by Shaun Jex | Jul 19, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews
There are many dark and dusty corridors in the Cabinet of Curiosities, musty passageways filled with cobwebs and lit only by the eerie glow of a computer monitor or television screen. At night, you can hear the pitiful cries of frustrated gamers, mourning the loss of...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 15, 2019 | 1990s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
If Doug TenNapel had done nothing more than create a character named Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, it would have been enough to make him a video game legend. The name is pure perfection, the brilliant antidote to the seemingly never ending cascade of games that take...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 14, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews
I had a Sega CD as a kid, but I never had many games for it. The system never really seemed to take off. I think I had three or four games, but I can’t say I ever noticed much of a difference between it and the Genesis. Looking back, I wish I had the chance to play,...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 12, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews
Do you love the beautiful game of soccer, but also crave the turn-based action of game’s Final Fantasy? Fear not! With Tecmo Cup Soccer Game you can have both at once! First, let’s acknowledge how clunkiness of title. It reads like a bad subtitle in an old kung fu...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 7, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
About a month ago, I decided I was finally going to learn how to skateboard. I had a skateboard as a kid, but I never learned how to use it. The most I did was use it as a luge down the hill near my house. Now, I’m learning how to use my board properly. Mostly, that...