Arcade Game: Warrior (1979 Vectorbeam)Old Classic Retro Gaming2024-10-22 | Arcade Game: Warrior (1979 Vectorbeam)NES Game - Donkey Kong: Original Edition (Wii Virtual Console Version)(EU) (2010 Nintendo)Old Classic Retro Gaming2023-06-10 | A absolutely legendary arcade game in which the player takes on the role of Mario - who makes his debut in this game, and would go on to become a gaming legend - and must battle his way to the top of each level to rescue his beloved Pauline; who has been kidnapped by the evil giant ape, Donkey Kong
Note: This is basically the same as the NES version of Donkey Kong. The only difference is it adds the factory level that lacked in the original NES version not found in the arcade version. The game endlessly restarts once you beaten it the first time. I played as far as I can up to level 7 and gave up.Arcade Game: Space Micon Kit (1978 SNK)Old Classic Retro Gaming2023-06-10 | A ball and paddle gameArcade Game: Akazukin (1983 Sigma Enterprises, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2023-04-14 | A shooting 'em up game where you play a role of hunter or pilgrim and protecting little red riding hood from big bad wolves so she can get to her home to safety.
Note: Used invincibility cheat on little red riding hood throughout the game.NES Game: Donkey Kong Classics (1988 Nintendo)Old Classic Retro Gaming2023-04-14 | A platform game featuring NES ports of the two very popular arcade games: Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr.
The NES version of Donkey Kong omits the factory stage and the cutscenes due to lack of memory in the cartridge. The NES version of Donkey Kong Jr. retains all of the levels of the arcade version but omits the cutscenes due to lack of memory in the cartridge.Arcade Game: Nebula (1980 Data East)Old Classic Retro Gaming2023-03-03 | A shooting 'em up where you control a ship having to shoot and destroy alien ships. The names of the enemies are, Rava, Canda, Munda, Naga, ad Garda. Each one is worth a different amount of points. The first enemies to appear are Rava, Canda, and Munda. They will make their formation and start attacking. Naga and Garda will show to join together as a team. Canda and Munda will start spinning wildly after the player shoots them down. Extra points are awarded for shooting them again to destroy them.
Released in December 1980.
Note: Used invincibility cheat after down to last life. The game is endless. I played as far as I can. I quit after seeing the score reset to zero afterwards. There's no point in continuing after that.Arcade Game: Computer Othello (1978 Nintendo)Old Classic Retro Gaming2023-03-03 | A Video Game version of the classic board game. This game consists of 'squares' and 'plus'. You move the cursor by using vertical and horizontal buttons, not by using sticks. You then set the piece with another button. You can also skip your turn by pressing the pass button. If you wish to give up, you may press the Hantei button and the game is over. Or, you can also wait for the timer to hit zero and game is over.
An early video game from Nintendo.
Note: Wow! the controls are confusing here. Had trouble setting the pieces here since I'm playing the 'Plus' side.Arcade Game: Conquest (Prototype) (1982 Williams/Vid Kidz)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-12-31 | A shooting 'em up game.Arcade Game: Red Clash (1981 Kaneko)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-12-31 | A shooting 'em up game.
Note: Used invincibility cheat after down to last life.Arcade Game: Zero Hour (1980 Universal)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-12-31 | A shooting 'em up game where you maneuver your spaceship and destroy meteorites and enemy ships falling from the top of the screen. Shooting a red meteorite awards a quadruple score. After all enemy ships have been destroyed, a landing pad will appear where you must carefully land your ship. Bonus points are awarded for a successful landing.
