Posted on December 11, 2023
Tiny Hands Tries to Play Video Games Using the 8BitDo M30 Bluetooth Controller
The Old Fart watches and learns (and throws a bit of commentary in there) as Tiny Hands tries to play Pac-Man 8K and Berzerk Voice Enhanced on the Atari 2600. Let’s hide and watch, shall we? Don’t let… Read More
Posted on October 28, 2023
The Old Fart Plays Halloween-Themed Video Games 1: Candy Creeps
Candy Creeps is a Halloween-themed retro arcade co-op platformer, available on Steam. The game is tough but fair and looks and plays like an arcade game you might find in an 80s arcade. If you enjoyed Retro Dodo,… Read More
Posted on September 2, 2023
How to Play Classic Asteroids on Your iPhone or iPad
The classic by Atari from 1979, recreated in Swift and SpriteKit for your iPhone by developer Steve Rae. Download it from the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/asteraeds/id6452471612 Learn more about how this game was developed: https://raeenterprises.uk/ Be sure to click like… Read More
Posted on September 2, 2023
Play Classic Space Invaders on Your iPhone or iPad
Space InRAEders Enjoy this re-creation of the granddaddy of all arcade games. Get this classic game from the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/space-inraeders/id6443526652 Learn more about how this game was developed: https://raeenterprises.uk/ Be sure to click like and subscribe here… Read More
Posted on August 6, 2023
Carnival by Sega for ColecoVision
Carnival is a fixed shooter developed by Gremlin and released by Sega in arcades in 1980. It was one of the first video games with a bonus round. The goal of the game is to shoot at targets… Read More
Posted on August 6, 2023
Amidar Arcade Homebrew for the Commodore Amiga
Amidar is a video game developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1981 by Stern. The format is similar to that of Pac-Man: the player moves around a fixed rectilinear lattice, attempting to visit each location on… Read More
Posted on August 6, 2023
Lock n Chase Arcade (1981)
Lock ‘n’ Chase Arcade (1981) – A maze chase video game developed by Data East and released in arcades in Japan in 1981. It was licensed to Taito for distribution in North America. Lock ‘n’ Chase has similarities… Read More
Posted on July 23, 2023
YouTube Short: TouchDown Fever Arcade Version by SNK
Touch Down Fever is a 1987 American football arcade game developed and published by SNK. It was later ported to the NES and was released in North America by SNK in February 1991 and in Japan by K…. Read More
Posted on July 19, 2023
YouTube Short: Piranha – A Pac-Man Clone
A “Pac-Man” hack, the graphics have been drastically altered to present an underwater theme. You control a red piranha, while you are chased around by 4 squid-looking monsters. Most of the maze in this game is wide open…. Read More
Posted on June 18, 2023
Old Fart Tells Dad Jokes
A special video for Father’s Day. Something no one demanded to see! The Old Fart tells Dad Jokes while playing Pole Position. https://youtube.com/shorts/dJ_nRP7EV8g?feature=share