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A review of the Tetris My Play Watch

  I have to be honest. When I first heard of the concept of the My Play Watch, I was skeptical. Wristwatches aren't exactly the best fit for gaming. They're certainly not a great fit for Tetris, a game famous for requiring often precise movements, something which...

Growing Up Gaming: What Life Was Like for a Gamer Kid in the ’80s and ’90s Part 1

When you walked through the doors of a store in 1988, video games did not live in a big, uniform storefront advertising the latest releases, and there were no midnight releases. They were physical, chaotic, and awesome. If you wanted a new release, you went to the...

Trapped on Doomed Hardware: The Strange, Brilliant Legacy of Lucienne’s Quest

When you walked into a game store in the mid-90s looking for a legitimate, awesome Japanese RPG to play on whatever console you had, your options were surprisingly slim. The SNES was winding down its legendary run, the Sony PlayStation was still finding its footing...
iiRcade Review – Gunforce

iiRcade Review – Gunforce

Gunforce is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in 1991. This shoot em up game is perfect for the iiRcade hardware. It gives the true arcade feel as if you owned the game from the 1990's. GunForce is a multi-national army assembled...

Turbo Santa – Did you enjoy playing Turbo Tomato by NIVRIG GAMES? Then you’ll love this new festive game for the Amiga!

Turbo Santa – Did you enjoy playing Turbo Tomato by NIVRIG GAMES? Then you’ll love this new festive game for the Amiga!

Prepare for all out entertainment especially if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, as we've recently been informed via our good friend Nivrig Games who also designed the highly enjoyable and addictive game of 'Turbo Tomato', that as from right now you can play the...

iiRcade Review – Stadium Hero ’96

iiRcade Review – Stadium Hero ’96

Stadium Hero '96 was produced by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan in 1996.An excellent baseball game from Data East. The marquee has a "MLC" logo. MLC stands for "Mother Less Cassette". This arcade baseball game lets players select fictional teams from eight different countries...

BLIP! BLIP! – A Game?

BLIP! BLIP! – A Game?

I wanted to write about a unique game I purchased from eBay last year.  It is one I think is the beginning of handheld gaming that we know today.   There are many things that jump started the handheld gaming, but this device was something I may have missed or did not...

This Day In Video Game History

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