“Robotron” co-creators Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar are speaking at this weekend’s California Extreme classic arcade games show in Santa Clara. A version of this tribute ran on the SFGate.com blog ...

Eugene Jarvis took to the stage at GDC to talk about his 1982 Williams arcade hit Robotron 2084, a 2D shooting game noted for its insanely fast-moving action and chock-a-block busy screens. Robotron ...

This game is not for everyone. But it is a great game for people that prefer extreme challenges. I used to avoid this game in the arcades even though I thought it was fun, Robotron chewed through ...

Like the other classic arcade games on Xbox Live Arcade, Robotron: 2084 remains true to its arcade roots while including great additions like online scoreboards and multiplayer. If it's not the most ...

“Only 72 years until the Robotrons conclude that the human race is inefficient and must be destroyed. Only the mutant produced by a genetic engineering accident can save us now!” –Church of Robotron ...

If you think the 80s was all legwarmers and Ghostbusters, you weren't there. In fact, it was a time of darkness. Global nuclear holocaust was a perpetual and very real threat. As children shivered in ...

The developer of Super Stardust and Resogun is working with arcade design legend Eugene Jarvis, designer of Defender, Robotron: 2084 and Smash TV, on a new game. Resogun lead Harry Krueger announced ...

With a 5-o'clock shadow, heavy from neglect, along with a pair of tired eyes and sore wrists, David Gomez emerged victorious against friend and foe - Robotron 2084. Gomez, 44, an information ...

Robotron:2084 is the epitome of organised chaos. An unbridled jaunt into insanity and the ultimate in twitch gaming. This is a title that all shooter fans must play at least once in order to ...

Robotron 2084 hit the streets way back in 1984. The game was created by arcade legend Eugene Jarvis, who also developed such hits as Defender and Cruis'n USA. For its time, Robotron was as good as ...

The hilarity of playing arcade games from the early 1980s in HD continues with Robotron 2084 on the Xbox 360 Live Arcade. Originally released way back in 1982 by Williams Electronics, Robotron is just ...