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…
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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:…
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…