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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...
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...

Best cricket games of all time

Best cricket games of all time

Cricket might not necessarily be one of the most popular sports in the world, however it still attracts millions of viewers and players across the globe, with places like England, India, Pakistan and Australia (amongst others) all having a vast share of the audience...

This Day In Video Game History

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