Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus)
@atariarchive.org
Science Communicator, Video Game Historian, author of Atari Archive, old school FGCer, occasional Retronaut host, and chicken owner. He/him
I was told last night that as of around 8:30pm no one had beat my high score on the Magfest museum space invaders cabinet. Count those shots! Asteroids was also pretty okay, though I’ve never been quite the UFO hunter in that game I aspire to
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I was told last night that as of around 8:30pm no one had beat my high score on the Magfest museum space invaders cabinet. Count those shots! Asteroids was also pretty okay, though I’ve never been quite the UFO hunter in that game I aspire to
I guess I won Donkey Kong
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I guess I won Donkey Kong
I’m too tired and forgot the photo
January 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I’m too tired and forgot the photo
I also need to highlight someone else’s contribution to the Magfest museum this year: a slew of Japanese keitai with games on them! These were staples of Japanese gaming pre-smartphone, and it’s rad to see them presented here on their original hardware.
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I also need to highlight someone else’s contribution to the Magfest museum this year: a slew of Japanese keitai with games on them! These were staples of Japanese gaming pre-smartphone, and it’s rad to see them presented here on their original hardware.
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
MAGfest folks: I've got a panel Friday at noon! Come out to panels 4 if you want to learn about Star Trek fan games, and most notably the one that wound up being ported to practically everything under the sun around the globe.
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
MAGfest folks: I've got a panel Friday at noon! Come out to panels 4 if you want to learn about Star Trek fan games, and most notably the one that wound up being ported to practically everything under the sun around the globe.
Also true of my parents’ spice rack
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Also true of my parents’ spice rack
If you're coming to MAGfest, I just got word my panel was accepted! It's about Mike Mayfield's 1971 Star Trek fan game, which spread across the globe to become one of the most prolific computer games ever written. Currently scheduled for Friday at noon, and I hope a lot of folks can make it!
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you're coming to MAGfest, I just got word my panel was accepted! It's about Mike Mayfield's 1971 Star Trek fan game, which spread across the globe to become one of the most prolific computer games ever written. Currently scheduled for Friday at noon, and I hope a lot of folks can make it!
the world if those disco record sales had continued to climb
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
the world if those disco record sales had continued to climb
I know what you need in your life
November 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I know what you need in your life
Oh hell yeah I took some photos of the show (also it was 2008, I had my dates mixed up)
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Oh hell yeah I took some photos of the show (also it was 2008, I had my dates mixed up)
Have you seen any of those sibling games in operation? I wouldn't be difficult for me to try and record some footage of this game running if that helps clear up how they are different, if at all. Wish I could find some documentation on those DIP switches, but I guess I will need to figure that out.
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Have you seen any of those sibling games in operation? I wouldn't be difficult for me to try and record some footage of this game running if that helps clear up how they are different, if at all. Wish I could find some documentation on those DIP switches, but I guess I will need to figure that out.
Now that it’s set up and working, I can say I’ve procured a copy of World Vending’s Invader Wars! This is a clone of Space Invaders from around 1979. The internet claims it’s the same as World Invaders, which sparked the lawsuit that wound up giving video games copyright protections in Japan!
September 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Now that it’s set up and working, I can say I’ve procured a copy of World Vending’s Invader Wars! This is a clone of Space Invaders from around 1979. The internet claims it’s the same as World Invaders, which sparked the lawsuit that wound up giving video games copyright protections in Japan!
Machine acquired
September 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Machine acquired
Band-Maid’s World Domination. Honestly most of their albums have zero skips, but this one was the first I picked up and I honestly didn’t expect them to go so hard!
August 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Band-Maid’s World Domination. Honestly most of their albums have zero skips, but this one was the first I picked up and I honestly didn’t expect them to go so hard!
Visited the Dugout Arcade with some buddies last night and got in some good matches in Power Instinct 5, Hyper SF2, Breakers Revenge Chicago, and Axel City 2. Also made another high score attempt at Touhou but failed to beat my high score (not that anyone else has either).
August 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Visited the Dugout Arcade with some buddies last night and got in some good matches in Power Instinct 5, Hyper SF2, Breakers Revenge Chicago, and Axel City 2. Also made another high score attempt at Touhou but failed to beat my high score (not that anyone else has either).
Feels very much like this to me
August 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Feels very much like this to me
Took a long while but my Atariage last chance order (plus Super Circus Atariage, which I ordered even before that) have finally come in! I don’t have space for real arcade cabs but I will always have room in my heart for rad home conversions.
July 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Took a long while but my Atariage last chance order (plus Super Circus Atariage, which I ordered even before that) have finally come in! I don’t have space for real arcade cabs but I will always have room in my heart for rad home conversions.
May Gumby serve you as well as a response as he has me
July 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
May Gumby serve you as well as a response as he has me