Note: Re-uploaded due to improved sound emulation. Used invisibility cheat after down to last life.NES Game: Famicom Grand Prix II - 3D Hot Rally [Japan][Fan Translation] (1988 Nintendo)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-16 | A racing/driving game featuring Mario and Luigi as the drivers/racers. Unlike the first game in the series that had top-down behind-the-car view, it is more similar to Outrun and Rad Racer done in third-person perspective view with three long race tracks having a different variety types of terrain making it feel like a real rally race. Each of the race tracks has multiple routes to the finish line, requiring you to find the best path to victory. There are three different cars to choose from which are; the speedy Kattabi coupe, the balanced Yonque truck, or the rugged Monster buggy. To beat each of the race courses, you must reach each checkpoint within a certain time limit. If you reach the crossing line too late, the time is reduced from the time bank. If the time bank runs out, the game is over. Reaching the checkpoint before the time limit successfully adds extra time to your time bank. You can also collect red hot exclamation marks scattered throughout the tracks. When you collect enough red hot exclamation marks to fill the dash meter, you get temporary access to the hot dash, which is the fifth gear that increases the speed giving the fastest speed as possible. Before each race, you are asked to place a repair point somewhere on the track to allow you to repair any damage done to your car, so long as you pick a route that leads you past the checkpoint. If you take too much damage, the game is over. The game supports a 3D video with 3D glasses with Famicom system having 3D support giving you the real feeling of the depth of the race course in a landscape. This also allowed players to submit their best times via Famicom Disk Fax Kiosks located in various stores for a chance to win a Disk-kun stationary set. Unlike the first game, the game does have an ending. You must beat all three races with all three cars to unlock the ending.
Like its predecessor, this game was an inspiration and influence on the Mario Kart games in the 1990s.
Released exclusively on the Famicom System in Japan Only. Translated to English applied using a patch.
Playthrough with Kattobi car 1st Race with Kattobi 02:50 2nd Race with Kattobi 16:00 3rd Race with Kattobi 27:27 Playthrough with Yonque Car 1st Race with Yonque 39:15 2nd Race with Yonque 52:57 3rd Race with Yonque 01:05:07 Playthrough with Monster Buggy Truck 1st Race with Monster 01:17:25 2nd Race with Monster 01:31:43 3rd Race with Monster 01:44:03 Finally, the ending 01:56:33Arcade Game: Borderline (1981 Sega)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-10 | An action-based maze-like shooting game where players attempt to destroy enemy refineries and energy plants. The player moves through four different sectors, constantly under attack by enemy tanks, missiles, interceptors and drones. Sector 1 : The player is deep behind enemy lines, rolling his jeep down a corridor. He must dodge fire from interceptors, tanks and missiles. Drones will attack unexpectedly. The object is to reach and destroy the energy plants at the end of the corridor. Sector 2 : Once through the corridor, the player enters a field that contains two sections of dense underbrush patrolled by drones. The drones will only enter the underbrush in one place, then follow in the path the player's jeep makes. The player must make a maze through the underbrush and proceed to the top and destroy the energy plants. Sector 3 : In this sector, enemy tanks come down from the top, near the refineries, and drones enter from the side. The player must outmaneuver the enemy and destroy the refineries at the top. Sector 4 : Again, there are two sections of underbrush, this time separated by walls. Drones enter from the sides. They will break the wall once, but not twice and will follow in the path made by the player's jeep. In the upper section of underbrush is the energy plant. This time protected by revolving armament, in addition to tanks. The object is to destroy the energy base. Players alternate at the destruction of each jeep. The game ends when all jeeps are destroyed.
Note: Used invincibility cheat after down to last life. The game is endless. After scoring 99990 points or more, I quit since there's no point in going beyond that.Arcade Game: Micon-Kit Part II (1978 SNK)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-10 | A ball-and-paddle game that is a breakout variant. Like Breakout, the player controls a paddle at the bottom of the screen and must bounce a ball to hit bricks at the top of the screen to destroy them and earn points. The player has limited lives which are lost when the ball hits the floor. The highscore is shown at the bottom of the screen. New in this game is the addition of a depiction of Space Battleship Yamato from the anime of the same name as an added obstacle for the ball.
