The Prince of Arcade approacheth, and the list of gameseth continues to groweth!

Looking for a break from the eye-bleedingly gorgeous visuals of today’s modern games? Nostalgic for the abstract-yet-compelling gameplay of the late 1970’s? Did you even exist in the late 1970’s? No matter: neither did the games in our retro homebrew lounge! We’ll be setting aside a room full of vintage consoles and not-so-vintage homebrew games, to relive the spirit of ingenuity and the focus on unique gameplay so much a part of the games of yesteryear.

To wit:

• A Slow Year, by Ian Bogost. The Georgia Tech professor, videogame researcher, critic, designer (and so on) presents his IndieCade-winning collection of meditative game poems.
• Halo 2600, by Ed Fries. A demake of Microsoft’s definitive Xbox franchise, from one of the prime movers of Microsoft’s Xbox project itself. Don’t miss Fries’ keynote at MIGS on “beauty, constraints, and the Atari 2600.”
• JoustPong, by Kirk Israel. “The future of gaming can be summed up in two words — Pong and Joust.” We couldn’t possibly put it any better. A glorious mash-up of two iconic games from the golden age of the arcade.
• Marble Craze, by Paul Slocum. The multitalented artist/musician/hacker presents a technical accomplishment that also puts familiar hardware to novel and creative use.

Don’t forget to stay tuned for more Prince of Arcade news!

Long Live the Prince!

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A Slow Year, Ian Bogost