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 2012-02-12T23:22:09Z Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:09 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/13/lessons-in-valentines-romance-from-the-love-gurus-of-retro-gaming.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/g/D/-/-/Popeye.png" alt="Screenshot from Popeye" width="300" height="241" />Ahhh, Valentine's Day! The time of year where romance is in the air and heart shaped candy is flying off the shelves. Sure roses and chocolates are nice, but the best way to say "I love you" is from slaying a dragon who has kidnapped your lady love, or rescuing your girlfriend from the arms of a harry ape, or even giving up your job as a plumber to rescue your princess from a mushroom kingdom castle.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/13/lessons-in-valentines-romance-from-the-love-gurus-of-retro-gaming.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/13/lessons-in-valentines-romance-from-the-love-gurus-of-retro-gaming.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:45:49 +0000 2012-02-13T23:45:49Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/ever-play-pong-in-a-barrel-the-weirdest-pong-arcade-cabinets.htm <p><a href="http://classicgames.about.com/od/history/p/Pong-The-First-Video-Game-Megahit.htm"><em><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/A/L/-/-/BarelPong.jpg" alt="Barrel Pong" width="236" height="300" />Pong</em></a>, it's the game that put the industry on the map. Not only is it the first hit arcade game, but went on to becoming the most ripped off game as well. Within a year after it's release every electronic company on the block was releasing their own version, many of which were exact copies.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/ever-play-pong-in-a-barrel-the-weirdest-pong-arcade-cabinets.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/ever-play-pong-in-a-barrel-the-weirdest-pong-arcade-cabinets.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:09 +0000 2012-02-12T23:22:09Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/10/are-you-taking-sonic-the-hedgehog-for-granted.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/9/L/-/-/SonicTheHedgehogTitle.png" alt="Sonic The Hedgehog Title Screen" width="300" height="201" />While it was once exclusive to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/consoleandhandheldgames/p/History-Of-The-Sega-Genesis-Dawn-Of-The-16-Bit-Era.htm">Sega Genesis</a>, the classic side-scrolling platformer <a href="http://classicgames.about.com/od/consoleandhandheldgames/p/History-Of-The-Sonic-The-Hedgehog-Speeding-Genesis-To-The-Top.htm"><em>Sonic The Hedgehog</em></a> has been ported to just about every single modern video game system imaginable. There are the digital downloads via the Wii Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, bundled in collections like <a href="http://classicgames.about.com/od/previewgalleries/ig/Ultimate-Genesis-Collection/"><em>Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection</em></a> for Xbox 360 and PS3, <em>Sonic Classic Collection</em> for the Nintendo DS, and <em>Sega Genesis Collection</em> for the PSP. Heck, it's even available on GameTap, Windows PC, the iPhone, iPod Video and even the iPod Nano!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/10/are-you-taking-sonic-the-hedgehog-for-granted.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/02/10/are-you-taking-sonic-the-hedgehog-for-granted.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:33 +0000 2012-02-10T23:56:33Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/29/playcable-for-intellivision-dawn-of-the-download.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/8/L/-/-/Playcable02.jpg" alt="PlayCable" width="192" height="300" />Gather round all you Next-Gen gamers and I'll tell you a tale of a time long forgotten; an age when to play a new video game one needed to journey out in the cold dark world into dungeons our ancestors use to call "brick and mortar stores". Here at these chambers of retail gamers would do battle with parking lots, lines, and crowds, all in the hopes that their video game treasure would not be sold out.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/29/playcable-for-intellivision-dawn-of-the-download.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/29/playcable-for-intellivision-dawn-of-the-download.htm Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:24:40 +0000 2012-01-29T15:24:40Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/12/retro-video-game-book-club-classic-home-video-games-1989-1990.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/3/L/-/-/ClassicHomeVideoGames8990.jpg" alt="Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990" width="175" height="250" />It's January, time to start working on those New Years Resolutions. This year in addition to the regular self-promise to play more video games, it's also time to start exercising our minds. Starting today we introduce to you a brand new regular feature, the <em>Retro Video Game Book Club</em>. Once a month you'll find a new review focusing on books about or based on classic video games.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/12/retro-video-game-book-club-classic-home-video-games-1989-1990.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/12/retro-video-game-book-club-classic-home-video-games-1989-1990.