Space Invaders causes indigestion?
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 »
Suggestions for the first-time BBS dialer
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 »
Hanna-Barbara announces Pac-Man animated series
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’s catalog of eleven gnarly game carts
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 »
Intellivision’s Night Stalker an instant hit, heading to other systems
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 »
Shark! Shark! released in limited quantities
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 »
Will video games based on movies ever suck?
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 announces Defend Atlantis contest
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 »
Gamertell Review: Wico’s Command Control Joystick
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 »
Twin Galaxies National Scoreboard for February and March 1982
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 »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Live Coverage of E3 2009
The Gamertell team brings us live coverage from the E3 Expo.
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.



