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After Burner

  In 1987, Sega introduced the world to their version of a combat flight simulator with the arcade game After Burner. The game was highly successful and it spawned sequels as well as a number of ports to home systems. With the release of the 32X, Sega saw the opportunity to port the original title […]

RVG Interviews John Romero.

  RVG is please to announce our latest interview with John Romero. John does not really need an introduction but he is an award-winning game designer, programmer and artist whose work spans over 130 games, 107 of which have been published commercially, including the iconic works Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM and Quake.

Towers II – Plight of the Stargazer Walkthrough

General Info: https://atariage.com/software_hints.html?SoftwareLabelID=1126 Invincibility, Full Maps Pause game play and press 3 + 7, 1 + 9. Towers II – Plight of the Stargazer hints: http://www.telegames.com/t2_hints.htm Controls: Joypad: A Toggle Hand Mode/Movement Mode B Attack with weapon/Action (pick, select, drop) C Cast active spell (if you have one) Toggle using 7 While In-Game: Pause-Pause game […]

Pinball

      Manufacturer: Bally Machine: Wizard Released: 1974 Info: Manufacturer: Model: Released: Info:    

Arcades

    Manufacturer: Atari Machine: Pong Released: 1972 Info: Manufacturer: Taito Machine: Space Invaders Released: 1978 Info:   Manufacturer: Namco Machine: Pacman Released: 1980 Info: Manufacturer: Atari Machine: Gauntlet Released: 1985 Info:    

Tabletops

  Manufacturer: Coleco Model: Pacman Released: 1981 Display: VFD Manufacturer: Coleco Model: Frogger Released: 1982 Display: VFD   Manufacturer: Grandstand Model: Firefox Released:   Info:   Manufacturer: Grandstand Model: Astro Wars Released:  Info:   Manufacturer: Grandstand Model:  Scramble Released:   Info:   Manufacturer: Coleco Model: Galaxian Released: 1981 Display: VFD  

Handhelds

  Manufacturer: Atari Model:  Lynx I & II Released:  Lynx I – 1989; Lynx II – 1992 Info: LYNX I -The Atari Lynx is a 16 bit handheld console released by the Atari Corporation in 1989, The Atari Lynx handheld holds the distinction of being the world’s first handheld system with a colour LCD. The system is […]

Consoles

  Consoles Manufacturer: Atari Model:  2600 VCS Released:  1978 (UK) Info: The Atari 2600 had the longest commercial life time of any console ever. The first game, Combat, was released along side the machine in 1977 and the last, Ghostbusters II, came out in 1992. An incredible 15 years later! Manufacturer: Atari Model:  5200 Released:  1982 (USA) Info: The Atari 5200 […]

16 Bit

  16 Bit Computers Manufacturer Manufacturer: Commodore Model:  Amiga 500 Released:  1987 Info: The Amiga 500 or A500 was the first low-end Commodore Amiga 16/32-bit multimedia home computer. On release the A500 had a retail price of USD $699 or GBP £499. The A500 proved to be Commodore’s best-selling Amiga model especially in Europe. Although popular with hobbyist, […]

8 Bit

  8 Bit Computers   Manufacturer: Oric Model:  ORIC 1 Released:  1983 Info: While being overshadowed by the similar Spectrum in the UK the Oric 1 was a big success in France initially before being taken over by other computers like the Schneider / Amstrad CPC and Thomson.   Manufacturer: Dragon Data Model:  Dragon 32 Released:  1982 Info: The Dragon was […]