by Shaun Jex | Sep 8, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Earlier this year, Disney released their CGI remake of The Lion King. This fall, they will re-release their 1994 Sega Genesis adaptation of the film. It will be part of a package which also includes the Aladdin video game (as mentioned in last week’s post). For those...
by Shaun Jex | Sep 2, 2019 | 1990s, The Story Of...
If I were to stumble across a magic lamp, say in the Cave of Wonders, and if that lamp were to contain a genie who promised to grant me three wishes, at least one of those wishes would be for Disney to re-release their 1993 classic video game Aladdin. On September 1,...
by Antoine Clerc-Renaud | Jun 1, 2019 | 1980s
Rare games often have their fair share of urban legends. The rarer the game, the most far-fetched the story. One of those game is assuredly Tetris but a specific version of it. Namely, the one released in extremely limited quantities for the SEGA Genesis or the Mega...
by Shaun Jex | Apr 7, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Last month, the world was gifted with ToeJam and Earl: Back In the Groove. The game was funded by a $500,000 Kickstarter campaign with help from Adult Swim, and comes out roughly 28 years after the first game in the franchise was released. To celebrate the release of...
by Shaun Jex | Mar 29, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
Earlier this month, the Blockbuster Video located in Morley, Australia announced that it was closing. It was the last Blockbuster on the continent, and the second to last Blockbuster in the world. Now, there is only one left. The last Blockbuster Video on the planet...