Note: Used keep ball in play cheat after down to last life. The game is endless. After playing so far, I quit since there's no point in going beyond that.Apple II Game: Dunjonquest- Temple of Apshai (1979 Automated Simulations, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | An RPG game that is rogue-like, but you cannot see the whole level, except your surroundings. The level maps are not randomized like in Rogue. Still, the gameplay has a lot in common with Rogue and other early dungeon crawls: A solo character explores a monster-infested, multi-level dungeon to grab some treasure, everything in top-down view. The game starts at the Innkeeper by creating a new character (if you already played the game, you can use characters that you created). You get different stat values (in Dungeons & Dragons style) as well as an amount of money that you can spend on weapons, armor and other equipment. Alternatively, you can just enter the stats to "import" characters from other role-playing games (this is also used as a primitive "save / load game" mechanism). After character generation, you enter the dungeons. On the left, the current room of the dungeon is displayed; the character status and other info are displayed on the right. One thing that sets Temple of Apshai apart from other rpg is that the manual contains detailed room descriptions for each room (that may contain hints about traps or treasures), to create atmosphere despite crude graphics. You move about and perform actions like opening doors, firing arrows, examining walls for secret doors etc. by pressing key commands. Moving is also done without cursor keys: You turn your character into the direction you want to go and then move him forward by 1 to 9 steps, also selectable by single keystrokes. But take care of fatigue: If you keep running all the time, your fatigue rises, and if it reaches 100%, you cannot move or act for some time -- which can be deadly in the presence of, say, a Giant Bombardier Beetle. Each room may contain treasures to pick up (sometimes just trash, sometimes gold, sometimes useful items), secret doors which lead to hidden parts of the dungeon and traps, which obviously should be avoided (you can try to search for them). Of course, you will also encounter monsters -- a variety of undead or giant insects -- which you have to fight using turn-based combat. Apart from the normal attack, there is also the thrust (which is more effective, but risky), and you can also fire arrows at distance or parry. To avoid a fight, you may also try to speak to them. If you return to the Innkeeper, you gain experience, which increases your stats. Still, if you quit the game, the only way to save your character is to write down the stats on paper and re-entering them the next time you play.Apple II Game: Apple Invaders (1979 Programma Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A shooting 'em up game that is a space invaders variant.Apple II Game: Pirates (1979 Programma Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | An action-based strategy game where your task by the queen to defend a castle against an attack by the pirate Sir Edwin Denner. This is done by using a cannon located at the top of a tower to sink the pirate's ship. The game is a bit similar to an artillery game but here the player's input is limited to entering the number of bags of powder (from 1 to 10) that should be loaded and then watch the flight of the cannon ball. To be able to sink the ship it is necessary to first destroy its three sails in order, starting with the top one. After each shot Sir Edwin makes one shot on the tower which will collapse after taking six hits. The player will then end up walking the plank. If the player manages to sink the ship a medal will be awarded.Apple II Game: Lemonade Stand (1979 Apple Computer)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | An educational simulation game where players take charge of their own lemonade business in the fictional town of Lemonsville. Before the start of each business day, players are given the day's weather forecast: Sunny, cloudy or hot and dry. After receiving the weather report, players take charge of three factors that will affect business for the day: The number of glasses of lemonade to make, the number of advertising signs, and the cost of lemonade per glass. Depending on how the prices are set during the day's weather conditions, players will either make a profit or lose money until the next day. Lemonade stand is a single-player game or can be played with up to 30 players alternating turns.Apple II Game: Super Starwars (1979 Programma Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A shooting 'em up game based on the original Star Wars movie. The game is played from a first person perspective and the player moves a crosshair over the screen in an attempt to shoot down all the imperial fighters. There are 32 enemies in total and they will fly towards the player two at a time. As they get closer they will fire and the player might lose some power. The game ends when the player runs out of power. The game has three modes. In the first one the enemies are automatically shot when the crosshair is moved over them while in the second the fire button has to be pressed. In the third mode the player fires and controls remote controlled shellsApple II Game: Speedway (1979 Programma Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A racing game where the player controls a formula race car using the paddles. The buttons shift gears and control the speed of the car. The game is inspired by an electro-mechanical game of the same name. The car is shown from a third person perspective with the track disappearing into the distance. There are no bends in the track.Apple II Game: Racer (1979 Softape)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | An early racing/driving game that is played from a third person perspective where they player sees the rear of the car. The game is played with a paddle which is used to steer left and right while gassing is done with the button. The environment is made out of a number of horizontal lines with gaps in the middle. The gaps acts as the race track which the player aims to keep his car within since the speed will decrease when touching the lines. The game is for a single player with no AI opponents and the aim is simply to get the best score possible. The score is shown once a race is finished but there is no indication during the race of how well the player is doing.
