Boy, Oh Game Boy: Play It Loud!

by David Oxford | Feb 14, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

From the time it was released in 1989, there was one criticism, one grievance that seemed to follow the original Game Boy wherever it went: “Where’s the color?” It was the one perceived shortcoming of Nintendo’s handheld device, and one that...

Just for Qix: Hopping Zombie Vampires And the Last Apostle Puppet Show – By Michael Thomasson

by Michael Thomasson | Feb 12, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Columns

Many video game fans believe that 1992’s Mortal Kombat was the first fighting game to use digitized sprite graphics. Others recognize Atari’s 1990 hit Pit-Fighter as the premiere beat ‘em up boasting the technology. The truth is that a rather obscure title, released...

The Untold Story of Highlander: The Video Game (No, not the one you are thinking of)- By Warren Davis

by Old School Gamer | Feb 11, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...

If ever there was a licensed property that would lend itself to becoming a video game, Highlander was it! You’ve got a collection of immortals who challenge each other to sword fights to the death (by beheading, no less!), over the course of centuries, until there can...

My Experience as an Expert Witness CAPCOM VS. DATA EAST – By Bill “The Game Doctor” Kunkel

by Old School Gamer | Feb 10, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

By 1993, the last thing I was looking for was an expert witness gig facing off against yet another of the most popular and powerful software developers in the business. So of course I wound up working the expert witness deal for tiny Data East against the all-powerful...

Sega vs. Nintendo – Historic Fighting Game Battle – By Justin Francoeur

by Old School Gamer | Feb 9, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade

Thanks to the popularity of 1991’s Street Fighter II, fighting games had become a hot property. It was only a matter of time before a savvy game designer would identify what made SFII such a hit, expand on it, and release it as a new best-selling game. Hence, October...

Lost Version of Panic! Dizzy on NES Finally Available on Kickstarter

by Brendan Meharry | Feb 8, 2019 | 1990s, 2010s

Through the joys of Kickstarter, Philip and Andrew Oliver – otherwise known as the Oliver Twins, have resurrected three games in the popular Dizzy series that were once otherwise considered lost. Wonderland Dizzy, Dreamworld Pogie and Mystery World Dizzy have all now...