by Michael Thomasson | Nov 30, 2021 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Magazine, Pinball
While both competing for the same consumer dollar, Hollywood and pinball have shared a long relationship mutually beneficial to both. For starters, pinball machines have long filled movie theaters lobbies and, of course, pinball machines have been featured in films as...
by Brett Weiss | Nov 28, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Magazine
Confession time: when it comes from the 1990s to the present, my history with computer games is spotty at best. Sure, I’ve played DOOM and some of the other major releases, and I even taught myself to type with Mario Teaches Typing (it was much more effective than my...
by Todd Friedman | Nov 26, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine
You can’t discuss PC shooting games in the early 2000’s without mentioning the name Tom Clancy. Tom started his career as a writer in 1984. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military- science storylines set during and after the Cold War....
by Mike Mertes | Nov 24, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine
Modchips were nothing new for game consoles when the Xbox and the PlayStation 2 were released in the new millennium. Before the release of both the PS2 and Xbox, consoles like the original PlayStation and Saturn had plenty of modchip options available for them....
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Nov 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine
Set in the near-future, Deus Ex, ironically originally named Shooter, is set in a world where every conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard is true. The Illuminati, Knights Templar and Roswell all happened, and it gets worse: plagues, disasters, and corruption rule. In...
by Mike Mertes | Nov 20, 2021 | 1990s, Console/PC/Handheld, Magazine
Since sports games were pretty much the only driving force in terms of software towards the end of the Xbox console’s lifespan, it seemed only fair to cover a game that actually would have some mass appeal to it. Thankfully, Capcom delivered a fantastic...
