Top 10 Atari 2600 Games
Gameboy Advance SP NES Edition – Video Game Consoles as Art
The NES special edition of the Gameboy Advance SP
The iconic design of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), aka the Famicom in the US, has been applied to everything from belt buckles to iPhone cases, such is it's lasting appeal to the gaming public. It was therefore only a matter of time before Nintendo applied … Continue Reading ››
Missile Invader and Sub Chase by Mattel – Video Game Consoles as Art
Between 1978 and 1980 Mattel released a popular series of handheld games that featured LED technology, using simple glowing red lights to represent the on-screen characters, pre-dating the more common LCD and VFD formats seen on later portable machines.
By necessity the Mattel handhelds had to augment the game displays to put the simple glowing LEDs … Continue Reading ››
UFO Master Blaster by Bambino: Video Game Consoles as Art
The early 80's were the golden era for handheld electronic games, and Bambino produced some of the most beautifully designed units. UFO Master Blaster was an unremarkable (at least in terms of gameplay) space invader clone, using a similar Vacuum Florescent Display as the more common Galaxy Invader handhelds. What set the game apart was … Continue Reading ››
Nintendo 64: Video Game Consoles as Art
The Nintendo 64 console was the last major console to feature cartridges, and following on from the hugely successful Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), it had a tough act to follow. It aped exactly the format of the SNES, with the cartridge slot at the rear of the top side of the console, and 2 … Continue Reading ››
