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A Brief History of Bonk
Sonic wasn’t the first console mascot to hop over to Nintendo’s platforms.
Handheld Showdown By Josh LaFrance
So everyone knows the Game Boy, the king of sales of the 1990s. However, is it the best handheld console of that era? That is for you the reader to decide, and each person's answer is based on their own personal tastes. For me, it is the Game Gear, but I know others...
Four Classic Games You Can Play Online
While gaming has come a long way over the last decade and longer, in more ways than one. The technological advances made has seen games improve from a visual standpoint, as well as what they’re capable of delivering in terms of gameplay too. We have seen this...
Just for Qix: Space Panic – The Foundation of All Platformers – By Michael Thomasson
Universal’s Space Panic, a rather obscure cult-classic released in 1980, revolutionized game design by introducing novel game mechanics that birthed a new genre. Space Panic is often recognized as the first platform game, as it was the premiere title to include...
TurboGrafx-16 Mini and the PC Engine Core Grafx Mini Pre-Order Now
The compact version of the classic console currently features a range of 50 retro games containing select titles that overlap in both the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine lineup. The console will be available exclusively on Amazon from March 19th 2020, with an Amazon Prime...
Mario Party By Amy Trinanes
Mario party was the first of its kind, a game filled with the famous Nintendo characters. All of your favorite characters are in one place: Mario, Peach, Bowser etc...all competing to see who ends up with the most stars. This game is a great way to spend family night,...
Earthworm Jim – A Look Back – By Shaun Sex
If Doug TenNapel had done nothing more than create a character named Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, it would have been enough to make him a video game legend. The name is pure perfection, the brilliant antidote to the seemingly never ending cascade of games that take...
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Panic! On the Sega CD
I had a Sega CD as a kid, but I never had many games for it. The system never really seemed to take off. I think I had three or four games, but I can’t say I ever noticed much of a difference between it and the Genesis. Looking back, I wish I had the chance to play,...
This Day In Video Game History
