Software development. Tech punditry. Retro gaming.
News of the day is that a new Atari 2600 prototype game has been found. It is being referred to as Fish (that was the filename) and little is known about its origins apart from the fact it was created in 1983 and never released. You can read all about the discovery at AtariProtos.com.
Here’s a video of the …
The Mega Drive Mini (Genesis Mini in the US) has been out now for some time. It’s a great little device with 42 built-in games, and has the advantage that it connect to modern televisions giving easier access to those without original hardware or old CRT televisions.
However, it is also fairly easy to add more games to the device …
Many of you would be aware that a game titled “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” was released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It is often (unfairly) claimed that it caused the great video game crash of 1983.
While not a great game, there are far worse games in existence. It was rushed in development and the result …