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The one that started it all - Metroid on the NES! Now one of the most popular game series of all time, and one that is the highlight of major events such as Games Done Quick. A classic that coined its own genre definition: Metroidvania!

Anyone out there play Apple Panic on the Commodore Vic20? We hear it’s a liked game but we don’t have any experience ourselves!

Know anything about Blue Angels from Accolade on the C64? We sure don’t, and you can tell we haven’t played it because this box is still sealed! Was the simulation good? Poor? Were there any better versions on other gaming platforms?

Podcast Ep17! Fantastic T-Shirts to give away to you, the readers! River Raid TE done? Twin Galaxies record get. Soulcalibur II. Alien Trilogy. Starcraft. Critical Hit pinball comp! iTunes and Stitcher gamethesystem.co/podcast Sponsored by 1989 Arcade Bar bit.ly/2tKkvWo

The Game Boy Advance was exactly that, a significantly advanced revision of the original. 32bit, full colour, wide screen, and backlit! The library of games was also impressive and made this handheld the one to own

Chakan the Forever Man on the Mega Drive. An out there game that had you control an undead and cursed warrior with twin blades and magic powers. This action platform slash-em-up was actually pretty good!

A very ambitious project considering how late in the life of the C64 Turbo Charge was released. Developer System 3 threw everything at this game with incredible graphics, racing action in your Lamborghini, and even including crosshairs to fire weaponry while you drive!

It didn’t get much better than this for party games. Only one cartridge required, and 8 friends with their DS, for absolute bedlam and hilarity over the system’s built in wireless. It was a revelation at the time - Mario Kart DS was way too much fun

Paperboy from Atari was a very popular (if not odd) arcade game back in the day. The cabinet even had handle bars for steering! Home versions like this Mega Drive release gave all kids the opportunity to throw papers through house windows...

Another in the ‘Games’ series from Epyx, World Games had you competing in bizarre events such as bull riding, cliff jumping, log rolling, and (of course), caber toss! A blast playing with the family

The one that started it all - Metroid on the NES! Now one of the most popular game series of all time, and one that is the highlight of major events such as Games Done Quick. A classic that coined its own genre definition: Metroidvania!

Anyone out there play Apple Panic on the Commodore Vic20? We hear it’s a liked game but we don’t have any experience ourselves!

Know anything about Blue Angels from Accolade on the C64? We sure don’t, and you can tell we haven’t played it because this box is still sealed! Was the simulation good? Poor? Were there any better versions on other gaming platforms?

Podcast Ep17! Fantastic T-Shirts to give away to you, the readers! River Raid TE done? Twin Galaxies record get. Soulcalibur II. Alien Trilogy. Starcraft. Critical Hit pinball comp! iTunes and Stitcher gamethesystem.co/podcast Sponsored by 1989 Arcade Bar bit.ly/2tKkvWo

The Game Boy Advance was exactly that, a significantly advanced revision of the original. 32bit, full colour, wide screen, and backlit! The library of games was also impressive and made this handheld the one to own

Chakan the Forever Man on the Mega Drive. An out there game that had you control an undead and cursed warrior with twin blades and magic powers. This action platform slash-em-up was actually pretty good!

A very ambitious project considering how late in the life of the C64 Turbo Charge was released. Developer System 3 threw everything at this game with incredible graphics, racing action in your Lamborghini, and even including crosshairs to fire weaponry while you drive!

It didn’t get much better than this for party games. Only one cartridge required, and 8 friends with their DS, for absolute bedlam and hilarity over the system’s built in wireless. It was a revelation at the time - Mario Kart DS was way too much fun

Paperboy from Atari was a very popular (if not odd) arcade game back in the day. The cabinet even had handle bars for steering! Home versions like this Mega Drive release gave all kids the opportunity to throw papers through house windows...

Another in the ‘Games’ series from Epyx, World Games had you competing in bizarre events such as bull riding, cliff jumping, log rolling, and (of course), caber toss! A blast playing with the family

Richard Rhodes Wins the Pinball HQ Flip Frenzy

October 16, 2016

A great day at Coogee Diggers was had with Richard taking 1st place, Brett Goodwin taking 2nd, Greg Jones 3rd and Paul Reid 4th.