Note: Really great racing/driving game during that time.Apple II Game: Santa Paravia and Fiumaccio (1979 Instant Software, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A strategy-based simulation game that ushers you into a Merchant Prince setting, governing over a 15th-century Italian city-state, competing with the savage forces of nature and against up to 5 (7 in some later versions) other players in the hot-seat, seeing who can rise through the ranks to claim titles from COUNT, to MARQUIS, GRAND DUKE (and, finally, H.R.H. KING). At its heart the game is, as are its predecessors, about bean-counting -- weighing your current reserves of grain (measured in steres) against your population's food demands, wondering how many gold florins the market price for your surplus will net, and how many hectares of land that'll permit you to purchase... and whether that investment will come back to haunt you the following turn if the weather shifts from feast to famine, when you have plenty of dirt and nothing growing in it to feed your grumbling populace. However, the game cleans up real nice, and cute graphical depictions may help you to forget that your debauched Renaissance rule largely consists of moving debits and credits back and forth across a virtual ledger. Varying difficulty levels help you find your own comfort zone in which to engage bad harvest conditions, worse real-estate prices and, worst of all, the endless appetites of what must amount to hundreds of thousands of rats, endlessly nibbling at your reserves. Surplus capital can be sunk into blue-chip investments such as marketplaces and mills, palaces, cathedrals and private armies. If, after commissioning them all, you find you don't have so much surplus capital after all, you can always cook the books by adjusting several different flavours of taxes, tariffs and customs fees... but tamper too much and your local economy will be stifled! Nearly every downturn in this game has an equal and opposite check, or at least a balance, to keep it from demolishing your estate in a single swoop... however, early versions of this game, as with many titles of its era, may cruelly and arbitrarily cut your rule short with a random death. All the more reason to carpe diem and do the best with what you've got, while you've got it.Apple II Game: Sargon II (1979 Hayden Book Company, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A strategy-based chess game where you can play the computer or another opponent. To move, you type the piece's location then the destination; such as A2-A4 to move the far left pawn forward 2 spaces. If you press a certain key, you can hide the board and see the moves that have been made so far. You can even make your moves from this screen, if you want the added challenge, without seeing the board. When you play the computer, you must select a level of play. The higher the level, the longer the computer thinks about its moves. In levels one through six, if you press the ? key, Sargon II will give you a hint of a good, but not necessarily the best, move.Apple II Game: Sargon (1979 Hayden Book Company, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A strategy-based chess game that can be played as a list of piece movements to board locations or, more human-friendily, as a graphical representation of a game board with pieces on it. The artificial intelligence can easily be overcome by chess masters, but is sufficient to stump amateur players as often as not.Apple II Game: Lunar Lander (1979 Programma Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | An action-based simulation game based on other variants of lunar lander games.Apple II Game: Laser Blast (1979 Programma Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A shooting 'em up where you shoot boxes and diamonds explode when your are on the right side against them.Apple II Game: Jupiter Express (1979 Mad Hatter Software)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A side-view action game that is played on a single screen. The player controls a space ship which is travelling between Mars and Jupiter and the aim of the game is to guide the ship through an asteroid belt without crashing. The ship starts out at the left and moves slowly forward while the asteroids move from the opposite direction. The player's control is limited to moving the ship up and down and by reaching the right edge of the screen the game is completed. Any contact with an asteroid leads to a crash and the game being lost. Before starting out it's possible to choose a difficulty from zero to nine.Apple II Game: Phasor Zap (1978 Elektrik Keyboard