Blockbuster Video, Earthworm Jim, and the 1995 World Video Game Championship

by Shaun Jex | Mar 29, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...

Earlier this month, the Blockbuster Video located in Morley, Australia announced that it was closing. It was the last Blockbuster on the continent, and the second to last Blockbuster in the world. Now, there is only one left. The last Blockbuster Video on the planet...

Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Time Warner Interactive

by David Oxford | Mar 28, 2019 | 1990s

Among the many companies that would make up the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team, Time Warner Interactive is among the shortest-lived and the most interesting for their inclusion. Fans of old school gaming are probably familiar with the tale of Tengen, the home publishing...

Nintendo Plays Party Pooper By Scott Alan Marriott

by Magazine Writer | Mar 25, 2019 | 1990s, Other Magazines Preview

After wowing many a classic gamer with his madcap ménage of microgames, Wario and company are back for more fast-paced, reflex-oriented twitch tests. Or is he? Known best as a cranky moneygrubber, Wario’s penny-pinching ways have seemed to rub off on Nintendo for this...

The Sims – By Todd Friedman

by Todd Friedman | Mar 23, 2019 | 1990s, Columns, The Story Of...

You can’t talk about the history of simulation games without mentioning The Sims. The name itself is short for simulation. The Sims series is widely considered on the top of the list of franchise games. The Sims series has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and...

Polymega Barrages Twitter with New Updates

by Brendan Meharry | Mar 22, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

It’s been nearly a year since the Polymega remerged into the retro gaming zeitgeist, and about nine months since any other tangible updates have surfaced. But for those of you who have been patiently awaiting news of the industries hottest new converged emulation...

Konami’s Classics Collections and the Curse of Being a Nintendo Fan

by David Oxford | Mar 21, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

This week, Konami has announced that they are releasing a series of three (possibly more) classic collections of games from their archives in order to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Coming to all four key modern platforms (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4,...