by Todd Friedman | Aug 31, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Sierra Entertainment can be associated with dozens of classic adventure games. Some of the most memorable games I have played are Police Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and, of course, King’s Quest. King’s Quest was my first experience at an “RPG” game on...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 29, 2021 | 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Tis I, Sir Guyye of ManDood, who doth inscribe this tale of courage, horror and the ultimate sacrifice in the face of ungodly monstrosities. When his Royal Majesty, King Avarice of Cupidity, dis covered that his crown had been purloined by the evil dragon Regurgitus...
by Brett Weiss | Aug 27, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Columns, Magazine Preview
At Christmas in 1987, I got an NES for Christmas and have been playing it on and off (mostly on) ever since. I’ve always had a console hooked up in my living room, bedroom, or game room, depending on where I was living at the time. It’s one of the greatest...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 25, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, iiRcade, Magazine Preview
My family moved to US in August 1984 and one and half year later was when I experienced Showbiz Pizza Place for the first time. It had a collection of arcade machines that filled up the entire room that seemed to be as big as a mall. There was Galaga, a game that...
by Mike Mertes | Aug 23, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview
The creation of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers by Jane Jensen sparked a fire in the point-and-click adventure game genre. That fire shined a light on a less traversed path in the genre that was previously thought to be one that could never sell games: Horror. ...