Handheld Showdown By Josh LaFrance

by Magazine Writer | Jul 17, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

So everyone knows the Game Boy, the king of sales of the 1990s. However, is it the best handheld console of that era? That is for you the reader to decide, and each person’s answer is based on their own personal tastes. For me, it is the Game Gear, but I know...

Four Classic Games You Can Play Online

by Old School Gamer | Jul 17, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

While gaming has come a long way over the last decade and longer, in more ways than one. The technological advances made has seen games improve from a visual standpoint, as well as what they’re capable of delivering in terms of gameplay too. We have seen this...

Mario Party By Amy Trinanes

by Magazine Writer | Jul 15, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

Mario party was the first of its kind, a game filled with the famous Nintendo characters. All of your favorite characters are in one place: Mario, Peach, Bowser etc…all competing to see who ends up with the most stars. This game is a great way to spend family...

Earthworm Jim – A Look Back – By Shaun Sex

by Shaun Jex | Jul 15, 2019 | 1990s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

If Doug TenNapel had done nothing more than create a character named Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, it would have been enough to make him a video game legend. The name is pure perfection, the brilliant antidote to the seemingly never ending cascade of games that take...

The Cabinet of Curiosities: Panic! On the Sega CD

by Shaun Jex | Jul 14, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews

I had a Sega CD as a kid, but I never had many games for it. The system never really seemed to take off. I think I had three or four games, but I can’t say I ever noticed much of a difference between it and the Genesis. Looking back, I wish I had the chance to play,...

Bundled Games and Pricing Announced for the TurboGrafx-16 Mini

by Brendan Meharry | Jul 13, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

Nearly one month ago – just about to the day, actually – we reported on Konami’s E3 announcement of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. While called that in the US, there’s a slightly convoluted naming scheme depending on your region: in Europe, it will be the PC...