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Lunar Module 3D

It’s funny to see old 80’s arcade games show up on the iPhone.  Regardless if they are the originals, copycats, or updated versions, I like them for the most part, even if only for the effort alone.  It shows me that people still remember the classics, even those which were a bit obscure, and can [...]

Magic Ball 2

Boasting 100 levels in full 3D graphics, Alawar Entertainment’s Magic Ball 2 caught my eye for another reason.  During the mad rush to celebrate birthdays last month, there was always a need to entertain kids.  Whether it was my own child or someone else’s, something was always needed to quell the source of the loud ringing in my ears perpetrated by a pair of strong lungs and a pig-headed [...]

iCombat

A couple of months ago, I was looking for a tank game along the lines of the old Atari vector tank game, Battlezone, but instead, I ran into a slew of games, which were closer in nature to EA’s Desert Strike and Nintendo’s Battalion Wars.  Through it all, I eventually did find a comparable tank game to an Atari classic, but [...]

Tilt-a-Ball

It’s always an honor when Game Industry vets like Rich Adam and Ed Rotberg from Mine Shaft Entertainment contact you for any reason.  These guys worked at Atari when it was on top of the video game arcade world in the late 70’s and early 80’s.  They have the original Missle Command and BattleZone listed to their credits.  Later, Rich [...]

PewPew

When I saw the iTunes page for this game and realized that the developer was most likely of French descent, I couldn’t help but think of Pepe Le Pew from Looney Tunes.  Sorry Jean-Francois!  Jokes aside, I finally figured out that the title of the game, PewPew, is meant to be the sound of lasers being [...]