Atari 2600 – Zoe Kirk-Robinson

River Raid – Atari 2600, PlayStation 2, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and MSX – GameHammer 49

One of the earliest vertically-scrolling shoot-'em-ups in gaming history is River Raid. Originating on the Atari 2600, this classic game was ported to many different consoles and computers over the…

Zoe Kirk-Robinson 9 November 2017

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Breakout and Super Breakout – Arcade and Atari 2600 – GameHammer 37

We are continuing our tour through gaming's history today with another look at the amazing world of Atari. This time it's the turn of Breakout and Super Breakout, on both…

Zoe Kirk-Robinson 4 October 2017

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Centipede – Arcade, Atari 2600 and PlayStation2 – GameHammer 35

Today it's time for a review of the seminal classic arcade shooter, Centipede. We'll be taking a look at the arcade version and the Atari 2600 port, both via the…

Zoe Kirk-Robinson 2 October 2017