Channel F

The Channel F is back! With new game, and Android ports of Hockey, Dodge It and Robot War

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Fairchild’s Channel F was launched in 1976 as the Video Entertainment System, and was the first console to use interchangeable ROM cartridges. It was developed by Jerry Lawson and his team at Fairchild Semiconductor. The Channel F was initially popular, with over 250,000 units sold in the first year. However, it struggled to compete with … The Channel F is back! With new game, and Android ports of Hockey, Dodge It and Robot War

New Channel F game: Fnvader

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Arlasoft have created a new Channel F, Fnvader, game based on the C64 homebrew game, 1nvader by Darren Foulds. ​ Fnvader is an arcade shooter for two players, either against a human player on the second controller, or the CPU. A solitary invader (who seemingly got lost on his way to a Space Invaders cabinet) … New Channel F game: Fnvader

Wordle Retro-Clone Round-Up

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You may have come across Wordle – a web-based word game created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and since acquired by the New York Times. The idea is simple. You have six guesses to guess a five-letter word. If a letter you guess is in the word but in the wrong place, it is highlighted … Wordle Retro-Clone Round-Up

Three more Channel F ports created by Arlasoft: 2048, Threes and Centipede

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Arlasoft has been busy creating more Channel F games! Three new games have been launched for the system: 2048, Threes and Centipede 2048 for Fairchild Channel F​ A game for the Fairchild Channel F, written in F8 assembly language over the course of around 24 hours.​ This is the classic modern-day mobile puzzle game 2048. … Three more Channel F ports created by Arlasoft: 2048, Threes and Centipede