Time Crisis – by Ryan Burger

Time Crisis – by Ryan Burger

by | Jun 2, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

It was all about Time Crisis and The House of the Dead. Time Crisis hit me harder overall. This rail shooter takes you through different missions across the series. Each mission typically has three stages, and each stage has four areas you fight through. I have never...
Pitfall – by Ryan Burger

Pitfall – by Ryan Burger

by | Apr 23, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

This masterpiece was one of the largest games ever made back in 1982. Think about this: 255 screens of gaming, all packed in 4 KB. The file size of Activision’s breakout title, Pitfall! (1982), was 4 KB. Every copy sold of this game would total 15.25 GB (4 million...
Adventure Land – by Ryan Burger

Adventure Land – by Ryan Burger

by | Apr 7, 2026 | 1970s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Before home computers ever had an “adventure game,” there was Colossal Cave Adventure (1976- 1977) by Will Crowther and Don Woods. Often referred to simply as Adventure or ADVENT, it ran on a PDP-10 mainframe, a machine that cost about $150,000 in the 1970s, roughly...
Boulder Dash – by Ryan Burger

Boulder Dash – by Ryan Burger

by | Aug 11, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Boulder Dash is one of the games I distinctly remember playing on my Apple II computer in the mid-80s. Over a span of six years, it was released on nineteen different platforms after originating on the Atari 8-bit series of computers. Developed originally by Peter...