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North American Genesis 2 Becomes Official

by Jason Russell | Jul 15, 2022 | Console/Handheld, Gaming, Lists

While it was all but assured that Sega planned to create a North American Genesis Mini 2 given their announcement of the Japanese Mega Drive 2, it looks like we have a leak on Amazon to thank for prompting Sega to make it official. The American Genesis 2 will be...

RETROSPECTIVE: The Best of the Rest

by Jason Russell | May 9, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns, Console/Handheld, Lists, Magazine Preview

After Street Fighter II came Mortal Kombat. After Mortal Kombat came a tsunami. As the Street Fighter II phenomena grew in arcades and then again when ports of the popular games came to home consoles, nearly every company in the industry suddenly found themselves in a...

RETROSPECTIVE: A Fight of the Heavyweights

by Jason Russell | Apr 29, 2020 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, Columns, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...

Capcom & SNK: Best Frienemies It is almost impossible to overstate Street Fighter II’s influence over the gaming world, arcades in particular, in the early 1990s. In just about every arcade the world over, gamers flocked around the cabinet – some to try...

RETROSPECTIVE: A Tale of Street Fighters

by Jason Russell | Apr 19, 2020 | 1990s, Arcade, Magazine Preview, Opinions

Days of Future’s Past My nephew is 11 years old. He has just about every modern console known to man, a gaming PC, a powerhouse iPad and iPhone and the other day, in casual video gaming conversation, he happens to mention Street Fighter II. I paused...

RETROSPECTIVE: A Fight of the Heavyweights

RETROSPECTIVE: A Tale of Street Fighters

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