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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...
GoldenEye 007 By Josh LaFrance

GoldenEye 007 By Josh LaFrance

There have been several fantastic first person shooters over the years and also quite a few that are not so great. Luckily for all of us, GoldenEye 007 fits into the "fantastic" category This is a game that many people can remember fondly playing at a party or with a...

Super Mario World By Amy Trinanes

Super Mario World By Amy Trinanes

What can I say about Super Mario World? One of the best, if not the best platformers ever made! Number 5 in the Super Mario series, and released in Japan in 1990, Nintendo created Super Mario World as a Pack-in launch title for the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment...

This Day In Video Game History

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