Ltd)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-09 | A shooting 'em up game where the player has to shoot down a large number of enemy space ships as they fly through a starfield. The game is played from a fixed screen first person perspective where paddles are used to aim which is made harder by there being no crosshair to aim through. Enemies that reach the centre of the screen will zap the player which leads to energy being lost. Energy also decreases for each shot made and when it reaches zero the game ends. Points are earned for shooting down the ships and the aim of the game is simply to get the highest score.Atari 800 Game: Star Raiders (1979 Atari)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | An action simulation/strategy game where as the pilot of an interstellar starship, your mission is to destroy all enemy spacecraft on the galactic chart and prevent them from destroying your starbases. There are three different types of fighters roaming throughout the galaxy; cruisers, fighters, and basestars. With the help of your galactic map, you can find the sectors of the galaxy where these fighters are located and then warp there to destroy them. When all of the fighters in a sector are destroyed, you can warp to a new location for the next battle. Be sure to keep an eye on your starship's energy level; warping to new locations, being hit by enemy fire, or colliding with an asteroid will drain your energy. If you completely run out of energy, your starship will be destroyed, however you can warp back to a starbase to refuel at any time. Returning to a starbase will also repair other types of damage your starship can receive, such as faulty engines, loss of your shields, and faulty photon torpedoes. When all of the enemy ships have been destroyed, you win the game and receive a rank.
Note: Played on commander difficulty (hardest). Could not get the star commander rank after beating the game since half of the starbases were destroyed which affects your ranking.Atari 800 Game: Outlaw/Howitzer (1979 Atari)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A collection of 2 mini-games:
Howitzer: Each player controls a tank on either side of a river. The tank can move in all directions, and the player can control the angle of their turret to fire towards the enemy. A point is scored by destroying an enemy tank..
Outlaw: Two gunfighters shoot at each other across a field of cacti. The outlaw can move in all directions, and can fire straight or on an angle. Cacti deflect bullets. A point is scored by hitting the enemy.Atari 800 Game: Whats Different (1979 Program Design, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | An educational trivia game where the player has a choice of 4 words, and must choose which one is different. There are a total of 250 questions spread over 10 games.
Note: Probably the first trivia game ever release. Way before any trivia games that came after.Atari 800 Game: Video Easel (1979 Atari)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | An educational drawing that allows the player to create a basic design. The computer AI then expands on this and continually creates ever evolving graphics much like a screen saver might look like. It will continue forever, or until you reset to create a new image for the computer to run away with.
Note: Probably the first ever drawing game. Way before any drawing games that came after.Atari 800 Game: Video Chess [Aka. Computer Chess] (1979 Atari)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A top-down board game where move a piece, place the X on the board onto the piece to be moved then press the red button. Next, move the X to where you want the piece to go and press the button again. If the move is illegal, the 2600 will give a warning sound and not make the move.
To castle your king, the king and rook must not have been moved. You move your king two squares in the direction of the rook to castle with. The 2600 will then automatically move your rook around your king, completing the move. You cannot castle out of check and you cannot castle to the king's side if any squares between the king and rook are threatened.
Another maneuver is called en passant. This move is used to counteract the enemy pawn's initial double move on a adjacent square. To carry out the en passant, you must advance your pawn to the fifth rank. Your opponent then has the option of moving his or her pawn one square (where it would be under attack) or two squares. If you opponent elects to move two squares, the en passant move allows you to take that pawn by diagonally moving your pawn to the square that was skipped over.
