by Brett Weiss | Apr 26, 2026 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
It didn’t just revolutionize a franchise – it reshaped the entire video game industry, much like Super Mario Bros. had done more than a decade earlier. Just as the 1985 NES classic defined the blueprint for side-scrolling platformers, Super Mario 64 established...
by Jeremy Parish | Apr 25, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Gaming
Part of that discrepancy stems from the fact that the American console crash derailed Xevious’s journey. Atari Inc. manufactured and distributed the arcade machine here, but the company’s dissolution prevented the game from reaching eager audiences at home until well...
by Ryan Burger | Apr 23, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
This masterpiece was one of the largest games ever made back in 1982. Think about this: 255 screens of gaming, all packed in 4 KB. The file size of Activision’s breakout title, Pitfall! (1982), was 4 KB. Every copy sold of this game would total 15.25 GB (4 million...
by William Schwartz | Apr 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
My particular nostalgia gaming fixation is rechargeable batteries, of the AA or AAA variety. I have memories of going to my grandparents’ house in Iowa every summer with just a Game Boy to keep me company. And my grandparents, now dearly departed, bless...
by William Winter | Apr 22, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Gaming
To me, there is something deeply satisfying about powering on an iPhone 2G in 2026 and finding that it still works.I keep my original iPhone on a display shelf, still connected to power, keeping the battery charged. It actually still has its original battery,...
by Jason Gares | Apr 22, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
..swimming against a 1980 tide of space shooters and war games. “Around the time that we launched Pac-Man, video arcades were filled with games where you shoot aliens… it was for men,” he recalled, speaking to WIRED magazine.. “If women and couples were going to come...