DID YOU KNOW In an earlier post we talked about the origins of Tetris. The first version of Tetris was a text-based computer game using square brackets [ ] to make up a block.
Tetris
- Gail Penney
- 8 August 2018
- Games
Donkey Kong outmuscles Popeye
- jkychan@hotmail.com
- 6 August 2018
- Games
DID YOU KNOW Donkey Kong was originally set to be a Popeye video game? Mario was Popeye, Pauline was Olive Oyl and Donkey Kong was Bluto. Japanese video game designer and producer Shigeru Miyamoto was unable to acquire the licence for the Popeye franchise so decided to stick with the three-way love triangle and Popeye became ‘Jumpman’ […]
Super NES
- Gail Penney
- 30 July 2018
- Games , Video
DID YOU KNOW The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES) also known in Japan as the Super Famicom was released in 1990 and was a super same-day success with the initial 300,000 units selling out within hours.
An Easter Egg Adventure
- Gail Penney
- 19 July 2018
- Games , Video
Not only was it the first graphical adventure video game but Atari’s ‘Adventure‘ was also the first to feature an ‘Easter egg’ (a purposely hidden secret in a game) that could be discovered by players. The back story is that Atari wouldn’t give game designers public credit for their work.
Adam’s Atari Adventure
- Gail Penney
- 13 July 2018
- Games , Video
The Robinett/Atari Easter Egg was first found by a 15-year-old from Salt Lake City called Adam Clayton. He discovered the secret room, found Robinett’s signature and wrote the letter in the pic to Atari.