Splatterhouse

by Magazine Writer | Aug 1, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

Imagine if you will: you and your girlfriend, both parapsychology majors from a local university, decide to take a trip to an abandoned mansion that had the reputation of housing evil experiments run by the mad scientist known as Dr. West. On the way, you‘re hit by a...

Video Game of the Day – July 30th – Path of Exile

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 30, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Two Darius Collections – PS4/Switch Digital Out Today – Review By Adam Pratt

by Old School Gamer | Jul 30, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Reviews

When Taito released Space Invaders in 1978, it triggered a cultural earthquake that changed the face of gaming as it was known. That game in particular would shape the “Shoot ‘Em Up” ( “shmup” or STG for short) genre, a veritable grandfather to thousands of games that...

Video Games Invade Pro Wrestling

by Magazine Writer | Jul 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

With perspiration splattering and hands blistering, the children of the ̳80s and ̳90s ascended to the heights of spectacular televised main events – by wearing out A buttons and dislodging the directional pad in marathon sessions of Nintendo‘s Pro Wrestling....

The Legend of Zelda Game Maker

by Magazine Writer | Jul 29, 2020 | 1980s, Other Magazines Preview

It all began when we were first introduced to Link, a small elven boy charged with the task of finding the scattered pieces of the Triforce of Courage and saving Princess Zelda from the evil clutches of Ganon. I am talking, of course, about Nintendo‘s The Legend of...

Video Game of the Day – July 28th – Suikoden 2

by Video Game of the Day | Jul 28, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...