jueves, 19 de febrero de 2026

Matmania

los monitos de fondo.

del arcade history:

This game is known in Japan as "Exciting Hour - The Prowrestling Network".

The 2 players version of this game is known as "Mania Challenge".


In the game, if you look closely at the audience in the background, you will see a variety of recognizable characters including a boy in a Union Jack t-shirt, Darth Vader, Superman, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (look to the far left when outside the ring) and ZZ Top is very prominently present in the middle of the crowd..


The champion in this game is very obviously a copy of Hulk Hogan. First of all, he bears a striking resemblance to Hogan. Second, his name is 'Golden Hulk'; Hulk Hogan debuted wrestling as 'Sterling Golden'. Finally, Golden Hulk's most powerful move is the leg drop, which is Hogan's finisher.


Other wrestlers are copied from superstars of the early 80s : The Insane Warrior is a copy of Road Warrior Animal, Coco Savage is probably Kamala The Cannibal and The Piranha is probably Mil Mascaras. The main wrestler (you) bears a striking resemblance to Kerry Von Erich. These are guesses, but all the mentioned wrestlers were very popular about the time this game was released.




miércoles, 18 de febrero de 2026

Crucigrama Atari


 

Down

1. Refueling Rockets In Caverns of Mars.
3. Pods Break Into These In Defender.
4. The Cavern World Of Zepellin.
5. Inspects Your Work In Hardhat Mack.
7. Star of Picnic Parandia.
8. Famous British Explorer In The Sands Of Egypt.
9. Opponents in Wallwar.
12. Raw Material Used In M.U.L.E.
14. Carriers Drop These In Bandits.
15. Famous French Detective In Murder On The Zinderneuf.
16. Preppie Overcash's First Name.
17. Miner 2049'er Bob's Nickname.
19. Screw-Shaped Creatures Which Shoot At You In Drelbs.
21. The Ultimate Enemy in Shamus.

Across

2. They Hop Around In Centipedes.
4. The Enemy In Star Raiders.
6. This Is Used To Distract The Wolves In Pooyan.
10. The Carpenter In Donkey Kong.
11. Follows You Around In Qix.
13. Characters In Juice.
15. The Enemy In Fort Apocalypse.
17. The Name Of The Famous Eastern Front Battle.
18. Creature From Archon With A Terrible Shriek.
20. Small Eye-Shaped Creatures In Marauder.
22. They Give You More Seeds In Necromancer.
23. Steals Your Compass And Map Maker In Wayout.
24. The Smartest Character In M.U.L.E.
25. "Blue Max" Chatsworth Fights For Them.

HI-RES VOL. 1, NO. 3 / MARCH 1984 / PAGE 54







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martes, 17 de febrero de 2026

Quadrun Easter Egg

Quadrun hecho por Steve Woita es un juego de reflejos que al pasar 5 niveles llamados:

  1. Goons
  2. Snags
  3. Yo-Yos
  4. Nods
  5. Brats

Se llega a un nivel llamado CRAZED WAVE, pero si no se pierde ninguna "bala" (que realmente son las vidas) aparece como WOITA WAVE, que el autor lo dejo como nivel de su apellido.



lunes, 16 de febrero de 2026

Time Lost

Entretenido libro que trae unos juegos simples en Basic (type-in).

Lo mejor es que trae un comic introductorio a estos mismos juegos.
Hay que reconocer que no son dibujos del nivel de DC o Marvel, pero se agradece el esfuerzo:






viernes, 13 de febrero de 2026

La rata que era oso...

Crystal Castles! siempre crei que era un rata, claro ahora leyendo y viendo la versión original de arcade se nota que es un Oso, pero en los 80s estaba dando vueltas la versión leaked prototype solamente:



domingo, 8 de febrero de 2026

Juegos Cooperativos

En un post de AtariAge sale un alista de juegos para 2 jugadores de forma cooperativa.

Co-Op Mode: Full

Asteroids 
Aztec Challenge                 
Bacterion!        
Basketball (Atari)
Bubble Bobble
Castle Crisis
Cyborg Warriors
Dandy
Dark Chambers
Diamond Mine (Roklan)        
Gauntlet                        
Ghost Hunter
Joust                           
Leggit!
M.U.L.E.                        
Mario Bros. XE
Maze War
Mouskattack
PenGoCRAZY (C3PU 2025) 
Quadbination
Rampage!                        
Realm of Impossibility        
Robix
Schreckenstein        
Scorch (>=V1.55)
Shadow World (Synapse Software)        
Storm
Tarkus and the Orbs of Doom
The Convicts
The Goonies (Datasoft)
Trust
Vector Doubles
Wizard of Wor                  
Worm War I
ZauberBall'23 (Ver.1.1)
Zybex 

 

Co-op Mode: Support/Co-Pilot

Air Rescue I
Attack at EP-CYG-4
Bruce Lee                       
Bruce Lee - Return of Fury
Cavelord
Crystal Raiders
Dropzone
Druid
Dungeonlords
Rescue on Fractalus
Robotron 2084
Scramble
Space Dungeon
Survivor
Zeppelin 


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