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Atari’s Site Refresh Features Playable Classic Arcade Games

December 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

One of my fondest childhood memories is of dropping a token in the Battlezone machine in the side room of the pizza restaurant near our house, stepping up to the simulated periscope, grasping the joysticks and moving my green wireframe tank across the moonscape in search of other tanks, the random cubes they hid behind [...]

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A Thanksgiving Feast with the Top Classic Video Games About Food

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Thanksgiving is this week! It’s time to gather round with your friends and loved ones and follow the grand tradition of stuffing your gullet. And just what goes better together than video games and food?
Classic games and eating have a long tradition together, from playing at the pizza parlor or grabbing a quick snack between [...]

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Where to play classic Atari games for free online

November 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Atari has recently relaunched its website to include a handful of classic Atari 2600 and arcade games you can play for free, online.
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Commodore 64 Games Hit North America Via the Wii Virtual Console

April 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Classic Commodore fans in the U.S. have reason to rejoice as Nintendo is finally adding classic Commodore 64 games to their North America library via the Wii Virtual Console. …
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Holiday Gift Guide 2008 – Plug-n-Play Classic Video Games

December 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Happy Turkey Day classic video game lovers! Let’s face it, what would Thanksgiving be without an hour or two prepping for tomorrow’s Black Friday shopping spree? We’ll before you…
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Ant Attack – Giant Killer Ants Invade Classic Video Games!

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Ah, just think back to your youth and those days of classic late-night sci-fi monster extravaganzas! When giant mutated insects would destroy cities and terrorize the landscape. A moral reminder…
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What’s your favorite Classic Horror Video Game?

September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

This October, in celebration of Halloween your Guide to Classic Video Games (me) will be rolling out a month’s worth of horror-themed classic video game goodness, tracking the history of…
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Classic Color Palettes: Video Games

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Print this page While technology may have limited the color palettes of some of the first, and most popular, video games, their colors are no less influential on modern game design and culture as a whole. Just as every note from the music of Super [...]

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Classic Games Invade G4 - The King of Kong and Life After Kong Special

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

This Friday, June 13th at 7PM cable network G4 unveils airs the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, following classic competitive gamer Steve Wiebe’s journey to dethrone…
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The History of Classic Indiana Jones Video Games

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

With Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull about to release in theaters this weekend, I started to think back on how big of an influence Indiana Jones…
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