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Modern Fighting Game Collections – by Brian Lesyk

Most of us would generally agree that the 1990s represented the golden age of fighting games. The quality and quantity of fighting game titles that emerged during that decade was unprecedented, to say the very least. Of course, there were some notable duds, but in a...

Mario Comes to the Sega Master System

When the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived in North America in the early 80s, it brought a mascot that would become as closely tied to the company as any other. Mario started in the original Donkey Kong arcade game and slowly evolved into the lovable plumber we...

Mortal Kombat – by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

The road of Mortal Kombat, from arcade juggernaut to iconic home console title, is a long one. The brainchild of John Tobias and Ed Boon was developed before Capcom’s Street Fighter II hit the arcade scene, so Tobias and Boon were working with a tabula rasa. Although...
Horror on the NES

Horror on the NES

Video Games — Auction Preview by Brett Weiss The Nintendo Entertainment System is a fascinating console for horror games. There are movie adaptations, arcade ports, and original creations (it’s alive…alive!). Some are cheap while others will set you back the price of...

Antstream Game of the Month: Cannon Fodder

Antstream Game of the Month: Cannon Fodder

Sensible Software was a legendary developer for the Amiga. They had revolutionized sports games on the system with their slick and speedy Sensible Soccer and when they developed Cannon Fodder, they managed to do the same for war games. This is a twitchy, top-down...

This Day In Video Game History

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