Video Games
Do Anyone Else’s Wrists Still Hurt From Playing ‘The Activision Decathlon’ 40 Years Ago?
Early ’80s computers and home consoles had cool Olympics-inspired games, including ‘The Activision Decathlon,’ which left sore wrists and broken joysticks in its wake.
10 Upcoming Movies That Are Based on Classic Video Games of the ’80s & ’90s
New movies based on classic video games like ‘Street Fighter,’ ‘The Legend of Zelda,’ and ‘Metal Gear Solid’ are on the way!
I Really Want to Play That ‘Killer Shark’ Arcade Game Shown in ‘Jaws’
A brief scene in Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 thriller ‘Jaws’ shows a kid at a beachfront arcade playing an early ’70s ‘electro-mechanical’ game called ‘Killer Shark’ that still looks pretty cool.
Walton Goggins Teases New Series ‘Fallout,’ Now Premiering One Day Early on April 10!
Based on the 1990s video game, ‘Fallout’ is set in alternate reality where there is, in fact, a nuclear holocaust in the 1950s.
Remember Those Early ’80s Video Games Featuring Journey?
Journey Escape, a 1982 cartridge for the Atari 2600, and Journey, Bally Midway’s 1983 arcade game, both starred classic rock group Journey and featured synthesized versions of some of their songs.
Remembering the Weird ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ & ‘Halloween’ Atari 2600 Game Adaptations
These rare video games, based on the classic horror films of their titles, were published by Wizard in 1983 and among the more adult-oriented Atari 2600 (VCS) titles kept quietly behind counters at the few stores that carried them.
Atari Deluxe Arcade Machine Re-Creates Retro Video-Gaming Experience
The reproduction of a classic arcade cabinet features 64 Atari games — 14 arcade favorites and 50 from the Atari 2600 home console.
Movies You Never Realized Disney Animator Don Bluth Worked On
Today is his 86th birthday and he’s still working!
A Modernized Atari 2600 Is Coming in November 2023
The Atari 2600+ will be a faithful re-creation of the four-switch Atari 2600 console released in 1980 (albeit smaller), complete with joystick and a cartridge containing 10 games, including Adventure, Missile Command and Yars’ Revenge. You can also play your old 2600 and 7800 cartridges on it!
A Space Invaders Appreciation Post: The Classic Arcade Game Turns 45
Since its debut in Japan in June 1978, following by its North American release that November, Space Invaders has never relinquished the hold it has had on Earthlings with its fun, addictive and influential gameplay.
We Have Pac-Man Fever and This LEGO Arcade Is the Only Cure!
Two of our favorite childhood things, LEGO and Pac-Man, have joined forces to take our money.
Barbie, Wii Sports & The Last of Us Enters Video Game Hall of Fame
New nostalgic video games that have impacted our society have been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
‘Tetris’ the Movie on Apple TV+ Reviewed
Apple TV+ presents the amazing story of how Henk Rogers brought Alexey Pajitnov’s ‘Tetris’ video game from behind the Iron Curtain to the Western world.