by Leonard Herman | Jan 15, 2018 | 1990s, Arcade
SNK’s Neo•Geo Many of the third-party publishers that had released games for the Famicom, such as Konami, Capcom and Enix, went on to produce games for the Super Famicom as well. However, SNK, a publisher of nine Famicom games, didn’t have anything initially available...
by Leonard Herman | Dec 29, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld
Meanwhile, the oldest videogame company was also making its plans for 1993. Unlike 3DO, gaming pioneer Atari initially was highly secretive about its forthcoming Jaguar. In an early 1992 press release, Bob Schuricht, Atari’s National Sales Director, claimed that the...
by Leonard Herman | Dec 22, 2017 | 2000s, Console/Handheld
Sega released a Wii game on November 6 that received much more exposure. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games marked the first pairing of the iconic characters from Nintendo and Sega in a game together. The two companies had worked together previously in 2001, when...
by Leonard Herman | Dec 15, 2017 | 1990s, Arcade
The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year’s best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney...
by Leonard Herman | Dec 8, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld
Another Atari lawsuit was filed against American Multiple Industries, the manufacturer of the controversial X-rated game, Custer’s Revenge. Atari feared that it would receive negative publicity if the third-party company was allowed to release its software....