Original Release: Sega, 2005, Nintendo DS An extremely basic casino game from Sega that features none of their famous characters or really has any personality whatsoever. Sega Casino (Nintendo DS, Sega, 2005) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! It appears Sega didn’t want to involve Sonic or any of their…
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MARIO KART DS
Original Release: Nintendo, 2005, DS The second handheld Mario Kart was also the first to officially add WiFi support for online matchmaking. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, Nintendo, 2005) Where to Buy: Amazon / Gamestop / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! Welp. More Mario Kart. This time as a fairly early release for the…
ELF BOWLING
Original Release: NVision, PC, 1999Other Releases: DS / GBA (Ignition, 2005) Quite possibly one of the worst bowling games ever made. Elf Bowling 1 & 2 (Nintendo DS, Ignition, 2005) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! As soon as you fire the game up and are greeted by elves monotonously chanting “Elf…
SAN FRANCISCO RUSH 2049
Original Release: Atari, 1999, ArcadeOther Releases: N64 / GBC / Dreamcast (2000), PC (in Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe – 2006) The last arcade game that Atari developed moved the Rush racing series to the then-distant future, adding wings that allow for midair maneuvers. San Francisco Rush 2049 (Dreamcast, Midway, 2000) Where to Buy: Amazon How…
NFL BLITZ 2000
Original Release: Midway, 1999, ArcadeOther Releases: Dreamcast / GBC / N64 / PC / PS1 (1999) Midway’s xtreeeme football series continues with this installment which adds a simplified passing system, audibles and the ability to edit plays. NFL Blitz 2000 (Dreamcast, Midway, 1999) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! When…
HYDRO THUNDER
Original Release: Midway, 1999, ArcadeOther Releases: Dreamcast (1999), N64 / PS1 (2000), PC (2001), Gamecube / PS2 / Xbox (in Midway Arcade Treasures 3 – 2005) Along with Wave Race, Hydro Thunder helped to establish and popularize 3D boat racing as a gaming genre. Hydro Thunder (Dreamcast, Midway, 1999) Where to Buy: Amazon How to…
VIDEO PINBALL
Original Release: Atari, 1977, Stand-aloneOther Releases: Atari 2600 (1980) One of the first releases for the Atari 2600, this is a cartridge conversion of what was originally a stand-alone game. Video Pinball (Atari 2600, Atari, 1980) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Well, I guess for 1980 this was about as good…
VIDEO CHESS
Original Release: Atari, 1979, Atari 2600 While it’s a basic chess game, this title was surprisingly advanced for a 1979 release in terms of graphically rendering the full board and allowing a range of advanced chess moves. Video Chess (Atari 2600, Atari, 1979) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Was this the…
VIDEO CHECKERS
Original Release: Atari, 1980, Atari 2600 A very simple checkers game among the earliest releases for the Atari 2600. Video Checkers (Atari 2600, Atari, 1980) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Video Checkers doesn’t come off as well as Atari’s early chess game for the 2600 did. The basic functioning of it…
TRACK AND FIELD
Original Release: Konami, Arcade, 1983Other Releases: Atari 2600 (1984), Spectrum / Amstrad (1988), Game Boy (1992), DS (in Konami Classics Series – 2007), Xbox 360 (2007) Konami’s early arcade approximation of Olympic games centers on beating the absolute hell out of controllers. Track & Field (Arcade, Konami, 1983) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate:…