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Why retro throwbacks still have a place among 2020’s groundbreaking games
In 2016 an anonymous Reddit user known only as The-King-of-Spain said they’d developed a way to play Virtual Boy games using newly released VR technology from Google and Samsung. Using an emulator – software enabling older operating systems to run on modern devices –...
Metal Storm – By Michael Mertes
The open elevator ride on the Pluto defense outpost has easily been the worst you’ve ever taken. Laser shots from almost every direction have almost hit you, and robotic cargo movers have malfunctioned and are blocking your attempts to get down the elevator shaft. Up...
Mac Attack! – Yes, Virginia, Mac Computers Had Shooters… Really!” – By Richard Moss
It may be strange to imagine, but there has never been a point in the Mac’s life where shooters weren’t available for it. I mean, when you think Mac, even if you think games, you probably don’t think shooters, except maybe Marathon (more on that later). Shooters...
Video Game of the Day – April 19th – Yukon Trail (ft. Adrian Simple)
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
3D Dot Game Heroes: Inspiration or Limitation
From the outset of 3D Dot Game Heroes, two things are made plainly clear: The game is an unabashed clone of The Legend of Zelda, and the developers at From Software never let the task of emulating a classic franchise get in the way of lighthearted fun. Both...
RETROSPECTIVE: A Tale of Street Fighters
Days of Future's Past My nephew is 11 years old. He has just about every modern console known to man, a gaming PC, a powerhouse iPad and iPhone and the other day, in casual video gaming conversation, he happens to mention Street Fighter II. I paused immediately,...
Video Game of the Day – April 18th – Final Fantasy 3
Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Chris Cavanaugh
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Chris Cavanaugh who is displayed on card number 512, from the Superstars of 2013 Collection. Chris is also featured on card number 588. Chris is the Co-founder of Classic Gamer Magazine which was founded in 1999. Chris was...
This Day In Video Game History
