Over on the Game Review section of the site, the Retroist chose to review the Atari 2600 port of the often overlooked arcade classic, Amidar. I figured you might want to know just a little more about the original game and with a big thanks as always to the Arcade Flyer Archive we can also look on in wonder at the French version of the Flyer as well!
VicSage
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Searching through the alleys for useful knowledge in the city of Nostalgia. Huge cinema fanatic and sometimes carrier of the flame for the weirding ways of 80s gaming, toys, and television. When his wife lets him he is quite happy sitting in the corner eating buckets of beef jerky.
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The Retroist’s 2600 review encouraged me to check out the MAME version of this game. It’s surprisingly addictive – but I wonder how the designers sold it. “You see, it’s got gorillas, and paint rollers, and…”