OutRun Review The Driving Game That Sold A Lifestyle Not Just A Race
I’m Joe, and before Carl gets started telling me OutRun wasn’t a Genesis exclusive (which it really should have been) let me tell you why...
New Player Ready: Nostalgic Gaming Adventures & Retro Reviews
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Fable Review: The RPG That Proved Player Choice Could Matter
Spent fifteen years in IT management and I know that some of the greatest systems that exist today give users total control over their own...
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Golden Axe Review The Fantasy Brawler That Ate Lunch Money Three Coins At A Time
Timothy here. I am going to have to say that I have been bothered by a lot since I first started playing Golden Axe about...
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Gears of War Review: The Third-Person Shooter That Defined The Genre
I have been studying video game mechanics since the early days of the arcade, and so I understand that simple ideas executed well can result...
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Pac Man Review The Maze Game That Started A Global Obsession
Joe’s been going on and on about Streets of Rage for weeks now, so I’m happy to take over for this post because I wanted...
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Jade Empire Review: The Action RPG That Proved Martial Arts Could Work
As someone coming from construction, I know there are solutions to problems that are elegant and effective. Jade Empire’s action system is one of those....
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Space Invaders Review The Shooter That Created The Entire Arcade Industry
When I came to Space Invaders for the first time, I will admit I saw no more than just the most rudimentary elements of a...
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Panzer Dragoon Orta Review: The Rail Shooter That Proved Arcade Could Evolve
I spent 15 years working in IT management and I understand that some times the most effective systems will support an underlying philosophy that has...
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Knights of the Old Republic Review The RPG That Made Star Wars Matter
I teach this part in some of my history classes — one of the best ways to reinvent a successful brand comes from people who...
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Street Fighter II Review The Fighter That Turned Arcades Into Battlegrounds
Joe has been going on about this for weeks; saying Street Fighter II should receive a lot of the credit for essentially inventing competitive gaming...
