The Pump-and-Crush Rush Digging frantic tunnels underground, pumping up those bouncy Pookas and fire-breathing Fygars until they pop, or dropping massive rocks to squash ’em flat — Dig Dug (1982) was underground mayhem at its finest. That satisfying pop or crash, the clever maze-making to trap enemies, and levels that got tighter and meaner… no … Read more
Missile Command (1980): The Arcade Legend That heart-pounding Atari classic arcade game where you’re the last line of defense against a relentless sky full of incoming doom. One wrong move and your cities go up in smoke. It’s the kind of game that turns a casual quarter into a full-on stress test – and we … Read more
That Familiar Glow The crisp white lines on a black screen, the steady beeps, the triangular ship rotating and thrusting through floating rocks — Asteroids captured something special when it arrived in arcades in late 1979. While not the first video game, it became one of the most influential, popularizing vector graphics, wrap-around playfields, and … Read more