by Mike Mertes | Jul 5, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
By the beginning of 1989, the Nintendo Entertainment System already had a plethora of platforming titles available, but none of them had evolved the genre as much as one title in particular. Just a few short months into 1989, Ninja Gaiden set itself apart from other...
by Shaun Jex | Jul 5, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Late at night, I often lay in bed pondering the deep, unanswerable questions of life: Why are we here? What does it all mean? And why would someone decide to make a video game based off Purina’s Chuck Wagon line of dog food? First, a little background is necessary. In...
by David Oxford | Jul 4, 2019 | 1980s
Is this deja vu? Didn’t we just look at a Mario cameo in Tetris a few weeks ago? Yes, indeed, but not this version of Tetris. And truth be told, I wish I’d had the foresight to do this article as my first in June, since that was the very day of...
by Mike Mertes | Jul 2, 2019 | 1980s, Audio, Reviews
If you had told me that the vinyl release of the Mother Soundtrack would be my favorite out of my record collection back when I started picking up game music on vinyl, I would have told you that you were crazy; but after multiple listenings of this incredible record,...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jul 1, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s
The Nintendo Switch has proven itself as a venerable next-generation console thanks to the hybrid gaming experience it provides, but it’s also one that pays serious homage to classic franchises. Whether it’s the Nintendo Online service or the bevy of remastered ports...
by Mike Mertes | Jun 30, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade
It’s been many years, but the Ninja Warriors are getting their opportunity to shine once again on modern platforms. ININ Games and Taito have expanded on the SNES edition of this series and is releasing a new version of the Ninja Warriors on the PS4 and Nintendo...