by John Michonski | Jul 20, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
In 1989, SimCity was released for DOS-compatible computers and Macintosh. With this release, millions of people got their first taste of the city-building genre, and one of the most legendary game development careers began. Simple at first glance, SimCity is a game...
by Old School Gamer | Jul 18, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Magazine Preview
Ask someone to recommend a management simulation video game and there is a fairly good chance that they would recommend Chris Sawyer’s Transport Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon games. Considered among the most influential management simulation video games, the genre...
by Eugenio Angueira | Feb 17, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Atari, Early IBM DOS, Early IBM DOS Intro, Stern
This article is a follow-up to my Donkey Kong on Atari article published in Issue 31 of this magazine. That article was limited to home versions of Donkey Kong released for Atari systems during the commercial life of the systems, so no homebrew versions or versions...
by Ben Magnet | Feb 15, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, Magazine Preview
There’s no doubt that the grey brick created by Gunpei Yokoi in 1989 revolutionized video games as a whole. A system that, on paper, couldn’t hold a candle to handhelds like SEGA’s Game Gear or Atari’s Lynx. No color screen or backlight made the original Game Boy a...
by Brad Feingold | Feb 13, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Magazine Preview
The first time I played Tetris on the Macintosh, I became instantly addicted! This was a game that gave me every reason to sneak back into the journalism lab just to use the computer again and again. I truly believe it was because of the simplicity and complexity of...