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Get Your Willy Out – it’s Manic Miner!

In the 1980’s, miners were more notable for picket lines, pitched battles with the police and their part in an ideological struggle with Thatcher’s Britain that threatened at times to boil over into an actual gloves-off class war. There was … Read more

Think Again, Mr Vader! Atari Does Star Wars, 1983

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been following Dave Palmer’s exploits at the 1985 Video Games Masters Tournament, where, you’ll recall, he established six world records, left heartbroken motherboards all over the place, and failed to meet any ladies. This … Read more

Don’t Mention The Score! It’s the Red Baron.

Last time, if you recall, we looked at Dave Palmer’s girlfriendless heroics playing Battlezone at the 1985 Video Game Masters Tournament, where he managed to break six world high score records in three days. This week, we examine Red Baron, … Read more

Battlezone

A Dave Palmer once played Battlezone – Atari’s iconic vector graphic tank combat simulation – for 23 hours non-stop. Despite having no previous military experience, Palmer clocked up a high score of 23 million points. This not only offers a … Read more