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Video Game of the Day – May 15th – Final Fantasy Tactics
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Game Over… Continue? By Michael Rosamilia
When Roger Ebert said that he doesn’t believe video games can be art, the Internet went into an uproar. Bloggers flipped. Message boards howled. And choice three, four, and five letter words were tossed at Mr. Ebert, who probably never received said messages. And here...
Video Game of the Day – May 14th – Murdered: Soul Suspect
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game of the Day – May 13th – Crimson Dragon
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Do Sex and Video Games Mix?
Anyone who keeps ear toward the industry knows that sex is a hot topic for video games. Brenda Brathwaite, for example, has in the past vocalized her desire to see more sex in games. But despite the allegations that games should be considered on equal footing as film,...
Video Game of the Day – March 12th – Borderlands
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game of the Day – May 11th – Disco Elysium
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Full Circle By Dan M
Ever read the saying on a T-Shirt that happened to get your mind turning, pondering its meaning? I'm not talking about something quite profound like the secret of the universe or something as important like asking if I saved a seal today or if I'm aware of [insert...
Video Game of the Day – May 10th – Mega Man Battle Network
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game of the Day – May 9th – InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
I Have a Confession To Make: I Hate SMUPS!
Hello all, if my inbox is going to be filled with hate mail, here it comes. I hate shoot em ups (smups) games. I mean I can’t stand planning them at all. I see them in an arcade, plunk in a quarter or two, and then get bored with them. For some reason whenever I bring...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Rusty Key
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rusty Key who is displayed on card number 2111, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection. Rusty is a huge arcade preservationist, with an enormous collection of rare and arcade games. By 2014, his arcade collection hit 30...
RETROSPECTIVE: The Best of the Rest
After Street Fighter II came Mortal Kombat. After Mortal Kombat came a tsunami. As the Street Fighter II phenomena grew in arcades and then again when ports of the popular games came to home consoles, nearly every company in the industry suddenly found themselves in a...
Video Game of the Day – May 8th – Utopia
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Switch It Up: SNK Gals’ Fighters a Five Minute Review on a Ten Minute Game – By Brad Feingold
Fighting games on the early handheld systems is not an easy accomplishment. We are not here to discuss the failure of Mortal Kombat for the Game Boy Advance, but that was just one example. To find a game that allows quick and easy movement and decent visualizations...
PONG Quest Launches on Nintendo Switch
The critically-acclaimed PONG Quest arrives on Nintendo Switch today! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we are offering a 20% Launch Week discount through May 14th when purchasing through the Nintendo eShop. Whether you prefer playing on PC via Steam or the...
The Strong Museum Receives Collection of Prototypes and Projects from Family of Ralph Baer
ROCHESTER, NY—The late Ralph Baer, known as the father of home video games and the first person to patent the idea of playing a video game on a television, spent more than four decades creating, inventing, and changing the landscape of play. The Strong museum, home to...
Start Your Engines, iiRcade Adding Sequel to Popular Racer, Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure with Tournaments
iiRcade Inc., the ultimate connected arcade machine that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is pleased to announce that Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure, developed by Vector Unit,...
Missile Command: Recharged Review
With its signature trackball controller, tense gameplay, and gut-punching sound effects, the original Missile Command that graced arcades is an absolute classic. Throughout the years, we've seen many different ports and takes on the original Missile Command formula. I...
Video Game of the Day – May 6th – Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Old school video games vs their modern remakes
Playing Video games is fun and improves health. However, playing some awesome classic games today can prove to be a tough task. Modern machines can't support the original systems and graphics. If you missed out on the old games or you want to experience the nostalgic...
VECTOR 21 (GCE Vectrex) Designed by George Pelonis
Available for $21 from Fury Unlimited (www.furyunlimited.com) Take it from someone who knows – when you start out learning to program on a new platform, you try to pick a project that is not overly complex. Making your first project a homebrewed 3D shooter like Quake...
A Final Fantasy Retrospective.
Final Fantasy has been around for over 30 years, and the franchise is still going strong today. There was a joke back in the 90's I remember about there never being a real FINAL Final Fantasy. Look how far the series has gone since it premiered back in 1987. 15...
Merlin’s Walls (Atari 2600) by Igor Barzilai
Available from AtariAge.com for $25 Any creative art, from movies to novels to video games (yes, I called video games art), has to move forward with new techniques and big ideas. And any designer who hits on something that's never been done before will give it their...
This Day In Video Game History
