by Jason Russell | Feb 6, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld
Still Standing! The word retro has become a regular part of video gaming vernacular in recent years but it really wasn’t until Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition came on the scene November 11, 2016 that we witnessed a viable means for a modern video game hardware...
by Brendan Meharry | Feb 5, 2018 | 1980s, 1990s
It’s been a while since the last WotRGW video (best acronym ever, right?) so, here we are! Definitely one of my most research-intensive videos yet considering all the different variants in both the West and Japan, but for the most part, this video focuses on the...
by JasonBreininger | Feb 4, 2018 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Reviews
It’s impossible to hurl too many superlatives at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night because it deserves each and every one of them. Is it the best PlayStation game ever made? Is it the best game of the 1990s? Is it the best game ever? These are legitimate questions...
by David Oxford | Feb 1, 2018 | 1990s
In 1994, things were changing in the video game industry as it looked toward the future. Part of that future involved shifting from the use of chip-based ROM cartridges to a newer technology: The CD-ROM. Early developments saw platform holders such as NEC and SEGA...
by Leonard Herman | Jan 29, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld
As Virtuality was bringing an old classic back to arcades in a new way, other companies were releasing classic arcade games for new formats. Following the success of Activision’s Atari 2600 Action Packs, several companies began releasing compilations of classic arcade...
by Michael Thomasson | Jan 29, 2018 | 1990s, Console/Handheld
Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo 1993 You always secretly knew that your neighbors were useless… even before Lucas Arts and Konami confirmed it. In this run and gun game you control Julie or Zeke, armed to the teeth with unconventional artillery such as water pistols,...