Defining JRPG – by Ben Magnet

Defining JRPG – by Ben Magnet

by | Jun 10, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

What makes a JRPG a JRPG? Is it the sweeping stories? The protagonists with super spikey or multicolored hair? Or the simple fact that if an RPG video game was made in Japan, it qualifies as a JRPG? Most of you reading this may instantly go with the last option and...
Adventure Land – by Ryan Burger

Adventure Land – by Ryan Burger

by | Apr 7, 2026 | 1970s, 2020s, Magazine Preview

Before home computers ever had an “adventure game,” there was Colossal Cave Adventure (1976- 1977) by Will Crowther and Don Woods. Often referred to simply as Adventure or ADVENT, it ran on a PDP-10 mainframe, a machine that cost about $150,000 in the 1970s, roughly...