by William Schwartz | Mar 5, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld
The gaming hardware company CRKD announced earlier today the upcoming release of two new Gibson Les Paul Guitar Controllers. The Ebony Encore and Alpine White variants join the Cherry Sunburst and Blueberry Burst pro editions which were released last year. CRKD...
by Marcus Albers | Mar 1, 2026 | 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld
If you were around for the 16-bit console wars, you probably remember the unspoken rule: Neo Geo fighting games were not supposed to be portable to “normal” home hardware without compromises. The Neo Geo MVS/AES was basically the arcade in a box, and it wore that...
by William Schwartz | Mar 1, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
One of the most popular books of the Boss Fight series, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is finally back in print. It’s easy enough to see why. Despite its odd place in the canon, with the game being a rushed project designed to make use of the...
by Matthew Owen | Feb 27, 2026 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Stern
On February 27, 1996, two games for the Nintendo Game Boy were released in Japan: Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green. Now, 30 years later, Pocket Monsters/Pokemon has become a sprawling, global phenomenon, with countless multimedia adaptations, toy lines,...
by William Schwartz | Feb 24, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming
For almost as long as there have been puzzle games, there have been puzzle fighters. The two-player version of games like Tetris and Puyo Puyo generally work by having garbage pieces added to the other player’s screen whenever one player clears a lot of...
by Matthew Owen | Feb 23, 2026 | 1980s, Console/Handheld
Nintendo has no shortage of franchises that have broken past the barrier of video games and have become a staple of pop culture in their own right, and next to Super Mario Bros, that’s no clearer than with The Legend of Zelda. Originally released in Japan on...