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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
by Video Game of the Day | Jul 27, 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...