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A review of The History of Silent Hill

  Earlier this year, Pen & Sword Books released The History of the Pokémon Games, which I reviewed here. At the same time, they released the much less obviously marketable The History of Silent Hill by Samantha Morris. Similar titles notwithstanding, these...

“The Brickade” – Fully Functioning Lego Arcade Machine

Holy Moly. That is all I have to say on this one of a kind Lego build.  I literally spent a half hour talking with the creators and being mesmerized by the look and feel of the arcade machine. I went to the Brick World convention in Schaumburg, IL this past weekend...

A Study of: Miracle Warriors – by Brian Lesyk

If you were yearning for a solid role-playing game in the late 80s and resided in North America and happened to own a Sega Master System console, you were certainly in the right place at the right time. As luck would have it, you were unknowingly on the cusp of being...
STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – MARCH 2023

STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – MARCH 2023

The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball.  Without further ado my fellow pinheads: Foo Fighters: Stern Pinball and the rock and roll hall of fame band Foo Fighters unleashed a pinball...

Super Six: Bally Midway

Super Six: Bally Midway

American videogame publisher Midway merged with pinball and slot machine rival Bally Manufacturing in the late Sixties, but it wasn’t until the Eighties that it began using the name Bally Midway to promote its arcade videogame range. Throughout the decade, Bally...

Ultima IV and Ultima V – by Jarrod Kailef

Ultima IV and Ultima V – by Jarrod Kailef

The Ultima series certainly  stands as one of the most influential and enduring computer role-playing game (CRPG) franchises of all time. However, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar and Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny are considered by many CRPG aficionados, myself...

Lord British – by Jarrod Kailef

Lord British – by Jarrod Kailef

Richard Garriott, AKA Lord British, is one of the most well known names in computer gaming, both old school and modern. His influence is still clearly felt today by scores of developers that credit his games for much of their inspiration. He is the creator of...

Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes

Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes

I may have been the new kid on the block when it came to PC Gaming in 1995, but even as a console gamer, I knew the Ultima series carried some significant clout. The console versions of some of the Ultima games never crossed my path, but I knew that many of the RPGs I...

Colossal Cave – by Gunther Vinson

Colossal Cave – by Gunther Vinson

Colossal Cave is a reimagining of the original text-basedadventure game, first introduced in 1975 by Will Crowther and Don Woods, as a fully immersive 3D VR experience. Colossal Cave is already well known to tens of millions of gamers worldwide. Several elements of...

SUPER MARIO MOVIE OUT TODAY!

SUPER MARIO MOVIE OUT TODAY!

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy film based on the Nintendo video game franchise Mario. Produced by Illumination with financing from Universal Pictures and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal, it is directed by Aaron Horvath and...

Antstream’s 200th Tournament

Antstream’s 200th Tournament

London, UK – Tuesday 4th April 2023 – Antstream Arcade, the world’s first retro gaming platform to offer live tournaments, is celebrating its 200th tournament with a special event on the pinball game Slam Tilt Pirate. The tournament will take place on Tuesday 4th...

Behold The Evercade ! – by Mike Mertes

Behold The Evercade ! – by Mike Mertes

Blaze Entertainment entered the handheld console market in May 2020 with the release of the Evercade. The sleek little handheld had a lot of competition as the market was already flooded with cheap handheld units with built-in games, flimsy builds, and low-resolution...

This Day In Video Game History

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