by Magazine Writer | Feb 11, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
There are a wealth of games available that let your fingers do the walking…and your brain do most of the work! The centuries old notion of man v. machine has come to frivolous fruition with the introduction of video games. Alas, the human being seems to be the...
by Magazine Writer | Feb 9, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview
In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months, you’re probably aware that Sony released its PlayStation 2 game system in October. Unfortunately, due to manufacturing problems and delays, very few people—namely, hardcore gamers who preordered in April,...
by Magazine Writer | Feb 9, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
Way back in 1999, my friend Lon and I made a “guy” trip to beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada to experience the CG Expo for the first time. Here was our Mecca! We were oooing and ahhhing over the marvelous exhibits and treasures we saw and bought there. The classic gamers,...
by Magazine Writer | Feb 7, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview
The Probe 2000 Story In mid-1983, North American Phillips began to preview a new console, the Odyssey 3. It would replace the Odyssey 2’s membrane keyboard with a PC Jr.-style “chiclet” keyboard, and offer new high-resolution graphics – some of...
by Magazine Writer | Feb 5, 2020 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview
I’m torn. When I recently purchased Namco Museum for the Sega Dreamcast, I sat down with a pen and paper to take notes on this classic compilation. How close did they get to the arcade games? Are there any detracting peculiarities? And then I was faced with a...