Note: Same as the Atari 2600 version but with more detailed graphics.Atari 800 Game: Typing Tutor (1979 Atari)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | An educational typing game.
Note: This is probably the first typing game ever released. Way before all other typing game that came after this.Atari 800 Game: Strategy Pack II (1979 Image Computer Products, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A collection of mini-games: Target Chase, Tunnels, Survival, and Snake Hunt.Atari 800 Game: Strategy Pack I (1979 Image Computer Products, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A collection of mini-games: Roman Checkers and Frame-Up.
The game shown here is Frame Up, a 2 player game where players move vertically or horizontally on a board containing numbers. The board can be 5 x 5, 6 x 6, or 7 x 7. The game ends when a player can't move, and the highest score wins.Atari 800 Game: Roman Checkers (1979 Atari)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A top-down strategy game where players take turns in putting out stones on a 8x8 grid. One player has black stones and the other has white. For each round the player puts out one stone on the board and will then trap all of the opponent's stones that are enclosed between the player's stones. The opponent's stones will then change colour to the one of the player. The game ends when the board is full and the player with most stones in his colour will win. Roman Checkers can be played either human vs. human or human vs. computer. It's controlled with either joystick or keyboard.Atari 800 Game: Baseball (1979 Image Producters, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A sports baseball game.
Basically the same as All Star Baseball with slight differences.Atari 800 Game: All Star Baseball (1979 Image Computer Products, Inc.)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A sports game where the pitcher throws the ball, and can control its course left and right. The batter tries to hit the ball when it is over the plate. The player scores a hit if not caught by the 3 outfielders. The game tracks balls, strikes, hits, runs, and outs over 9 innings of play.Atari 800 Game: 3D Tic-Tac-Toe [3x3x3 version] (1979)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-08 | A 3D version of this strategy game where the object of the game is where you place 3 X's or O's across the 3x3x3 board in either vertical, horizontal, or diagonally. There are 9 games where the first eight games are a human player against the computer opponent.Mattell Intellivision Game: Auto Racing (1979 Mattel Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A top down racing game that can be played by either a one or two player putting the player behind the wheel of one of five cars, each with different specialties. The player may race on five different fairly large courses. In the one player game, the player is racing the clock to finish five laps as quickly as possible. In the two player game, the player can race a friend and gain points for either the opponent crashing or if one is leading far enough to reach the edge of the screen.
Playthrough with all race courses Course 5 00:35 Course 4 19:51 Course 3 43:22 Course 2 54:59 Course 1 1:02:58Matell Intellivision Game: Space Battle (1979 Matell Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A shooting 'em up game where you are a one player piting against the computer. There are 6 fleets of aliens and up to you to defend your mothership with your 3 squadrons. Aliens will dodge your attack you with a photon laser. The two games are Rador Mode which is all out strategy game and the Battle mode which is all out action.Mattel Intellivision Game: Armor Battle (1978 Mattel Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A 2-player tank game where each player controls two tanks to destroy each other. The battlefield constantly changes so the battle is never the same. Tanks move at average speed on grass, fast on roads, slow through trees, and slowest through water. Tanks will explode after three direct hits. The Harder game mode adds ricochet shots.Matell Intellivision Game: Checkers (1979 Matell Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A board game where two players can challenge each other, or one player can go against the computer. The game features multiple skill levels, a "bail out" option which lets the computer suggest a move, the ability to take back a move, and the option to allow yourself or the computer to move first.Matell Intellivision Game: PGA Golf (1979 Matell Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A top-down sports game where it is played from an overhead point of view. Up to four players can compete on a nine hole, par 38 course containing a variety of terrain (greens, fairway, rough, water, and sand) as well as numerous trees. Each player has nine clubs (3 woods, 4 irons, a wedge, and a putter) and is able hook, slice, and control the power of each shot. You will receive penalty strokes for balls that land out of bounds and in the water, and of course the lowest score at the end of the round wins!Matell Intellivision