"Strategic Operations Simulator" sounds like Stellar Track, or even the Star Trek title for Game Gear. But instead of some heady strategy...

I learned a lot of things in Boy Scouts, including blackjack. We played for nickels and dimes, which made it fun. Now, I can play...

Surround yourself with unlimited and uninspiring challenge! Before there was Slither.io on iPad, and before there was Snake on Nokia...

Wow, 1977. Star Ship didn't look great then, and age has only made it worse (this also applies to "Outer Space," the Sears version with...

Played enough Adventure? Then play Venture! Explore dungeons, defeat monsters, and collect treasure. The cover of Venture features a...

Two games with the same theme. Which is more fun? Taking a glance at these games, it's easy to assume Fire Fighter is more fun, and not...

At Amazon, I get paid to play video games all day. Dream job, right? Be careful what you wish for. At my Amazon fulfillment center, my...

“Catch some Zs!” That’s the premise in INSOMNIA! But like real insomnia, catching some Zs isn’t so easy. (Obsessive grammar note: I...

Classic, addictive Atari fun. Sometimes I'm surprised to find myself utterly immersed in an Atari game I've never played before....

I love arty emotional indie games. There are so many reviews online already about how beautiful and perfect this game is, I'll keep this...

Another arty indie game, going deep. The protagonist's suicidal ideation caught my attention, as someone who lives with this, so I had to...

. . . Perfect, if You Need a Good Cry I've been meaning for maybe a decade to play this one, and I'm thankful I finally have. In Gone...

Carnival is a Sega game manufactured by Coleco for Atari. My point is: SEGA! On Atari! Almost as cool as Nintendo on Atari. I like...

Remember Bounty Bob? Most likely not. But you might, if you played video games in the early to mid-80s, because Miner 2049er was ported...

I played Aery on the sleek new Atari VCS 800, but Aery is not an Atari game. The Aery series is available pretty much anywhere you can...

"I quit soccer to play Atari!" So says Pele in one of the commercials for his game. I think this should be a meme: "I quit (blank) to...

After Home Run, I had to check out RealSports Baseball. Upon first glance, this game appears to be a large improvement, but is it a good...

Like many of the classic watercolor Atari covers, the Home Run picture label is misleading. Mainly, this picture suggests fun, and the...

He-Man for Atari 2600 is visually impressive, just like the real He-Man. The title screen features a rad transformation animation and the...

Superman's cape is animated in the Atari game. I like that. I like a lot of things about this game. I finally beat Superman for Atari!...