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The History of Resident Evil

The History of Resident Evil Author: Tommy Keough Highlights Definitive Franchise Chronicle A complete, richly detailed exploration of the Resident Evil series, covering every mainline game, spin-off, remake, and key piece of lore from 1996 to the present day....

Glen’s Retro Show – by Ryan Burger

Let’s start this out by telling you that Glen Planamento is one of the nicest people I have ever met in the ten years that I’ve been actively involved in the retro gaming community. I have had the pleasure of being his friend for a couple of years now and have been...

Doom Video Games: How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever

Doom Video Games How One Doomed Space Marine Changed Gaming Forever Author: Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Highlights Includes over a dozen new interviews with game designers, programmers, Doom enthusiasts, and more! Features thoughtful analysis of over 30 Doom games, ports,...
A Salute To The Nintendo 3DS.

A Salute To The Nintendo 3DS.

Early in the morning on September 17th, 2020 there was buzz on Twitter that Nintendo took off any mention of the 3DS on their Japanese language website.  A little bit later, a spokesperson told Polygon that the system is being discontinued and will no longer be...

10 Retro Games That Still Hold Up

10 Retro Games That Still Hold Up

With the advancement in technology, many sectors in the gaming world have evolved. One of the areas is video games. As technology develops, new games also come up. All in all, there are old games that can still be played. Even though you might not be able to use...

I, Robot

I, Robot

In the year 1983, the Cold War was still in the minds of American citizens and tensions between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, were elevated. Brewing since 1945, the fear of Communist invasion, espionage and the threat of nuclear...

Rampart

Rampart

If you like tower defense style games, then you can thank Atari Games’ John Salwitz for creating Rampart. While not an actual tower defense game in itself, the 1990 coin-op pioneered the ideas of erecting structures to defend territory while making repairs between...

Alien

Alien

“In space no one can hear you scream.” So goes the tagline for Alien, one of the greatest (not to mention scariest) science fiction movies ever made. Released in 1979 by 20th Century Fox, Alien was directed by the great auteur Ridley Scott (from a screenplay by Dan...

This Day In Video Game History

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