by Mike Mertes | Jun 25, 2019 | 1980s, Arcade, Reviews
From the moment I put my hand on the controller and made Simon Belmont walk from place to place in Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest, I was hooked; and I would be with almost every other game in the series that came before and after it. I’ve played and...
by Magazine Writer | Jun 25, 2019 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Other Magazines Preview
The first game system I was ever introduced to was the NES (or Nintendo Entertainment System for all you Type A’s). My addiction started early. I was a 6 year old on a daily mission to save Princess Toadstool. My house was the hangout for Super Mario parties, and I...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 25, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s
“What If” is a familiar term in video game history. What if this game didn’t play like this? Or what if this developer worked on this game, instead of so and so? While it fuels debate and keeps the conversation going, more often than not, fans’ suggested...
by Brett Weiss | Jun 25, 2019 | 1980s, Columns, The Story Of...
Billy Chaser and Jay Hunter travel all over Texas and beyond, far from their homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, searching for electronic artifacts housed in plastic— and people can’t get enough of their quests. Chaser and Hunter host The Game Chasers, a...
by Shaun Jex | Jun 23, 2019 | 1980s, Reviews, The Story Of...
One of my most distinctive childhood memories: I woke up before sunrise on a Saturday morning. It was raining. To be more specific, there was freezing rain pelting the windows. I turned on the television. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was playing. Not the crappy...
by Brendan Meharry | Jun 22, 2019 | 1980s
A new Wonders of the Retro Gaming World is up! This time, based around the Halcyon by RDI. Created by Rick Dyer, this Laserdisc playing machine incorporated elements of AI and voice recognition in 1985! Sadly, however, never saw release thanks to the high costs...