by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 24, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, ESports, Magazine Preview
After the monumental successes of the original NHLFaceOff and its successor, NHL FaceOff 97, Craig Broadbooks and his team at Killer Game proved, at least for the time being, that its hockey franchise could hold its own with the likes of EA Sports NHL series on the...
by Mike Mertes | Mar 22, 2021 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview
It’s not uncommon in today’s world to walk down the toy aisle of any big box store and see action figures from games like Halo, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Pokemon, Street Fighter, and Mindcraft. Before the late 1990s, any action figures related...
by Mike Mertes | Mar 20, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview
The blood-curdling scream of one of your friends tears through the halls of the Barrows mansion like a sonic boom. The sound startles you so bad that you lose your footing and smash face-first into the mansion floor. Fearing that you could be the next person...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Mar 14, 2021 | 1990s, Columns, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Nintendo is often considered the king of video games, mainly because their original characters have endured for decades. Mario, Luigi, Link, Bowser, Donkey Kong and the rest of Nintendo’s crew are timeless. However, the brand is far from perfect. Their infamous...
by Mike Mertes | Mar 12, 2021 | 1990s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is acquiring one of the last games released for the Atari Jaguar… Worms. Worms was released in 1998, just two years after Atari pulled the litter box out from under its black cat console and discontinued further...
by Michael Thomasson | Mar 10, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Magazine Preview
Back in 1998, a small California cabinet making company called LAZER-TRON partnered with computer software developer id Software to bring high-end PC gaming into the arcade. Teaming up with Opus Entertainment and LBE Systems, the troop attempted to stir up the arcade...