Game: NHL Hockey (1979 Matell Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A sports hockey game where players control their team's puck handler, while the CPU controls all other team members, including the goalie. The players can either shoot the puck quickly or pass it slowly, and can also trip other players (at the risk of a penalty if they do not have the puck). Stealing the puck and intercepting shots are also possible during gameplay. NHL Hockey features 4 different speed settings, selectable at the beginning of the game.Mattel Intellivision Game: NASL Soccer (1979 Mattel Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A Sports game following typical soccer rules where you attempt to score more goals than your opponent in the two 45 minute periods (this is in simulated time). You control one player on your team at a time while the computer takes control of the rest. The game allows you to dribble and pass, and features throw ins, corner kicks, goal kicks, and in the event of a tie the game goes in to overtime! Several skill levels are available which control the speed of the gameMatell Intellivision Game: Las Vegas Roulette (1979 Matell Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A gambling game consisting of the standard Las Vegas roulette betting table, and a moving strip on the top with wheel numbers on it represents the roulette wheel. Place your bets on the betting table, and spin the wheel. The game calculates your wins and losses.Mattel Intellivision Game: Las Vegas Blackjack and Poker (1979 Mattel Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A gambling game where different types of Poker and Blackjack, including 7-Card Stud and 5-Card Draw. The player inputs how much "money" that is available to bet with. There are one and two-player games, and Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack includes a dealer to play against. [edit description | view history]Mattel Intellivision Game: Hard Hat [Prototype] (1979 Mattel Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A platform game where players control a construction worker whose job is to add windows to two separate buildings.
Each building consists of six floors that contains space for five windows per floor. The buildings themselves are separated by a crane holding a scaffolding. Players have to grab the sheets of glass from the scaffolding and place them on each floor one by one. However, there is a vandal located at street level who occasionally hurls a rock to break a sheet of glass that had been added to the building thus slowing down the construction workers job. If the player can get five windows across on a floor or six windows lined up vertically with one on each floor, the glass becomes unbreakable thus thwarting the vandals vandalism.
Since the scaffolding moves to each floor, players have to get to the higher floors of the building by climbing pipes. Once the player takes ten windows from the scaffolding, it goes back down to the street to get a refill of sheets of glass. During this time a cooler filled with soda will randomly appear on a floor which the player can scurry to in order to gain some bonus points before it disappears. The game ends when all the windows get added to the building and the player climbs to the top of the building to receive their final score.
There is also a two player mode where two players compete against each other to see who can put up all the windows for their building first. Players can slow down their opponents by smashing their windows with a hammer. The gameplay rules of the single player game apply in this mode too. The player who has the highest score at the end wins the match.
This game was planned to be released for the mattell intellivision console but was cancelled.Matell Intellvision Game: The Electric Company Math Fun (1978 Matell Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | An educational game that can be played by one or two players. Each player controls a gorilla which is wandering through the jungle. As the gorilla walks on, it will encounter a creature which has a math problem with it. You need to enter in the correct answer to the problem as quickly as possible. If you get the answer correct, your gorilla may continue on. If you get the answer wrong, then your gorilla must jump into the river. Your gorilla is unable to leave the river and continue on until you answer another math problem correctly. The goal is to correctly answer as many of the problems as you can in the shortest amount of time. The game includes eighteen different levels of difficulty which can be set individually for each player.Matell Intellivision Game: NFL Football (1978 Mattel Electronics)Old Classic Retro Gaming2022-09-07 | A sports containing almost all real elements of football such as four quarters, fifteen minutes each. There are four difficulty levels; high school, college, semi-pro, and pro. There are nine different plays to call, including running plays, field goals, passing plays, and punting. The only thing that's not realistic about NFL Football is the teams only have five players on offense and on defense.