1990 Battle Chess: Ye Olde Game Gets Revolutionary Animated Warfare!

Forget silent board games! This 1990 Battle Chess ad showcases a groundbreaking evolution where chess pieces come alive in stunning 3-D animation. Watch knights obliterate rooks with dynamic, digitized battles. Experience strategy like never before, taking the classic game into the 21st century! βš”οΈβ™ŸοΈ

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1989 Data East Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing: World's First 220 MPH!

This epic 1989 Data East ad revs up excitement for Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing on NES, touting it as "The World's First 220 MPH Video Game!" πŸ’¨ Feel the rush of intense open-wheel racing and deep pit stop strategy, all from the comfort of your living room. A true retro classic featuring real-life racing legend Al Unser Jr.! πŸ†

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1989 Dash Galaxy: The Maddest Alien Asylum Race in Outer Space!

Prepare for an intergalactic escape with 1989's Dash Galaxy! Blast through the Alien Asylum, dodging lunatics and deadly traps across strange alien worlds. Can this fearless space explorer navigate the maddest race in outer space on his NES? πŸš€πŸ‘½

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BurgerTime for the TI-99/4A

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New blog post time!

This week's game is Wizard Fire, the follow-up to Data East's D&D-inspired Gate of Doom that really doesn't stray far from it at all. However, an injection of style ends up adding some substance alongside it, resulting in a game that I found myself quite a bit more endeared to:

https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/wizard-fire/

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Wizard Fire

Wizard Fire is the kind of game that’s an improved sequel in virtually every regard, but it’s also a game I didn’t necessarily expect to exist as it was. Here I was asking for some kind of bigger a…

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Astro Fighter for the TI-99/4A

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A #NotSoRandomGame:

As it's All Hallows Eve, my faithful Commodore 64... we repeat the ritual. πŸ˜πŸ˜…

Technically a re-skin of a game called Meikyuu Hunter G, The Real Ghostbusters is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up, based loosely on the cartoon series.

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Werewolf: The Last Warrior - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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Angler Dangler (prototype) for the TI-99/4A

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