This article was originally written on July 15, 2020, but never published. In light of Curt Vendel’s untimely death on August 30, 2020, I thought I would honor Curt’s memory and release this so everyone would know about a book that we had once planned to write together. For those who don’t know who Curt…… Continue reading MY ATARI BOOK THAT WAS SABOTAGED
Author: rolenta
THE EPSTEIN-NINTENDO CONNECTION
On July 2, 2020, Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested for allegedly aiding Epstein in his nefarious activities. According to the indictment, Maxwell “assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls.” While videogamers may take a cursory interest in the Epstein-Maxwell scandal, they would take…… Continue reading THE EPSTEIN-NINTENDO CONNECTION
GETTING TO KNOW THE GAME SCHOLAR
Join Rob Far and Leonard Herman aka the Game Scholar on their first podcast as they discuss Leonard’s new website, thegamescholar.com and what to expect on this website. The Game Scholar Podcast #1
THE FORGOTTEN EPIC
Much has been written about gaming’s first decade, with a particular focus on western innovation and domination. This focus is understandable considering Americans developed the first console, the first arcade games, the first hit videogame, the first system to support programmable games and the first console that was a true mainstream success, among many other…… Continue reading THE FORGOTTEN EPIC
K.C. ESCAPE!
Released in 2017 by Good Deal Games/Homebrew Heaven at Portland Retro Gaming Expo K.C. Escape! was designed using the template that I created for Ralph Baer’s Pinball. As before I wanted to include a little history so I added the K.C. Munchkin Story which compared Odyssey’s K.C. Munchkin! to Atari’s Pac-Man. kcs-escapeDownload
RALPH BAER’S PINBALL!
Released in 2015 by Good Deal Games/Homebrew Heaven at Portland Retro Gaming Expo Ralph Baer, who had invented the Magnavox Odyssey, the world’s first videogame console, had nothing to do with Magnavox’s later console, the Odyssey2. However, the company that Baer worked for, Sanders Associates negotiated with Magnavox to develop software for the new console.…… Continue reading RALPH BAER’S PINBALL!
LASERCADE
Released in 2007 by CGE Services at Classic Gaming Expo I don’t remember much about the circumstances of this game, as all of my original files for this one has disappeared. The version included here is just a scan of the published work. Lasercade was a game I had never heard of and John Hardie…… Continue reading LASERCADE
ENTITY
Released in 2003 by CGE Services at Classic Gaming Expo Entity was part of the second trio of manuals that I wrote for CGE Services. This one is based on the 20th Century Fox movie of the same name. Or is it? The original manual as I created it is included here. You’ll notice that…… Continue reading ENTITY
LOOPING
Released in 2003 by CGE Services at Classic Gaming Expo Looping was part of the second trio of manuals that I wrote for CGE Services. The cover was taken from the Colecovision manual of the same game. This is the only manual that I did based on a Coleco product. The manual included here is…… Continue reading LOOPING
RUSH HOUR
Released in 2003 by CGE Services at Classic Gaming Expo Rush Hour was part of the second trio of manuals that I wrote for CGE Services. I remember being very excited for this game because I had played the original unfinished prototype of this game at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in 1983. I had…… Continue reading RUSH HOUR
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