PLATFORMS

Q*bert is a popular arcade game. The goal is to change all of the tiles on a pyramid to the target color. To do this you guide Q*bert around the pyramid, and every tile he hops on will change color. On early levels, a single hop will change the tile to the desired color, but on … Continue reading “Q*bert”

Year: 1982

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, DOS, Dedicated handheld, Game Boy, Intellivision, J2ME, Mophun, NES, Odyssey 2, PlayStation 3, SG-1000, TI-99/4A, VIC-20

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


There are few games more important to Nintendo’s history than Donkey Kong. Had it not been for the struggling toy company’s decision to let Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi convert its failing Radar Scope arcade machines into something more appealing, Nintendo may very well have bowed out of the video game market and we’d never … Continue reading “Donkey Kong”

Year: 1981

Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Dedicated handheld, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Arcade, Platform


Save the humanoids from the impending aliens in the sequel to Defender. The task is still rescuing humanoids before Landers can turn them into Mutants, while avoiding and shooting other foes, however you must now carry humanoids to safety through the Stargate of the title. Entering this Stargate not only warps you to the nearest … Continue reading “Defender II (a.k.a. Stargate)”

Year: 1981

Platforms: Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Browser, Commodore 64, Dedicated handheld, NES, PC Booter, Palm OS

Genre: Action

Theme: Arcade


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