Archive for August, 2013


August 18, 2013

Circuit Bending the Sears Tele-Games Pinball Breakaway

Voiding your Sears warranty from 1977. As a follow-up to yesterday's post about my newly-acquired Tele-Games console, I thought I'd make ...

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August 17, 2013

Sears Tele-Games Pinball Breakaway

In my day, the console *was* the controller. As part of my 'Videogames and Procedural Media' course at VCU, I've been fortunate enough to have been ...

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August 8, 2013

Yars’ Revenge as Microsport

Despite its weird sci-fi veneer, Atari 2600 shooter Yars' Revenge is one of the greatest sports videogames ever made. Sorry Pitfall, Adventure, and Defender. No offense, ...

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