by Matthew Owen | May 29, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
Doom dominated unlike any other PC game before it. Developed by id Software, this seminal first-person shooter defined the genre from that point forward, and any competitors to come in the years after were simply labeled as “Doom clones”. A technical marvel and true...
by Matthew Owen | May 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
In the 1990’s Nintendo had a small part thanks to Super Mario Bros. Sega, who had seen decent success with their own home consoles, decided to challenge Nintendo, hoping to grab their slice of the profit pie. To do so, they created Sonic the Hedgehog, an...
by Matthew Owen | Mar 24, 2026 | 2000s, Console/Handheld
The legacy of Nintendo’s Game Boy is one that speaks for itself, fondly remembered by many gamers as the pinnacle of handheld gaming before the turn of the 2000s. However, in March of 2001, Nintendo upped the ante with a direct successor, the Game Boy Advance,...
by Matthew Owen | Feb 27, 2026 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Stern
On February 27, 1996, two games for the Nintendo Game Boy were released in Japan: Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green. Now, 30 years later, Pocket Monsters/Pokemon has become a sprawling, global phenomenon, with countless multimedia adaptations, toy lines,...
by Matthew Owen | Feb 23, 2026 | 1980s, Console/Handheld
Nintendo has no shortage of franchises that have broken past the barrier of video games and have become a staple of pop culture in their own right, and next to Super Mario Bros, that’s no clearer than with The Legend of Zelda. Originally released in Japan on...