darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 16 hours ago • 3 min readTRS-80 Model IThe TRS-80 Model I was Radio Shack's first computer. Introduced in 1977, it was one of the earliest home computers. The TRS-80 was based on the Zilog Z80 CPU and originally shipped with just 4K of…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 days ago • 2 min readTRS-80 Color Computer (1981)The Color Computer eventually dropped the TRS-80 designation and computers in that line became to be colloquially known as the CoCo, CoCo 2 and CoCo 3. Here we have an ad for the original TRS-80…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 12 days ago • 2 min readAtari VCS (1978)The Atari VCS, or Atari 2600 as it was better known as once it had been renamed a few years later, was introduced in 1977. This particular ad is from 1978 when it was still just known as the VCS…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 16 days ago • 2 min readDarkman (NES, Game Boy)Darkman is based on the Sam Raimi film of the same name and was released for the Nintendo and Game Boy in 1991. It was also released for a number of home computer platforms, including the Commodore…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 20 days ago • 1 min readSquare Deal (Game Boy)It's truly amazing how many games there were for the Game Boy. Despite its black and white nature and the horrible motion blur of action games, it was immensely popular. Square Deal, probably not so…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 24 days ago • 1 min readIndy 800 (Atari, 1975)Indy 800 was a very early (1975) arcade racing game by Atari. It brought a number of innovations, including support for eight players and real RGB color! These are pretty rare today and I don't…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 28 days ago • 2 min readGalaga (Atari 7800)Galaga was an arcade game released by Midway in 1981 and was the sequel to Galaxian. I always thought it was a little strange that there seemed to be so few home ports of this game. Despite being…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • last month • 1 min readMat Mania Challenge (Atari 7800)Mat Mania Challenge is an Atari 7800 game released in 1990. It is based on the Mat Mania and Mania Challenge arcade games. The Atari 7800 port does a fairly good job keeping the graphics and…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • last month • 2 min readMissile Command (Atari 400/800)Missile Command was on of THE classic arcade games of the golden age of arcade games. It was released in 1980 and the only original home ports were the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit ports in 1980 and…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 2 months ago • 2 min readStar Trek (Atari 400/800)Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator was an arcade game produced by Sega in 1983. Most, if not all of the home ports followed pretty quickly and were also released in 1983. This game was ported…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 2 months ago • 1 min readArcade Pro Football / Night Rally (Atari 400/800)This is a relatively old ad for a couple of games for the Atari 400/800 by a company called Arcade Plus.darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 3 months ago • 2 min readStar Wars: The Arcade Game (Atari 400/800)The Star Wars arcade game was an impressive looking game with bright, colorful vector graphics and good game play to go along with it. The original arcade version was released in 1983 and there were…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 3 months ago • 1 min readAirstrike (Atari 400/800)English Software was a relatively short lived U.K. based software company that made games for various computers. Their specialty was the Atari 8-bit line but they also made games for other machines…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 4 months ago • 1 min readRush'n Attack (Konami)Rush'n Attack, known as Greet Beret in Japan and Europe, was an arcade game released in 1985 by Konami. This Cold War themed game (Rush'n Attack = Russian Attack, get it? haha...) involved rescuing…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 4 months ago • 1 min readPac-Man (Atari 5200)When Pac-Man came out for the Atari 2600, it was somewhat of a disappointment. The gameplay was not terrible but the graphics were. However, for those that had an Atari 5200, the situation was…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 4 months ago • 3 min readStar Raiders (Atari 400/800)The NES had Super Mario Bros., the Sega Genesis had Sonic, and the Apple II had VisiCalc. The killer app for the Atari 400/800 was Star Raiders. This game was probably responsible for selling more…darth-azrael in # blog • 4 months ago • 7 min readDigital Archaeology – Expedition #6 - eMachines T2692For this expedition I traveled on my bicycle throughout my community and surrounding communities. This was more of a leisurely journey than a true expedition but it was the evening before garbage…darth-azrael in # retrocomputing • 4 months ago • 3 min readAtari 400/800The Atari 400 and Atari 800 were both introduced by Atari in 1979. The biggest differences between these two machines were: The Atari 400 had a membrane keyboard while the 800 has a full…darth-azrael in GAMERS & GAMING • 5 months ago • 2 min readMindwheel (1985)If you happen to be a fan of text adventures and are looking for something on par with the Infocom games, then Mindwheel by Synapse Software would be an excellent choice. Much like Zork and the…darth-azrael in # retrogaming • 5 months ago • 1 min readRistar (Sega Genesis)Ristar is a game for the Sega Genesis developed by the same team that created Sonic the Hedgehog. In fact, Ristar was born from ideas that came out of the discussion for the character that would…
