Part platformer (sort of), part dungeon crawler (sort of), the game H.E.R.O. (1984) actually tuned out to be kind of fun. Though it’s probably a little hard to tell that from my video below. I guess rescuing people trapped in mines is not my thing. Best to leave that to the professionals. This game marks…
Tag: Nostalgic Notions
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Grand Prix (1982) – Nostalgic Notions
Merry Christmas, everyone! If you’re checking out our site today, and it would seem that you are if you’re reading this, then you’re a champ! And what better reward for any champion than a video about a classic video game! Okay…maybe I’ve had a bit too much eggnog, but I’m still happy to share with…
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Freeway (1981) – Nostalgic Notions
When is Frogger not Frogger? When it’s the game Freeway! Okay, so it’s totally not Frogger, as nary a frog is to be found here. Instead Freeway is all about helping a virtual chicken cross a multi-lane highway. Yep. chickens and traffic in an Atari game. That’s Freeway in a nutshell. Or should I say…eggshell?…
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Enduro (1983) – Nostalgic Notions
In life, there are games in which one races to become number one, and there are games in which one must be a decent enough driver to simply get to the finish line. Activisions’ Enduro fall into the latter camp, as in it, your goal is not to gain first place but rather to pass…
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Dolphin (1983) – Nostalgic Notions
There’s nothing quite like happening upon a game that defies all reason. I’m willing to bet that more than once, during those classic gaming years of the early 1980s, a player started up an unknown game, only to be met with the question: “what the heck…??” Dolphin is one such game. It’s…different. Unique. Unlike any…
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Commando (1988) – Nostalgic Notions
If you need a break from all your Halloween planning, why not check out our third Nostalgic Notions video! In this one, it’s all Commando, all the time. Well, most of the time…mostly. Actually, it’s really just me trying my darndest to get through the first wave of enemies. It’s fun, silly, and it borders on…
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Beamrider (1983) – Nostalgic Notions
For my second Nostalgic Notions video, I made a valiant (yeah…”valiant,” haha) effort to save the Earth from a barrage of alien invaders in Beamrider. This scrolling shooter proved tricky for my old reflexes, but it was nonetheless interesting to take a look back at the beginnings of a genre that’s mostly gone out of…
YouTube Time: Activision Anthology (PS2) – Atlantis (1982) – Nostalgic Notions
Greetings, good people of the Internet! I’m very pleased to share with you the first in what we hope will be a long line of videos celebrating the wonders of retro/old-school gaming. The series is titled Nostalgic Notions, and I start things off here with the first of what will be eight videos (posted weekly…
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