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…
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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:…
TENNIS (2600)
Original Release: Activision, 1981, Atari 2600 Though overall a very basic game, the ball physics of Tennis were sophisticated for the time and outmatch some games made years later. Tennis (Atari 2600, Activision, 1981) Where to Buy: eBay This Tennis game is about as stripped-down and basic as it gets, but it ends up being…
WWF WRESTLEFEST
Original Release: Technos, 1991, ArcadeOther Releases: iOS (2012) Arguably the best (and definitely the most popular) of the early ’90s arcade wrestling games, WWF Wrestlefest is a colorful throwback to Saturday wrestling shows. WWF Wrestlefest (Arcade, Technos, 1991) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page WWF Wrestlefest is what a wrestling…
WINDJAMMERS
Original Release: Data East, Neo-Geo, 1994Other Releases: Neo-Geo CD (1995), Wii (2010), PS4 / Vita (2017), Switch (2018) This odd but quite fun combination of air hockey and dodgeball flew under the radar when first released in the mid-90s, but has recently experienced a surprising resurgence with some re-releases. Windjammers (Neo-Geo, Data East, 1994) Where…
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Original Release: Gametek, 1989, Arcade The arcade game adaptation of Wheel of Fortune had the option of turning into a ticket redemption game for prizes. Wheel of Fortune (Arcade, GameTek, 1989) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page Wheel Of Fortune is fairly accurate to the show, in as much as…
TURBO OUTRUN
Original Release: Sega, 1989, ArcadeOther Releases: Amstrad / C64 (1989), Spectrum (1990), Genesis (1992) The first true sequel to OutRun, Turbo took things in a somewhat different direction (without Yu Suzuki at the helm) that wasn’t to everyone’s liking. Turbo Outrun (Arcade, Sega, 1989) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page…
TROPICAL ANGEL
Original Release: Irem, 1983, Arcade One of the first water-skiing games and one of the first to sell primarily on T&A factor. Tropical Angel (Arcade, Irem, 1983) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Page Though I visited many arcades in my youth, I never saw this one and didn’t know it…
THE MAIN EVENT
Original Release: Konami, 1988, ArcadeOther Releases: Xbox 360 (2010) Konami’s attempt at arcade wrestling wasn’t particularly good or memorable, but has the distinction of being sued by the WWF because it got a little too blatant in cloning its wrestlers. The Main Event (Arcade, Konami, 1988) Where to Buy: KLOV, eBay How to Emulate: Arcade…