From the arcades of the past, games of yesteryear – Bucky O’ Hare
Larry Hama’s name might be familiar to fans of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe series — he was the Marvel writer responsible for the comics based on their toy line. Not only […]
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From the pages of the past, ads of yesteryear – Raid Over Moscow
During the 80s, we were probably doing what many other families were during the holidays in the US — sharing time with friends and family, munching on turkey and mashed […]
From the arcades of the past! Ads from yesteryear – Satan’s Hollow
This 1983 ad from the back cover of Video Games looks like it was ripped from an illuminated manuscript straight out from the Middle Ages. That also makes it an […]
From the arcade of the past! Shooters from yesteryear – Commando
So today, Activision’s mega-blockbuster sequel, COD: Black Ops II, was released worldwide in what is being boasted by Gamestop’s Tony Bartel as the “biggest game launch of all time”. Regardless […]
A shooter from the past! Zooming in from yesteryear – Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
In 1982, Sega brought out a sit-down cabinet shooter called Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. It had no story, nor did it really seem to be based on anything Buck […]
From the arcades of the past! Games of yesteryear – Chiller
Another spooky game for the month of October is Exidy’s Chiller. Released to arcades in 1986, this didn’t see a whole lot of success because of how amazingly bloody it […]
From the arcades of the past! Games of yesteryear – Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara
The art actually came from the box set of the “Classic” Dungeons & Dragons boardgame version released in 1994. An earlier version, with a different dragon but similar arrangement (sans […]
From the arcades of the past! Games of yesteryear – Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
The late eighties and early nineties saw an explosion of AD&D licensed video games as computer game developer, SSI, reaped the benefits via its series of “Gold Box” RPGs. These […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Rush ‘n Attack
It was 1985. Ronald Reagan was in the White House for a second term and Mikhail Gorbachev took the helm of an ailing Soviet Union after being elected as General […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Wings of Fury
Wings of Fury came out for Apple computers in 1987 as a side-side scrolling action game set in 1944′s South Pacific during WW2. Published by Broderbund, players were tucked into […]
