MLB Slugfest 20-03: No Arcade? No Problem

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 2, 2024 | 2000s, Bookshelf, Interviews, The Story Of...

Baseball has long been America’s pastime, but after the steroid scandal of the late ’90s, the illegal antics off the field absolutely were paramount to the drama that occurred during games. While the personalities of the game have always been important to fans,...

Dragon Rage: Cael’s Forgotten Tale

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Oct 1, 2024 | 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, GenX Grownup, Interviews, The Story Of...

Dragon Rage’s main character Cael Cyndar may not be the most renowned personality in the history of the PlayStation 2, but he was an unsung hero of an era by former console maker turned developer in 3DO that looked to bring back simple, fun and old-school gameplay....

A Roundtable Discussion on the Mega Man Mania Project

by William Schwartz | Sep 23, 2024 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Interviews, The Story Of...

Mega Man is a famous name in the gaming world, but not so well-known are some of his earliest games. Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge in 1991, or Rockman World, simply refurbished content from Mega Man 1 and 2. The next three Rockman World games did the same with...

Five PS1 Games That Were Ahead of Their Time

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 19, 2024 | 1990s, Interviews

Love the original PlayStation? So do we! Here are five PS1 games that we can all agree the world wasn’t ready for. Jumping Flash!: Why?: It was a first-person platformer that played like a FPS, but had characters that felt like a Ubisoft game. It was amazing. Dev...

Jordan Mechner and John Romero Interview

by Old School Gamer | Sep 16, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Interviews, Podcast of the Week

Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia) and John Romero (DOOM) speak out about historical preservation of video games Following GameStop’s abrupt shuttering of Game Informer and the total deletion of the 33-year-old magazine’s website last month, Jordan Mechner...

An Interview with JSR and the dog that plays Gyromite

by William Schwartz | Aug 28, 2024 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Interviews, Youtuber/Twitch Streamer of the Week

      Humanity has long pondered the question- can a dog play basketball? Well, speedrunner JSR taught his dog Peanut Butter to do the next best thing- to play baseball. Specifically, Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB for the Super Nintendo. If you’re...