Gamertell

Talk about a strange case. A New York restaurateur recently tried to open up a venue where patrons could dine and blast Space Invaders at the same time. Forty tables were to be installed with the hot coin-op game built in, but unfortunately any establishment with more than 5 machines… Continue Reading »

If you are not dialing in to a local BBS (Bulletin Board System), you have no idea what you are missing. While there are hundreds across the USA, there are likely a few dozen in the nearest city. BBSes can be a video game aficionado’s delight with plenty of information… Continue Reading »

Further fueling Pac-Man fever, Hanna-Barbera Productions has announced its newest cartoon based on the popular arcade game Pac-Man by Namco to begin airing September 25, 1982. The cartoon follows the adventures of Pac-Man, his wife Pepper and their child Pac-Baby as they deal with… Continue Reading »

M Network (actually Mattel Electronics) has released its first catalog of 11 games for the Atari VCS and, dude, does it look totally awesome. First, the box art is choice featuring black and gnarly silver ink. It will certainly impress your friends when you go to pull out the cartridge.… Continue Reading »

Night Stalker, which was just released recently for the Intellivision, is quickly becoming one of the “must have” titles for the system. Its challenging, survival based gameplay, combined with its simple yet effective soundtrack, is quickly building a loyal fan-base. It is doing so well that Mattel is working on… Continue Reading »

We have just learned that Mattel’s new title for the Intellivision, Shark! Shark!, will be receiving a limited initial printing of only 5,600 copies. According to an inside source from Mattel, the marketing department believes that the title will only attract the attention of children, and so only a few… Continue Reading »

As videogames become increasingly popular, we’re seeing more and more movie properties come to the virtual world. Games like the recent Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and the Tron arcade game are so radical because they let you actually play in the world of the movie. And we’re totally… Continue Reading »

Imagic, the creators of Atlantis, which was just released for the Atari, is going to hold a fantastic contest titled “Defend Atlantis“to find the treasure of Atlantis. The four players who send in the highest scores from Atlantis will be sent to Bermuda with a guest to compete in a… Continue Reading »

If your original Atari joysticks are starting to lose sensitivity - one of mine will not longer go left and the other will no longer move right - then you will certainly want to invest in Wico’s Command Control Joystick. This super-sensitive, two-trigger joystick is nearly one-and-a-half times as tall… Continue Reading »

This past February 1982, Twin Galaxies started releasing to the public its list of new high scores achieved on arcade games. If you are lucky, you can find the complete list of updated scores posted at your favorite arcade. Otherwise. here are the latest entries in the Twin Galaxies National… Continue Reading »