Keep Calm and Insert Coin: May the Force Be With You

by Brad Feingold | Oct 26, 2017 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Ok, ok.  I know that a person like me should have talked about this first when I started blogging since I am an avid fan of Star Wars.  So much that, as my bio says, I was accepted into the local 501st Central Garrison here in Des Moines.  But on October 9, 2017, Star...

Phoenix IV: Sony’s Trojan Horse

by Leonard Herman | Oct 25, 2017 | 2000s, Console/Handheld

  Nuon consoles were basically DVD players that played games. The PlayStation 2 (PS2) was a game machine that also played DVDs. And it was the console from the three major hardware manufacturers, Nintendo, Sega and even SCE, that could play DVDs. While the Xbox...

Downright Bizarre: Super Mario Brothers – “Here We Go!”

by Michael Thomasson | Oct 24, 2017 | 1980s, Console/Handheld

When one thinks of Mario, a squeaky clean image of a true hero saving a damsel in distress usually comes to mind. That is far from the truth! It is really a story of corruption, gluttony, and lots and lots of sewage.   If you read page four of the manual, it clearly...

GameShell going Kickstarter!

by Old School Gamer | Oct 18, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld

Redefine Portable Game Console Get GameShell $99 Play 1000s of amazing indie retro games, emulate your favorite GB/GBA/NES games, and create your own game in the embedded GNU/LINUX system. Portable game console with 1000s of free games Emulators for GB/GBA/NES games...

Phoenix IV: Controversial Gaming

by Leonard Herman | Oct 17, 2017 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

One third-party vendor, Acclaim, managed to raise controversy with several stunts that it pulled throughout the year.  The first occurred in late-February (2002) when it released Shadow Man: 2econd Coming for the PS2.  The game dealt with death, so Acclaim offered to...

Downright Bizarre: Earthworm Jim – Groovy!!!!

by Michael Thomasson | Oct 17, 2017 | 1990s, Console/Handheld

Wanna see a worm flex his muscles before dropping his drawers? If so, then Earthworm Jim is the game for you! Once upon a time, a lowly invertebrate named Jim overheard a lot of ruckus above. He peeked his head up and out of the safety of his underground hole, only to...