http://classicgames.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-12-29T21:16:47Z Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/31/dig-dug-is-30-years-old-so-we-ask-what-have-you-done-for-dug-lately.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/y/M/-/-/DigDugArcadeFlyer.jpg" alt="Dig Dug Arcade Flyer" width="230" height="300" />So, can you dig that Dug has been digging for 30 years now? It seems like just yesterday that he started burrowing mazes underground to hunt out the tomato headed Pookas and fire breathing Fygars.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/31/dig-dug-is-30-years-old-so-we-ask-what-have-you-done-for-dug-lately.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/31/dig-dug-is-30-years-old-so-we-ask-what-have-you-done-for-dug-lately.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:20:44 +0000 2012-12-31T18:20:44Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/29/kangaroo-the-arcade-game-and-the-history-of-boxing-kangaroos.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/x/M/-/-/KangarooArcadeFlyer.jpg" alt="Kangaroo Arcade Flyer" width="248" height="300" />The icon of a boxing Kangaroo dates back to the 1800s when in the Australian Outback and America's western frontier, traveling shows featuring boxing glove wearing Kangaroos that would spar, and inevitably win, in a boxing match with locals willing to take the challenge.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/29/kangaroo-the-arcade-game-and-the-history-of-boxing-kangaroos.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/29/kangaroo-the-arcade-game-and-the-history-of-boxing-kangaroos.htm Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:16:47 +0000 2012-12-29T21:16:47Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/24/30-years-of-celebrating-christmas-with-pac-man.htm <p>It's Christmas Eve and time from the biggest holiday icon of them all. No not Santa Claus...a far more practical representative of the yuletide season...Pac-Man!</p> <p>For the past 30 years the video arcade hero Pac-Man has been regularly tied with the Xmas season, in everything from prime time holiday specials, records, comics and Christmas tree ornaments.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/24/30-years-of-celebrating-christmas-with-pac-man.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/24/30-years-of-celebrating-christmas-with-pac-man.htm Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:57:00 +0000 2012-12-24T12:57:00Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/22/anti-claus-popples-and-the-weirdest-retro-video-game-christmas-of-them-all.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/c/G/-/-/PopplesChristmasAdventure50.png" alt="Popples Christmas Adventure" /></p> <p>You better watch out, cause the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/computergames/ig/Popples-Christmas-Adventure-Gallery/">Popples</a> are invading the North Pole.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/n/C/-/-/XmasLemmings.jpg" alt="Christmas Lemmings" /></p> <p>You better not cry, when you see <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/toppicks/ig/Weirdest-Christmas-Video-Games/6--Christmas-Lemmings-Series.htm">Christmas Lemmings</a> on a mass holiday suicide run.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/r/C/-/-/SantaCalusSavesTheEarth.jpg" alt="Santa Claus Saves the Earth" /></p> <p>You better not pout, waiting you turn to play <a href="http://classicgames.about.com/od/toppicks/ig/Weirdest-Christmas-Video-Games/5--Santa-Claus-Saves-the-Earth.htm"><em>Santa Claus Saves the Earth</em></a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/22/anti-claus-popples-and-the-weirdest-retro-video-game-christmas-of-them-all.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/12/22/anti-claus-popples-and-the-weirdest-retro-video-game-christmas-of-them-all.htm Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:50:56 +0000 2012-12-22T18:50:56Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/24/a-retro-video-game-tribute-to-larry-hagman-with-dallas-quest.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/O/D/-/-/Dallas38b.jpg" alt="Dallas Quest Screenshot" width="300" height="112" />While he never lent his voice to any video games, Larry Hagman was as important to retro pop-culture as video arcades, the Atari 2600, and the Commodore 64. His performance as J.R. Ewing, oil tycoon, fortunate son, and foil of the Ewing clan on the prime-time soap Dallas, sealed his name in history as an icon of the '80s.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/24/a-retro-video-game-tribute-to-larry-hagman-with-dallas-quest.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/24/a-retro-video-game-tribute-to-larry-hagman-with-dallas-quest.htm Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:43:02 +0000 2012-11-24T00:43:02Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/22/fast-food-for-thanksgiving.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/J/G/-/-/fastfood.jpg" alt="Fast Food for the Atari 2600" />Today is the day! Time for the big Thanksgiving feast! We've got all of the traditional delectable delicacies spread out. The serving dishes are filled with everything from hot dogs and french fries, to pizza and ice cream. We've also got a variety of beverages including milk shakes and soda pop.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/22/fast-food-for-thanksgiving.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/22/fast-food-for-thanksgiving.htm Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:05:50 +0000 2012-11-22T13:05:50Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/21/cooking-with-historic-video-game-developer-garry-kitchen.htm <p>This Thursday morning folks all across America will be in their kitchen cooking up a storm for the big Thanksgiving feast. In honor of the occasion I was going to write an article on <em>Pressure Cooker</em> for the Atari 2600, but while doing my research on the history of the game I kept getting more involved in the history of the game's creator, appropriately named <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/classicvideogames101/p/Garry-Kitchen-Cooking-Up-Video-Game-History.htm">Garry Kitchen</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/21/cooking-with-historic-video-game-developer-garry-kitchen.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/21/cooking-with-historic-video-game-developer-garry-kitchen.htm Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:28:45 +0000 2012-11-21T01:28:45Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/19/countdown-to-the-thanksgiving-feast-with-burgertime.htm <p>As we approach the biggest feedbag of the year, the day we chow down until our stomach stretches to the limit, let's get our taste <img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/H/G/-/-/BurgerTimeflyer.jpg" alt="BurgerTime " />buds moving with some of the greatest games focusing on food!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/19/countdown-to-the-thanksgiving-feast-with-burgertime.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/11/19/countdown-to-the-thanksgiving-feast-with-burgertime.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:51:20 +0000 2012-11-19T23:51:20Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/10/31/2600-terrors-the-horror-games-of-the-atari-2600-part-4.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/O/4/-/-/TCMPackshot2.jpg" alt="Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Atari 2600" /></p> <p>Sea Monsters, Sharks, Snakes and Chainsaw Wielding Cannibals who wear human skin masks (and that's just the character you play)</p> <p>We've got it all in our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/consoleandhandheldgames/tp/2600-Terrors-Horror-Games-For-The-Atari-2600-S-Through-X.htm">fourth and final entry</a> in the big database of Atari 2600 horror games.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/10/31/2600-terrors-the-horror-games-of-the-atari-2600-part-4.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/10/31/2600-terrors-the-horror-games-of-the-atari-2600-part-4.htm Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:54:32 +0000 2012-10-31T23:54:32Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/10/31/2600-terrors-the-horror-games-of-the-atari-2600-part-3.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/7/I/-/-/revengeofbeefstaketomatoes.png" alt="Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes" width="219" height="300" />Giant Apes and Killer Beefsteak Tomatoes haunt <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/consoleandhandheldgames/tp/2600-Terrors-Horror-Games-For-The-Atari-2600-K-Through-R.htm">Part 3</a> of our database of classic horror video games for the Atari 2600. Even worse we delve into our worst dreams with the ROM cartridge of Nightmare, get hounded by a Pharaoh's Curse, and eventually become the monster ourselves and Rampage!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/10/31/2600-terrors-the-horror-games-of-the-atari-2600-part-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/10/31/2600-terrors-the-horror-games-of-the-atari-2600-part-3.htm Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:34:13 +0000 2012-10-31T23:34:13Z