Category: Retro

"NATO Commander", MicroProse Software, 1983.

Atari / Retro Gaming / This Old Game

This Old Game – NATO Commander

Before he became a universally-accaimmed game designer, Sid Meier was just a recent computer science graduate from the University of Michigan.  All-be-it, one who could beat the crap out of an actual retired Air Force pilot, Bill...

Star League Baseball splashscreen, AtariMania

Atari / Gamechangers / Retro Gaming

Gamechanger – Star League Baseball

In 1983, a small software company in Santa Barbara, California, Gamestar, Inc., released a groundbreaking new baseball game – Star League Baseball.  The game itself was still simple.  Two teams, still no leagues or...

M.U.L.E. mini-LP box - Ozark Softscape and Electronic Arts, 1983.

Atari / Gamechangers / Retro Gaming

Gamechanger – M.U.L.E.

In 1983, Electronic Arts shipped a critically important game, and an extremely worthy Geekometry Gamechangers launch title.  Although, at the time, no one knew how important it would become. Developed by Ozark Softscape and designed...

Workbench 2.x Mouse Pointer

Amiga

Amiga Workbench v2.x Mouse Pointers for Windows

Ditch that boring Windows mouse pointer!  Relive a simpler time, when your computer was fun, full of wonder and amazement.  It’s time to get that back with the Amiga Workbench 2.x animated mouse pointer/cursor...

Workbench v1.3 pointer/cursor

Amiga

Amiga Workbench v1.x Mouse Pointers for Windows

You don’t have to suffer the lame Windows pointer any longer!  Remember when your computer was fun and exciting, and not ordinary?  Well, here is what you have been looking for, an Amiga Workbench...

Sad Mac icon

Apple

Sad Mac Screens

When older Macs would boot up and everything was running great, you’d see a smiley faced “Happy Mac“.  However, if the computer crashed, users would get the “Sad Mac” screen. The downloadable ZIP file...