How Descent 4 Became Red Faction

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 10, 2024 | 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Red Faction Lead Designer Alan Lawrance was one of the main minds that turned PS2 classic Red Faction into something special, but the changes during development were far more than you’d think and it was never easy. Selling nearly two million copies on the PlayStation...

Mister Mosquito: Blood-Sucking Fun From The Land of the Rising Sun

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 1, 2024 | 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

While the original PlayStation had a plethora of unique titles the likes of Aquanauts Holiday, Parappa the Rapper and LSD that have endeared themselves to collectors and players, the PlayStation 2 had just as quirky a library. Developed by Zoom (known for their work...

An interview about all 1041 (or is it 1042?) Famicom Games

by William Schwartz | May 18, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, Interviews

Pretty much every video game loving child of the eighties dreamed of being able to play every single Famicom game. Well, RndStranger (real name David Mathis) of YouTube actually went and did it, completing an exhaustive 1,041 episode series about every single Famicom...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Micah Garringer

by Todd Friedman | May 16, 2024 | 2000s, 2020s, ESports, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Micah Garringer, who currently is displayed on card 4404, from the Superstars of 2024 Collection. Micah is a massive Super Smash Bros. and Madden Football competitor. In High School he was the captain of the Super Smash Bros....

Rieko Kodama: The Lady Behind the ‘Genesis’ of the Arcade Port

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 12, 2024 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Celebrates Mother’s Day By Honoring the Late-Great First Lady of Gaming, Rieko Kodama. The pack-in title for the Sega Genesis in North America, Altered Beast is one of the most iconic and noticeable titles in the console’s history. Even if you were a...

Perry Rodgers: Roger Clemens MVP Baseball: A Grand Slam of Perspective

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | May 10, 2024 | 1990s, Interviews, The Story Of...

The early ‘90s were a different time for Sports games than today. Back then, you didn’t need a license of a professional sports league to sell copies. You just needed to create something fun to play- and different. As a result, the market was flooded with sports...