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It’s hard to explain how momentous 1977 was for the world of gaming. For the first time average consumers began to believe that these quirky little games could become more than a passing fad. Instead of blockbuster titles, this year witnessed major industry changes that altered the course of video game history forever. Nevertheless, there [...]
Every week for the next couple of months, No D-pad will spotlight key games from the last 40 years of gaming. Not only will this retrospective give readers a brief history of the industry, we will also point out notable classics and clones from that bygone era that are now available in the app store. [...]
After several months of waiting, the fully-licensed C64 emulator has been re-released for the iPhone after Apple found some issues with the Commodore 64 running BASIC mode. Since then, C64 has climbed back onto the App Store with a $4.99 price tag and 3 new games that weren’t available at the initial release.
The update also [...]
Nostalgic gamers can now get their Earthworm Jim fix for $4.99. He makes his reappearance on the iPhone and iPod Touch as a full remake of the original game. Those who played this classic game will immediately feel comfortable playing through the game.
Gameloft lists several features for the game: four levels of difficulty, a remastered [...]
First there was Bionic Commando, and then came Austin Powers. Now, there’s a new swinger in town: Hook Champ’s Jake T. Hooker. Yeah, baby, yeah!
Hook Champ hearkens back to a simpler time, when men could raid tombs without carrying an arms locker on their back, when the only tools necessary for plundering dead civilizations were [...]
Canabalt rises from humble origins. It began as a five-day experimental gameplay project, was unleashed upon the web as a free Flash game, and quickly took the Internet by storm. Now, you can keep it in your pocket.
The premise is simple. Giant robots are destroying the city, and you must run for your life. It [...]
The name Arkanoid will stir up fond memories for many. You have a paddle, a ball, and it’s your job to clear all the bricks above you. With many brick breaker clones on the iPod and iPhones, it’s about time we saw one of the originals step up to the plate.
In this version, Taito promises [...]
There have been issues with Commodore 64 getting approved for the iPhone, and the game has been rejected many times. It is a fully licensed C64 emulator that comes with a total of 5 games: Dragon’s Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctic Shipwreck, and Jack Attack.
This is definitely good news for retro fans as [...]
Earthworm Jim has been one of my most remembered games back in the day when portable game machines actually had AA batteries that needed to be replaced every once in a while. Gameloft announced that Earthworm Jim was coming to the iPhone not too long ago, but we never received any screenshots or any other [...]
This has got to be one of the biggest news I’ve ever heard since the iPhone came out. Earthworm Jim has been confirmed for the iPhone, and according to Gameloft, the game will be a remake of the 1994 Sega CD classic. Personally, I am super excited for this game because of the nostalgia and [...]
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