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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...
Super NES VS Sega Genesis

Super NES VS Sega Genesis

In an industry where originality is at a premium, it is not surprising to see the same games appearing on as many platforms the market will support. After all, companies need to be profitable and not every console system has the user base to justify spending the added...

198X Review – Nintendo Switch

198X Review – Nintendo Switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0TXCvVD-8E&lc=z231dhdaeue0fx2npacdp4324zscthgvliajadwdewpw03c010c No one in their right mind would get on the subway in this city at 2 AM, but you know exactly why you got on it. With your fists taped up and bloodlust on your...

Age of Mythology: The Titans

Age of Mythology: The Titans

Expansion packs are notorious for providing minimal additional content at a premium price. Age of Mythology: The Titans is a glorious exception. There's plenty of new content -- a whole new single-player campaign, a new civilization (The Atlanteans) and adjusted...

The Generational Gaming Gap.

The Generational Gaming Gap.

It is bound to happen at some point in our lives.  The time when the younger generation starts playing a game and us older/retro gamers start our sentences with, "Back in my day..."  It always happens, we just don't realize it is until it does and it happened to me...

This Day In Video Game History

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