“The NES Controller” – Nothing more to say
The next controller to explore and to me the most recognizable and perfect controller ever made; The Nintendo Entertainment System or NES controller. This is the controller I grew up on as a kid in the mid 1980’s. Before the NES there were a few dull years of the...
How Lemmings Led to Grand Theft Auto
Before they were known as Rockstar North, the creators of a little game called Grand Theft Auto, the studio was known as DMA Design. A small team that would go on to change the video game industry forever, the beginning of DMA Design was scrappy, fueled by dreams of...
A review of The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy
The newest entry in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Cultures Series, The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy does pretty much exactly what you’d expect. It explains broader philosophical ideas from the perspective of the Legend of Zelda games. But don’t...
Long Live the Master System: The SMS Outside of North America and Japan
The only console that we had growing up was a second-hand Sears Tele-Games Atari 2600 VCS rebrand. Beyond that, all my gaming was either on our Commodore computers or on the consoles my friends had at the time. When I got to college, I decided to get a console for my...
The History of Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown was the very first pure weapon-based fighter from SNK, an innovative idea released during an era when the company had no shortage of flagship fighting games, with the likes of Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, and later The King of Fighters. Proving their...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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