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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...
The History of Samurai Shodown

The History of Samurai Shodown

Samurai Shodown was the very first pure weapon-based fighter from SNK, an innovative idea released during an era when the company had no shortage of flagship fighting games, with the likes of Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, and later The King of Fighters. Proving their...

“Arcade 92” – The Full Interview

“Arcade 92” – The Full Interview

ARCADE 92 - THE INTERVIEW Are you originally from Texas? So, I'm a Yankee, I was born in New York, lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a short bit. Tulsa was my first interaction with video games as an eight-year-old. I've been in the Dallas Fort Worth area for now well over...

Musings of a Retro Gamer: Sick Day Staples

Musings of a Retro Gamer: Sick Day Staples

As I've spent the last 5 days sick as a dog, trying desperately to focus enough to accomplish even the most basic tasks, I'm taken back to my childhood in the '80s. Back then, a sick day was a careful balancing act between not feeling well enough to go to school and...

Sega Saturn’s Best Beat ‘Em Up Turns 30

Sega Saturn’s Best Beat ‘Em Up Turns 30

The Sega Saturn was an oddball console to say the least, but nonetheless, it had some fantastic games. Titles like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Virtua Fighter 2, and Radiant Silver Gun offered exciting visuals and gameplay, just to name a few. For me, though, there's one...

Five Retro Series Due For A Massive Comeback

Five Retro Series Due For A Massive Comeback

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. counts down five awesome series that are due for a massive comeback. Jumping Flash: Easily one of the most influential PlayStation games ever, it’s been lately ignored. For far too long. Beloved by fans, it would do well as a...

Underrated Gems for the Wii

Underrated Gems for the Wii

For anyone who used to own a Nintendo Wii, it might be discomforting to think of it as a genuine retro console nowadays, as it probably only feels like yesterday that you were joyfully swinging around its Wiimote, but it’s actually been almost sixteen years since it...

M64 News

M64 News

Hey it’s Torin, CEO of ModRetro. It’s about time we send out an M64 update, so let’s jump right in. Early production is almost done. Soon we’re moving into mass production, with some of those early production units going out to reviewers to take them for a test drive....

This Day In Video Game History

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