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 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 July 23, 2023
Old Fart Gameplay Video: Commodore 64 – Munchkin 64
Munchkin 64 is a remake of the infamous K.C. Munchkin Pac-Man-like game that was released in 1981. K.C. Munchkin was released one year before Atari’s versions of Pac-Man. That didn’t stop Atari from suing Magnavox/Philips and Atari was… Read More
Posted on July 17, 2023
YouTube Short: B.C.’s Quest for Tires
B.C.’s Quest for Tires is a horizontally scrolling video game designed by Rick Banks and Michael Bate and published by Sierra On-Line in 1983. Versions were released for the Commodore 64, IBM PC, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, ZX… Read More
Posted on July 16, 2023
Atari 8-Bit Computers Commercials from the 1980s
The Atari 8-bit lineup of home computers – the Atari 400/800. Atari 600XL and 800XL, and Atari 65XE and 130XE – were all heavily promoted on network television during the 1980s. The ad spots usually promoted the educational,… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
Star Raiders for Atari 8-Bit: Blow Up Your Own Starbase
Occasionally, you’ll find yourself overwhelmed and about to lose a star war(s). That’s when you might as well go rogue and blow up your own starbases! Star Raiders is a first-person space combat simulator for the Atari 8-bit… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
PokerSAM – The Talking Poker Opponent for the Atari 400/800/XL/XE
PokerSAM is a one-player poker game for the 8-bit Atari. The player competes against a single-voiced opponent, Sam, in a two-player game of five-card stud poker. The game uses the Software Automatic Mouth, or S.A.M. speech synthesis program… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
Donut Dodo – YouTube Short of a Popular New Retro Platformer
Check out my latest YouTube Short: Donut Dodo. A full review of the game is on the way! Donut Dodo is a light-hearted arcade game, reminiscent of the beloved classics from the early 80’s that we still cherish… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
Jawbreaker for 8-Bit Machines – YouTube Short
Here’s a preview of Jawbreaker, which was an early Pac-Man clone that got On-Line Systems in a bit of legal hot water from Atari. I have a full review of the game on the way soon! Follow me… Read More
Posted on May 21, 2023
Canyon Climber on the Atari 400/800/XL/XE
Canyon Climber is a video game designed for the TRS-80 Color Computer in 1982. The game was ported to the Atari 8-bit family, the Apple II, and PC-6001. Canyon Climber is a three-screen platform game with an American… Read More