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A review of the Tetris My Play Watch

by | November 7, 2026 | 1980s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews | 0 Comments

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

by | November 6, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Gaming, GenX Grownup | 0 Comments

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

by | November 3, 2026 | 1990s, Console/Handheld | 0 Comments

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...
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The Legend of Zelda Game Maker

The Legend of Zelda Game Maker

by | Jul 29, 2020 | , | 0 Comments

It all began when we were first introduced to Link, a small elven boy charged with the task of finding the scattered pieces of the Triforce of Courage and saving Princess Zelda from the evil clutches of Ganon. I am talking, of course, about Nintendo‘s The Legend of...

Missing Older Sports Games.

Missing Older Sports Games.

by | Jul 26, 2020 | , , , , | 1 Comment

With the world being in the shape it is it was nice to have one of my favorite things come back.  Baseball.  I love baseball, ever since I was little I've loved the game.  Watching it, playing it, going to Dodger games on the weekends with my family.  Even playing...

Just 4 Qix

Just 4 Qix

by | Jul 25, 2020 | , | 0 Comments

The screen flickers "Your marker controlled with joystick. To draw stix press fast or slow. Claim areas by joining walls with stix." Or so the first three simple sentences of the original Qix attract mode boldly stated. It continues, "Scores based on area. Fast score...

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