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Atari 2600: RotJ – Death Star Battle
Weiterlesen: Atari 2600: RotJ – Death Star Battle„Death Star Battle,“ released by Parker Brothers in 1983 for Atari 2600, is a pioneering Star Wars video game. It challenges players to destroy the Death Star amid limited graphics, marking an early effort to blend cinematic gaming with interactive…
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20 Years ago: Sin City
Weiterlesen: 20 Years ago: Sin City„Sin City,“ a 2005 neo-noir film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, is celebrated for its visual innovation and fidelity to the graphic novel. The intertwining stories explore themes of justice, sacrifice, and moral ambiguity in a dark cityscape.
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Insert the LAST Coin: StarBlade
Weiterlesen: Insert the LAST Coin: StarBladeThere comes a time when you insert the last coin – only you don’t realize it at the time. It’s only years later that you realize that this was exactly that moment … I don’t remember exactly which game got…
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Hits of the 80s: We Are the World
Weiterlesen: Hits of the 80s: We Are the World“We Are the World” is a song known across generations as a symbol of solidarity and humanitarian relief. Recorded by USA for Africa in 1985, the single brought together some of the biggest names in the music industry.
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55 Years ago : Airport
Weiterlesen: 55 Years ago : AirportThe 1970 film Airport is one of the most famous examples of the disaster movie genre and marked the beginning of a whole wave of films of this type in the 1970s.
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Atari 2600: River Raid
Weiterlesen: Atari 2600: River RaidRiver Raid, developed by Carol Shaw in 1982, was a groundbreaking Atari 2600 game. Players controlled a fighter plane over an endless river, dodging and destroying obstacles. Its innovative gameplay, replayability, and level design made it a huge success. It…
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C64: Rescue on Fractalus!
Weiterlesen: C64: Rescue on Fractalus!Rescue on Fractalus!, a 1984 game by Lucasfilm Games, revolutionized the 8-bit era with its innovative use of fractal graphics and immersive gameplay.
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Insert the LAST Coin: T2 – Judgment Day
Weiterlesen: Insert the LAST Coin: T2 – Judgment DayThere comes a time when you insert the last coin – only you don’t realize it at the time. It’s only years later that you realize that this was exactly that moment … I don’t remember exactly which game got…
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20 Jahre World of Warcraft
Weiterlesen: 20 Jahre World of WarcraftHeute vor genau 20 Jahren startete mein Abenteuer mit World of Warcraft.
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20 Years World of Warcraft
Weiterlesen: 20 Years World of WarcraftExactly 20 years ago today, I started my adventure with World of Warcraft.
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C64: Raid Over Moscow
Weiterlesen: C64: Raid Over MoscowAccess’s „Raid Over Moscow“, Cold War-themed gameplay with action-packed scenarios and political themes. It reflects the technological and geopolitical zeitgeist of the 1980s. A game with a controversial reception.
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What If – Imperial Ace Luke Skywalker
Weiterlesen: What If – Imperial Ace Luke SkywalkerWhat If … Luke Skywalker becomes an Imperial TIE pilot after being accepted into the Imperial Pilot Academy.
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Insert Coin Here: Computer Space
Weiterlesen: Insert Coin Here: Computer Space1971 was a year of technological awakening, and in the midst of this, the first commercial arcade video game in history was created: Computer Space.
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The Streaming-Year 2024
Weiterlesen: The Streaming-Year 2024Streaming in 2024 – here’s my look back at the top and bottom (and more bottom) of movies and series.
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Streaming-Jahr 2024
Weiterlesen: Streaming-Jahr 2024Das Streaming-Jahr 2024 – hier ist mein Rückblick mit den Tops und Flops (und mehr Flops) in Sachen Filme und Serien.
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Cult-Movie anniversaries in 2025 …
Weiterlesen: Cult-Movie anniversaries in 2025 …These Cult Movies have their Anniversaries in 2025 … Now you’re feeling really F%#§ing OLD!
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Atari 2600: Pitfall!
Weiterlesen: Atari 2600: Pitfall!In 1982, one of the most influential video games was released for the Atari 2600, “Pitfall!”, which not only set a milestone in the history of video games, but also defined a new genre.
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40 Years ago: Lynch’s Dune
Weiterlesen: 40 Years ago: Lynch’s DuneDavid Lynch’s 1984 film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic “Dune” is a film that divides opinion. The film was one of the most ambitious projects of its time. The film was not only intended to bring Herbert’s complex…
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Hits of the 80s: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Weiterlesen: Hits of the 80s: Do They Know It’s Christmas?The Band Aid song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is one of the most famous charity songs in music history. Released on 7th of December 1984, the song was a reaction to the devastating famine in Ethiopia that affected millions…
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Hits of the 80s: Last Christmas
Weiterlesen: Hits of the 80s: Last ChristmasFew songs have become as engrained in the collective memory of the Christmas season as “Last Christmas” by Wham!
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