGA...
Tagged genesis, Golf, PGA Tour Golf III, Review, sega, Sports |
Atari 2600 Reviews

River Raid

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
The mother of all vertically-scrolling shoot-em-ups! In River Raid, you control a fighter jet...
Tagged 2600, Arcade, Atari, Review, River Raid, Shooter, VCS |
Atari 2600 Reviews

Sky Jinks

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
Similar in principle to slalom skiing, in Sky Jinks you race through a pylon...
Tagged 2600, Activision, Atari, Bob Whitehead, Racing, Review, Sky Jinks, VCS |
Sega Genesis Reviews

Sonic The Hedgehog

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 22, 2009
When Sonic The Hedgehog was released in 1991, it almost immediately replaced Altered Beast...
Tagged genesis, Platformer, Review, sega, Sonic The Hedgehog |
Atari 2600 Reviews

Spider Fighter

Author Chris Alaimo Date August 29, 2009
Sometimes I don’t understand where designers came up with their game ideas back in...
Tagged 2600, Activision, Arcade, Atari, Larry Miller, Review, Shooter, Spider Fighter, VCS |
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