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:32:19 +0000 2012-01-12T23:32:19Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/02/a-classic-video-game-year-in-review-best-arcade-games-of-1981.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/n/D/-/-/DonkeyKongArcadeFlyer.png" alt="Donkey Kong Arcade Flyer" width="231" height="300" />Happy New Year! It's the beginning of 2012 and time for us to take a look back at the very best arcade games of the year. Of course we're all about classic video games, so it don't make sense for us to look back on this past year. We're gong to take a retro rewind back 30 years to celebrate the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/Best-Arcade-Games-Of-1981-The-Year-Of-Video-Arcade-Innovation.htm">Best Arcade Games of 1981</a>!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/02/a-classic-video-game-year-in-review-best-arcade-games-of-1981.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2012/01/02/a-classic-video-game-year-in-review-best-arcade-games-of-1981.htm Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:13:43 +0000 2012-01-02T09:13:43Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/31/defender-the-first-arcade-side-scroller.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/K/H/-/-/DefenderArcadeFlyer.jpg" alt="Defender Arcade Flyer" width="216" height="300" />In a far off galaxy alien invaders torment an innocent planet, kidnapping the humanoid inhabitants and transforming them into berserk killer mutants. Their only hope for survival is in the hands of The Defender, a lone gunner space ship who must destroy the enemy crafts and rescue their victims in the first side-scrolling video game...<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/arcadegames/p/Defender-The-Scrolling-Space-Shooter-That-Changed-How-Games-Are-Played.htm">read more</a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/31/defender-the-first-arcade-side-scroller.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/31/defender-the-first-arcade-side-scroller.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:07:38 +0000 2011-12-31T01:07:38Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/29/who-hasnt-heard-of-pac-man.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/J/H/-/-/PacManFlyer.jpg" alt="Pac-Man Arcade Flyer" width="231" height="300" />The game as well as our hungry hero have become icons of arcade games and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/popculture/Pop_Culture_Classic_Video_Games_Impace.htm">'80s pop-culture</a>, thrusting video games from a fad into a phenomena. <a href="http://classicgames.about.com/od/arcadegames/p/Pac-Man-The-Most-Important-Video-Game-Of-All-Time.htm"><em>Pac-Man</em></a> spawned it's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/popculture/tp/Pacmedia.htm">own market</a> beyond just video games with toys, clothes, books, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/popculture/p/Pac-Man-The-Cartoon-The-1983-Arcade-Invasion-Of-Saturday-Morning.htm">cartoons</a>, even food products, and it all started with a little idea for a game about eating..<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/arcadegames/p/Pac-Man-The-Most-Important-Video-Game-Of-All-Time.htm">.read more.</a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/29/who-hasnt-heard-of-pac-man.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/29/who-hasnt-heard-of-pac-man.htm Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:38:32 +0000 2011-12-29T08:38:32Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/28/frogger-the-worlds-most-famous-arcade-amphibian.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/I/H/-/-/froggerflyersmall.jpg" alt="Frogger Arcade Flyer" width="212" height="275" />He jumps, he hops, he eats flies and sometimes he even <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/toppicks/ig/Greatest-Classic-Game-Romances/Frogger-and-the-Purple-Frog.htm">falls in love</a>. He's Frogger, the most addictive amphibian in <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/history/u/HistoryPath.htm#s1">arcade history</a> and it's up to you to make sure he makes it home safe without getting splattered....<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/od/arcadegames/p/Frogger-From-Lily-Pad-To-Arcades.htm">read more</a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/28/frogger-the-worlds-most-famous-arcade-amphibian.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/28/frogger-the-worlds-most-famous-arcade-amphibian.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:27:57 +0000 2011-12-28T23:27:57Z http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/24/weird-holiday-game-review-daze-before-christmas-for-sega-genesis-unleashing-the-anti-claus.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/classicgames/1/H/d/K/-/-/DazebeforeChristmas01.png" alt="Daze Before Christmas" width="300" height="195" />It's Christmas Eve, time to set out a treat for Santa before you go to bed, but instead of milk and cookies, this year leave out a retro gaming console to your TV so he can check out some of the weirdest Christmas classic video games of all time!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/24/weird-holiday-game-review-daze-before-christmas-for-sega-genesis-unleashing-the-anti-claus.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://classicgames.about.com/b/2011/12/24/weird-holiday-game-review-daze-before-christmas-for-sega-genesis-unleashing-the-anti-claus.htm Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:38:57 +0000 2011-12-24T01:38:57Z