by Ben Magnet | Feb 15, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
There’s no doubt that the grey brick created by Gunpei Yokoi in 1989 revolutionized video games as a whole. A system that, on paper, couldn’t hold a candle to handhelds like SEGA’s Game Gear or Atari’s Lynx. No color screen or backlight made the original Game Boy a...
by Indie Retro News | Feb 14, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired
I can say for sure there’s probably not many of you that haven’t heard of ‘Metal Slug’, a game in a series of games that are well known in the gaming community, going back to the days of the Neo Geo system. This game has plenty of humor, while...
by Matthew Owen | Feb 14, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld
Valentine’s Day is here, so if you’ve got someone special to celebrate the holiday with, it’s a perfect day to bond over shared experiences and create new memories along the way. Sure, you could default to the old “dinner and a movie” date, but why...
by William Schwartz | Feb 13, 2025 | 1990s, Gaming, Retro Computing
Steam has been a fairly decent service in terms of providing modern compatibility for older games. But there’s one curious exception to this trend- the classic game SimCity 2000. While SimCity 2000 is available on Steam, it’s only available as the...
by Brad Feingold | Feb 13, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
The first time I played Tetris on the Macintosh, I became instantly addicted! This was a game that gave me every reason to sneak back into the journalism lab just to use the computer again and again. I truly believe it was because of the simplicity and complexity of...
by Matthew Owen | Feb 13, 2025 | 1990s, Console/Handheld
A sentient star who stretches his arms and bounds across stages with speed, Ristar is a SEGA protagonist with just as much charm as Sonic, yet time has not been so kind to this cosmic character. In 1995, Ristar debuted on the Genesis/Mega Drive to decent critical...