Tag: Arcade
Toki is a run and gun platform game released for the Arcade in Japan in 1989 by TAD Corporation. It was published in North America by Fabtek. Designed by Akira Sakuma, the game has tongue-in-cheek humor mixed with the action. The player controls an enchanted ape who must battle hordes of jungle monsters with energy balls from his mouth. The…
BurgerTime, originally released as Hamburger in Japan, is a 1982 Arcade video game developed by Data East, initially for its DECO Cassette System. The object of the game is to build a number of hamburgers while avoiding enemy foods. The player controls the protagonist, chef Peter Pepper, with a four-position joystick and a “pepper” button. Each level is a maze…
It’s R-TYPE arcade action for your SEGA 16-bit System! The galaxy is in deep peril: foul creatures from the evil Bydo Empire have warped across space to invade and conquer our planet! There is only one hope for victory. The Earth Defense League has chosen you to pilot R-9, a nuclear-powered space fighter that can cut through invading aliens faster…
Bagman is an Arcade game released by Valadon Automation in 1982.The objective of the game is to manoeuvre the bagman through various mine shafts, picking up money bags and placing them in a wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine. The player must avoid pursuing guards, moving ore carts, and descending elevators. The player may temporarily stun the guards by…
This is a 1:1 Arcade port of the game Frogger by Konami from 1981 for the Amiga 500. The game is written in 68k assembler, based on the original Z80 code. I don’t think I need to explain the game, if you’ve never heard of Frogger, where have you been? Grab the final version here: frogger.1.2.adf
Bagman is an Arcade game released by Valadon Automation in 1982.The objective of the game is to manoeuvre the bagman through various mine shafts, picking up money bags and placing them in a wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine. The player must avoid pursuing guards, moving ore carts, and descending elevators. The player may temporarily stun the guards by…
QIXSCII is a PETSCII version of Qix, a 1981 Arcade game by Taito where you have to draw lines that close off parts of the rectangle to fill in a set amount of the playfield. QIXSCII was made in BASIC V2 code and is available as digital download. Also a Blitz compiled version is available. Download: QIXSCII.d64Source: romwer.itch.io/qixscii, cascade64.de
Wackopac is a Pacman clone with a bit of a twist. Collecting Power Pills takes you to another screen where you can have a blast at the ghosts, shoot em up style. Very unusual but lot’s of fun. The game is currently a demo but well worth a download. Wackopac came 6th place at Function 2023. Download it here: wackopacdemo.zip
We’re back with another book review! This time Merman takes a look at ARCADE IMPERFECT – a book by Jerry Ellis and Andrew Fisher, published by Golem Books in 2021 with cover artwork by Oli Frey. Over 250 coin-op games get their tribute here along with some interesting facts. Each game gets a page review, detailing the original arcade game,…
For the world outside of the retro game bubble, it’s just some strange variant of playing with food, but for the retro lovers, this is a publishing powerhouse known for Pier Solar, the biggest Mega Drive game release back in 2010 and a well-praised RPG which was even ported to many current-gen consoles later on.After many years of hype and…
