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Evolution of Role-Playing Games in Japan – By Antoine Clerc-Renaud
Dragon Quest may be the first Japanese Role Playing Game using mechanics still used today, but it’s certainly not the first role playing game from the land of the rising sun. It was a trailblazer that inspired and led a charge by the Japanese but there were some...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Joe Jackmovich
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Joe Jackmovich, who is displayed on card number 2101, from the Superstars of 2015. Joe is an experienced journalist with his M.A. from Indiana University. Being a video game reporter, Joe has talked to many figures in the...
Who You Gonna Call?: Remembering Ghostbusters for the C64
VIdeo games made from licensed films are notorious for their sketchy quality. Gameplay and graphics tend to be thrown together slap dash in an effort to capitalize on the film’s popularity before the public has moved on to the next big thing. So, it would be if gamers...
Wiz(ardor) Talk: Memories of Wizardry – By Kevin Butler
During my sophomore year in August, 1981, our high school was gifted a black (Darth Vader) Bell & Howell Apple computer. These were given to select secondary educational institutions around the country. Additionally, our school purchased three or four more of...
6 Random Games To Play This Summer
While summer time is when you can relax and admire the beautiful nature, you can also play some games. Get out of your comfort zone and play some games that you’ve never played before and you might a new genre to fall in love with. It doesn’t matter whether you like...
The Last Official Release: Sega Master System – Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge (1998)
Greetings again, fellow retro travellers, and welcome back The Last Official Release. If you haven’t been following, in this series I investigate the very last official games to be released for your favourite consoles. A full list of what I’ve already covered can be...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin: Happy 4th Of July
Well here we are on a very special day. The Fourth of July! Independence Day. There is so much that is happening on a day like today. Parades fill the streets with candy and road apples from the horses, The neighbors are having a bbq party with a pool and didn't...
Mario Mania: Game Cameos for the Fan’s Complete Collection – NES Open Tournament Golf
With today being Independence Day in the United States and hot on the heels of the release of Mario Tennis Aces for the Nintendo Switch, it seemed to be a good time to look back at one particular entry in the Mario sports pantheon -- one in which the company star is...
Wizball: Sensible Software’s Magnum Opus
The world has been drained of color and the nefarious wizard Zark is to blame. Who can save us from this monochromatic nightmare? Why, Wiz and his cat Nifta of course! To do so, Wiz must explore the worlds in a Wizball, bouncing his way along as he attempts to set...
Playmaji Is Looking To Bring Its Modular Retro-gaming Console To Market
A fresh sight to admire, the Polymega hardware is every gamer’s dream. The retro gaming console lets players to use original game cartridges from Sega Mega Drive, Neo Geo, and TurboGrafx 16, giving them the joy of playing some of the first video games that started the...
Mutant Football League goes Dynasty Edition Soon!
CHICAGO – July 3, 2018 – Hellishly brutal arcade-style football game Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition is blitzing onto Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One at retail on Sept. 18, with new exclusive teams and gameplay...
7 Year Old The Sims Freeplay is being Taken Off from App Stores
In a sad news to players of The Sims Freeplay, the game will no longer be available for download in chosen countries from July 5. According to the release by the EA community managers, the game was taken down for not meeting regional standards and if you are a fan of...
Just for Six: Cadash – By Michael Thomasson
The game design model that shouldn’t have worked in the arcade... BUT DID! In an industry designed to capture a quarter every ninety seconds, the role-playing genre seemed nearly impossible to bring into the arcades. However, during the summer of 1989, Taito Corp....
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Wes Copeland
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Wes Copeland, who is displayed on card number 769, from the Superstars of 2014. Wes is also features on card numbers 1838 and 2245. Wes is the current world record holder, on what some people call the holy grail of arcade...
The Top Old But Yet Not Old Games
Old games are difficult. Old games are too boring. You might have heard so many people say these things but what is your take on it? While you love going all out and playing HD and 3D games, it won’t hurt to go down the memory lane and play iconic games that changed...
I Played Every Action 52 Game and Now I Want to Die
When I discovered Action 52 ten years ago I thought it might be fun to play a new game every week and write about it. It wasn't (the games are terrible and repetitive), but I kept at it for several months until I ran out of not only new and clever things to say about...
Paradroid: The Rise of the Machines
Anyone who has spent any amount of time reading or watching science fiction knows that the machines are bound to rise against us. It’s just a matter of time. From Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey to James Cameron’s The Terminator, the idea of killer machines...
Nox Archaist – An Upcoming Tile-Based RPG for the Apple II Platform – By Bill Lange
The word is out on Nox Archaist! On Twitter, Richard Garriott, creator of the groundbreaking Ultima series tweeted “I greatly look forward to exploring this realm!” And Rebecca Heineman, creator of The Bard’s Tale III tweeted “I can’t wait to play this game on my...
Keep Calm and Insert Coin – I Will Always Be a Toys “R” Us Kid
I love talking about retro video games and how they have changed my life. Some of the memories have triggered a lot of happiness and oh man did that really happen for not only me but a lot of other people. However I need step back to talk about something that...
New Kickstarter Promises Compatibility of Duck Hunt & LCD TVs
One of the biggest retro gaming shames of technology switching to modern flat-screens (besides from the input-lag) is the lose of light-gun compatibility. Yes, if you’re somehow not aware, favourites such as Virtua Cop and Time Crisis will not work on your shiny, new...
Remembering the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
To wrap up "Jurassic June", we're still continuing our look at the members of the Nintendo Ultra 64 Dream Team, but slightly out of the intended order. This week, we're taking a brief look at one of the pivotal partners in pioneering Project Reality, Silicon Graphics,...
The Tomy Caveman (1983)
After a break in videos (you'll see why in the next upload), I'm making my mildly triumphant return by presenting to you, the viewer, the Tomy Caveman. Found gracing the shelves in 1983, this portable electronic game has you playing as a simple caveman as he tries to...
Project Firestart: A Forgotten Masterpiece
Not every masterpiece gets recognized. Sometimes the greatest creations linger in obscurity. Such is the case with the 1989 survival horror game Project Firestart, a game that Penny Arcade once described as “the survival horror template in its entirety.” Designed by...
Fallout Shelter (Switch) Review: Same As It Ever Was
For those who have experienced the Fallout and the Wasteland series from the beginning of their existence, a game the likes of Fallout Shelter on the Nintendo Switch is so much more than a mobile game. With a focus on gameplay objectives and story and simple graphics,...
