BlogHide Reblurtsdarth-azrael in # retrogaming • 5 days ago • 2 min readArabian (Arcade)This ad for the Arabian arcade game released in 1983 by Atari is one of the more cringeworthy game ads I've seen. Eric Ginner, a high-score...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 6 days ago • 2 min readBreakThru (NES)BreakThru was originally an arcade release by Data East in 1986. I don't believe the arcade version was ever officially released in the U.S. but the NES conversion came along about a year later. This game fits into the sub-genre of side-scrolling vehicle shooter games. Your goal in this game is to recapture a stolen jet fighter. There are…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 23 days ago • 1 min readShadowrun (Sega Genesis)http://www.megalextoria.com/wordpress/index.php/2016/10/03/shadowrun-sega-genesis/ Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis is an adaptation of the...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 28 days ago • 2 min readLethal Weapon (NES)Lethal Weapon is a side-scrolling action game released for the Nintendo in 1992. Despite the name, it is really based on the first three...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 29 days ago • 2 min readSkeleton Warriors (PlayStation, Sega Saturn)This game was a rather obscure license and an early release for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Skeleton Warriors the game is based on a...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readMountain King (Commodore 64)Mountain King is a game that was released by CBS Electronics in 1983. The basic goal is to descend into a diamond mine, retrieve a crown...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readDragonfire (Imagic)Dragonfire was originally released by Imagic for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It's one of Imagic's better games and while it is relatively...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • last month • 2 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 8)A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store several years ago. I...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readDig Dug (1982)Dig Dug is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1982. It was one of the immensely popular games during the golden age of arcade...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • last month • 1 min readVersaWriter (Apple II)VersaWriter is a drawing tool that was released for the Apple II and other computers sometime in 1983. It consists of software and a tablet...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readInternational Soccer (Commodore 64)In the early days of a new hardware platform, 1st part software support is often critical. The Commodore 64 was no different. For a time,...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 2 min readPuck Monster (1982)Before the Game Boy came along, individual handheld games were fairly popular toys. In the early 1980s, these were LED based and the...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 12 min readDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 7)Digital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 7) A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store several years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25" disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 2 months ago • 2 min readDisney’s Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Quest (Sega Genesis)Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest was released in 1993 by Sunsoft for the Sega Genesis. Unfortunately, as is common with many...darth-azrael in # hulk • 2 months ago • 1 min readThe Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)Given the extreme popularity of the current Marvel movies, there are many that probably believe that they represent the first time that the...darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 2 min readThe KoalaPadBack in the 8-bit days there seemed to be a neverending supply of peripheral attachments you could get for your computer. After a disk...darth-azrael in # megacon • 2 months ago • 1 min readMegaCon 2019: Saturday (1)Just some crowd video outside the vendor room on Saturday afternoon at MegaCon 2019 in Orlando, Florida. This video is outside some of the...darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 2 months ago • 2 min readSnow White and the Seven Dwarves (Atari 2600)The Atari 2600 had a very long life that started all the way back in 1977. The last commercial games for that system were not released until 1991. As a consequence, there were a large number of games that production started on but for one reason or another were never finished. Many prototypes have been found throughout the years, some quite…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 2 months ago • 2 min readSupra Corporation (Amiga)For a number of years, Commodore's Amiga line of computers enjoyed wide third party support. In this ad from the December/January 1991 issue of Amiga Plus, Supra is advertising several Amiga compatible products. The first item is an external floppy drive. The Amiga 500 had one 3.5" disk drive built-in but a second drive was quite useful…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 2 months ago • 2 min readMr. Do!'s Castle (Atari 2600)Mr. Do! became quite the popular arcade character after the first game featuring him in 1982 simply titled Mr. Do! The game was popular enough that to speed along a sequel, an existing game in development was modified to be a Mr. Do! game by changing the graphics. The game was originally to be titled Knights vs. Unicorns. The Japanese version…
