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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...
Mario Party By Amy Trinanes

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,...

The Cabinet of Curiosities: Panic! On the Sega CD

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,...

Monkey Island 2 By Scott Crain

Monkey Island 2 By Scott Crain

I've never in my life played a more hilarious, and at the same time, more morbid game. The game begins on Scabb Island where our hero (you), Guybrush Threepwood is sitting at a campfire telling other pirates how he "killed" the ghost pirate LeChuck in The Secret of...

The Cabinet of Curiosities: Tecmo Cup Soccer Game

The Cabinet of Curiosities: Tecmo Cup Soccer Game

Do you love the beautiful game of soccer, but also crave the turn-based action of game’s Final Fantasy? Fear not! With Tecmo Cup Soccer Game you can have both at once! First, let’s acknowledge how clunkiness of title. It reads like a bad subtitle in an old kung fu...

Top 10 NES Games of All Time

Top 10 NES Games of All Time

10 // CONTRA This classic run and gun action game by Konami set the bar very high for platforming shooting games. This is also an arcade port and an excellent one at that. Many titles on the NES copied Contra's formula, but none are as good as the original. 09 //...

This Day In Video Game History

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