SetSideBFeb 10, 2025
Rampart Again
Perhaps it's a bit self-indulgent, but I've found a playthrough by someone other than me of the arcade version of Rampart, and decided to spotlight it. It's a game that seems fondly remembered by some, and doesn't seem to have sold badly. It has a baker's dozen ports for a wide array of consoles. But no one, besides me, seems to talk about it any more, and
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Rampart Again

Perhaps it's a bit self-indulgent, but I've found a playthrough by someone other than me of the arcade version of Rampart, and decided to spotlight it. It's a

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SetSideBAug 28, 2024

Arcade Mermaid: Rampart, Part 1: Introduction
The next week is going to be pretty busy for me, so I'm reusing a long long piece I originally wrote for the short-lived fanzine I made, Extended Play. It's been seen before, but only by a very small audience.

Rampart has been an obsession to me s
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Arcade Mermaid: Rampart, Part 1: Introduction

The next week is going to be pretty busy for me, so I'm reusing a long long piece I originally wrote for the short-lived fanzine I made, Extended Play. It's bee

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John HarrisJul 29, 2023
I am thinking seriously again about my game idea that's an elaboration upon Salwitz and Ralston's Rampart. #atari #atarigames #johnsalwitz #daveralston #rampart #arcade #remake
FiXatoJan 5, 2023

I just finished watching the #GDC post-mortem talk by John Salwitz for #Paperboy, which was pretty interesting, but what had me laughing was the video he showed of #RandomEncounters' "Paperboy - The Musical": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aoYBZJ1ZbA

Anyway, if you also enjoy talks / presentations by classic #videoGame developers, then I highly recommend the #GameDevelopersConference #ClassicGamePostMortem series, including the aforementioned one for the Paperboy #arcade game: https://youtu.be/MREsJsRZqu0

#FiXatoRecommends #JohnSalwitz #Atari

PAPERBOY THE MUSICAL! (game parody song)

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