New: atari2600All contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959zzanphotographyhive-180932hive-166405hive-144064uncommonlabhive-185836bitcoinhive-183397hive-150122krsuccesshive-188619hive-101145lifehive-124908hive-145157hive-139150hive-109690hive-103599hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersdarth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 7 months agoPitfall II: Lost CavernsWhile Super Mario Bros. may be the game that popularized the smooth, continuously scrolling adventure game, it was built upon previous ideas. Before programmers knew how to or had sufficient…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 8 months agoTV Gamer (Winter 1983)Cover of the Winter 1983 issue of TV Gamer TV gamer was a relatively short lived gaming magazine published in the U.K. from 1983 to 1985. It eventually merged into another magazine called Big K.…darth-azrael (67)in hive-140217 • 11 months agoTV Gamer (Summer 1983)Cover of the Summer 1983 issue of T.V. Gamer T.V. Gamer is a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the early 1980s. The premiere issue from Summer 1983 included reviews of the major…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • last yearCentipede (Atari 2600)Atari may have stagnated later in the 1980s in terms of innovation, but in the late 1970s and early 1980s they were defining video game genres. You could argue that Centipede was more or less in the…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 years agoGreat moments in video game history: Warlords on the Atari 2600Back in the early 80's video games were extremely basic. They had to be because the world had very little in the way of technology. This was during a time when my house still had a telephones…darth-azrael (67)in hive-140217 • 3 years agoDodge 'Em (Atari 2600)Dodge 'Em is a rather unique game for the Atari 2600. It is sort of a cross between a racing game and Pac-Man. The playfield consists of several concentric rings with gaps in between so that you can…darth-azrael (67)in hive-140217 • 3 years agoRaiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600)Like E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark was an adventure game based on a movie for the Atari 2600. Also like E.T., it was developed by Howard Scott Warshaw. But don't let that scare you off as he…the-gorilla (75)in hive-140217 • 3 years agoMy All-Time Top 20 Video Games (Part 1)Fairly early in my Steemit "career", I discovered a user by the name of @whoisjohn and have enjoyed his posts about retro video games, often prompting a sense of nostalgia and long forgotten…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 3 years agoDid you actually own E.T. for Atari? I did!It was the early 80's and gaming was new to just about everyone. The 2600 was a console that could be found in most households, especially if they had kids. Going back and looking at those games…darth-azrael (67)in hive-140217 • 4 years agoRiddle of the Sphinx (Atari 2600)Riddle of the Sphinx was released by Imagic for the Atari 2600 in 1982. This is an action adventure game in which you play the role of the Pharaoh's son as he attempts to lift the curse of Anubis…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 4 years agoTV Gamer (June 1984)TV Gamer was a relatively short-lived gaming magazine published in the U.K. in 1983-1985. the June 1984 issue includes: Cover Feature Adventure Games - Enter a new and fascinating world with…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 4 years agoBreakout (Atari 2600)Released in 1976 by Atari, Breakout was among the earliest arcade games. Like many early arcade games, it defined its own genre. The success of the arcade version of breakout led to its release as…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 4 years agoAvalon Hill (Atari 2600)The ad above is from the September 1983 issue of Videogaming Illustrated and features three games for the Atari 2600 from Avalon Hill. Wall Ball is a sort of 3D break out style game. Your go is…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 4 years agoAtari Age (November 1983-February 1984)Atari Age was Atari's official publication in the early to mid 1980s. It didn't last terribly long because of the video game crash and Atari's declining popularity after the release of the NES. It…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 4 years agoStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600)Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600) The Empire Strikes Back was released by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It shouldn't be confused with the vector based arcade game that…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 4 years agoGangster Alley (Atari 2600)Gangster Alley was released in 1983 by Spectravision for the Atari 2600. As game play goes, like most Atari 2600 games, it is fairly simple. One of six gangsters will raise there head in the window…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 6 years agoThe Atari Video Computer SystemThe Atari Video Computer System – The Atari VCS, later known as the Atari 2600. This was some kind of promotional shot from before November 1982 (name changed). I would love to have one of those…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 6 years agoSurround (Atari 2600)Surround, released in 1977, was one of the first games for the Atari 2600. It was one of the nine launch titles for that system. This was a fairly simple game in which you moved a block around the…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 6 years ago3-D Tic-Tac-Toe (Atari 2600)3-D Tic-Tac-Toe is exactly what it sounds like. A three dimensional version of the classic Tic-Tac-Toe. Instead of the traditional goal of getting three Xs or three Os in a row, vertically…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 6 years agoReactor (Atari 2600)Reactor was originally an arcade game by Gottlieb in 1982. However, is was ported to the Atari 2600 and released on that platform by Parker Brothers the same year. The goal of the game is to prevent…
