922nd played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco/Atari Games We’ve had a lot of games in the Space Invaders mold already, including the original Galaga which updated the basic game by adding in swooping in, changing formations. They are some interesting games, and I believe […]
Posts Tagged ‘atari games’
#141 Galaga ’88
Posted: 11th January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, arcade, atari games, namco, shoot 'em up
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805th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games While I’ve played Gauntlet before, as I said then, I’ve played its sequel before. In fact, as a family we played it as far as we could – not just me, but my sister and mother as […]
775th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games An APB or All Points Bulletin is a message send to cops and law enforcement officials usually to make them aware of criminals to look out for. It’s a common enough term that finding out about the […]
#131 Blasteroids
Posted: 22nd May 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, arcade, atari games, shoot 'em up
695th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games Asteroids is a classic, defining the 2D shooter genre in a major way. Its sequels don’t come up much on the list – although derivatives might have – and Blasteroids is the one official one […]
#121 Super Sprint
Posted: 16th June 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, arcade, atari games, driving
610th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games While earlier we played Portal 2 for its appearance in Lego Dimensions, Super Sprint instead appears in the game as a not-really-cameo. Nevertheless, I’ve probably played the game more that way than I ever would have otherwise. […]
#192 Rampart
Posted: 22nd December 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1990, arcade, atari games, Strategy
566th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1990 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games After a break, back to the Midway collection. Only one left after this, I promise. But no, we need a new strategy game anyway, based on our numbers, and it’s always good to see a different one, […]
562nd played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release:ย 1987 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games Early 3D games are weirdly fascinating to me. Games like Ultima and 3-Demon (or Monster Maze) (I know, not famous, but I remember being amazed by it) did it by using wireframes and simple constrained viewpoints. It […]
#75 Marble Madness
Posted: 28th November 2016 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1984, action, arcade, atari games
560th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games For our ongoing Midway PSP trials, Marble Madness is next. One of those games that I remember playing on the NES in my youth, the isometric perspective seeming really special. Replaying it today, I know what to […]
559th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Various Year of Release: 1990 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games Welcome to my Atari/Midway arcade-a-thon! Some time ago, we picked up a PSP collection, Midway Arcade Treasures for a decent price, which contained several games on the list. We have used it for a few games already, […]
#689 ArmA: Armed Assault
Posted: 22nd July 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, 505 games, atari games, bohemia interatcive, pc, shoot 'em up, Strategy
442nd played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Bohemia Interactive Publisher: 505 Games/Atari Games There are a lot of army-based shooters out there – Call of Duty has, depending on your perspective, either a lot to answer for or set a good example. As we might have intimated, […]