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Retro Review: NASCAR 14
Things get real-real, real fast in “NASCAR 14” NASCAR racing may seem like just a bunch of right turns to the casual sports fan, but the precise driving exhibited in every race is no joke. NASCAR drivers have a plethora of poise and stamina-it takes a ton of patience...
A review of the Tetris My Play Watch
I have to be honest. When I first heard of the concept of the My Play Watch, I was skeptical. Wristwatches aren't exactly the best fit for gaming. They're certainly not a great fit for Tetris, a game famous for requiring often precise movements, something which...
Growing Up Gaming: What Life Was Like for a Gamer Kid in the ’80s and ’90s Part 1
When you walked through the doors of a store in 1988, video games did not live in a big, uniform storefront advertising the latest releases, and there were no midnight releases. They were physical, chaotic, and awesome. If you wanted a new release, you went to the...
Retro Review: Disney Magical World
Is “Disney Magical World” an “Animal Crossing” alternative? Although we weren’t quite sure after our initial playthrough, we are now- this game is fun. For over a decade, “Animal Crossing” and “Sims” are two series that set the standard for social fetch-quest filled...
Trapped on Doomed Hardware: The Strange, Brilliant Legacy of Lucienne’s Quest
When you walked into a game store in the mid-90s looking for a legitimate, awesome Japanese RPG to play on whatever console you had, your options were surprisingly slim. The SNES was winding down its legendary run, the Sony PlayStation was still finding its footing...
Retro Review: Tharsis (PS4)
It's almost impossible to classify the genre of Choice Provisions’ PS4 game Tharsis, but after a few playthroughs it won't matter. You'll be hooked. Regardless of its mediocre looks, the dice-based adventure is a hit thanks to a ton of decisions, insane difficulty and...
Ultimate Lemmings: The Puzzle Classic for the Modern OS
Before they became Rockstars, DMA Design was an Amiga development house working primarily with Psygnosis. While it wasn't their first title (that would be the shooter Menace), arguably their most famous game and game series was the puzzler Lemmings. For the...
Testing the M64: Extreme-G: Turbo Fusion
The original Extreme-G games for the Nintendo 64 are very much of their era. You drive very fast bikes around futuristic tracks while listening to trance music. Most racing games are aiming to get the player into a particular zone and in the case of these...
This Day In Video Game History
