by John Michonski | Jul 20, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
In 1989, SimCity was released for DOS-compatible computers and Macintosh. With this release, millions of people got their first taste of the city-building genre, and one of the most legendary game development careers began. Simple at first glance, SimCity is a game...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 18, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
Ask someone to recommend a management simulation video game and there is a fairly good chance that they would recommend Chris Sawyer’s Transport Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon games. Considered among the most influential management simulation video games, the genre...
by Ben Magnet | Feb 15, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
There’s no doubt that the grey brick created by Gunpei Yokoi in 1989 revolutionized video games as a whole. A system that, on paper, couldn’t hold a candle to handhelds like SEGA’s Game Gear or Atari’s Lynx. No color screen or backlight made the original Game Boy a...
by Brad Feingold | Feb 13, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
The first time I played Tetris on the Macintosh, I became instantly addicted! This was a game that gave me every reason to sneak back into the journalism lab just to use the computer again and again. I truly believe it was because of the simplicity and complexity of...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 11, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
As the Apple II nears its fiftieth anniversary, it shows no sign of slowing down. The 8-bit personal computer, developed and designed by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, was manufactured in various models from 1977 to 1993, making it one of Apple Inc.’s longestrunning...
by Jeremy Parish | Feb 8, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
There exists in biological sciences a principle called “carcinization.” This concept expounds on the fact that evolution has a tendency to lead animal life to eventually take the form of a crab. This has happened, quite independently, roughly half a dozen times...