Category: Classic Video Games

Coleco Electric Quarterback is a small handheld video game first produced in 1978. It was part of a wide range of handheld games and in particular sports games to hit the market most notably from...

While classic retro video game consoles can't hold a candle to the graphics and game play of modern games, they hold a special place in the memory banks of those of us who were fortunate enough to...

Introduced in 1977, the Atari Video Computer System (VCS and now called the Atari 2600) wasn't the first home video game system on the market but it's the first one that people tend to remember...

From 1977 to 1983, the video game industry went from almost nothing to being one that rivaled the film business in Hollywood, hitting an estimated $7 billion in revenues at its peak for both home and...

Coleco was another great childhood video game manufacturer in the same vein as Atari and Mattel. Originally known as the The Connecticut Leather Company, they were well known for their handheld...

Intellivision was released by Mattel in 1979 as a direct competitor to the Atari Video Computer System later known as the Atari 2600. Intellivision initially retailed for $299 ($399 in Canada) which...