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Atari turned 40 last week and part of their celebration was the launch of Centipede: Origins for iOS. As good geeks over 30 should recall, Centipede, was a smash hit for them back in the halcyon days of the video arcade. It was one of my favorites – incidentally or perhaps not, the first arcade ga ... Full Article »
It seems the iTunes App Store is like a Valhalla for classic games. There, they are reborn, honored and often reimagined by other developers, finding new audiences among iPhone and iPad players. Developer and publisher Atari has something like that in mind for the granddaddy of games, table-tennis ... Full Article »
In this newer series of Mega Man games, it’s not Dr. Wily that’s trying to take over the world with his robot masters, but some dude named Sigma and his Reploids. After being trashed by one of Sigma’s henchmen, you’re saved by the ultra-powerful Zero. From this point forward, the player’s ... Full Article »
On top of that, the original Marathon port has received several upgrades in updates since its release, and all those upgrades come prepackaged here. Marathon 1 was originally an iPad exclusive, but is now iOS Universal, for example, as is this game. Here's the original Marathon review for comparison ... Full Article »
Ion's iCade — a game controller that turns you iPad into a retro-style arcade — might not single-handily turn the potentially productive tablet into a glorified game system, but it certainly helps. The long-rumored device now has a release date (May 31), price ($99.99) and even the option to pre ... Full Article »
Every time Sega puts out an iPhone version of one of its old classics, I fire it up, hoping for something new. After all, Sega has been producing video games for decades, and there's a reason it's still going strong: Even it's old games are pretty great. That's why ports like Altered Beast from the ... Full Article »
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