Joe, Author at New Player Ready

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Joe’s a history teacher who treats the console wars like actual history. A lifelong Sega devotee from Phoenix, he writes with passion, humor, and lingering heartbreak over the Dreamcast. Expect strong opinions, bad puns, and plenty of “blast processing.”

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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...
by Joe 1 month ago2 months ago

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 Sega’s 1986 arcade game OutRun is the best driving game ever created — not the most realistic, nor the most technologically advanced; the best. Where every other racing game was...

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The Blue Bomber Beat Me Down for Three Decades (And I Kept Coming Back)
My controller throwing moment happened because of summer of ’89 and Mega Man. I hurled my controller across the basement like I was Joe Nathan...
by Joe 1 month ago2 months ago
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Blog
How 90s JRPGs Rewired My Brain: A Love Letter to Final Fantasy and Friends
I remember the moment gaming became something more to me. Christmas Day, 1991. Age thirteen. Sitting on the floor in front of the TV in...
by Joe 1 month ago2 months ago
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Blog
From Stick Men to Superstars: My Four Decades Watching Sports Games Grow Up
Sports games have always been one of my favourite genres. I accidentally fell into them. Match Day was released during my avid Spectrum playing years...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago
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Misc
Metal Slug Review The Run And Gun That Proved 2D Could Never Die
To begin with, I’m Joe, and before Carl starts yelling about how Street Fighter II changed the face of arcade culture, and before Tim reveals...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago
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SEGA CD
The Sega CD: Why Sega’s Vision of the Future Was Ahead of Its Time
The Add-On That Proved CD Gaming Was Coming, But Cost Too Much to Get There I am a history teacher from Phoenix who has been...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago
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Blog
How The SNES vs Genesis War Split My Retro Gaming Heart — And My Wallet
In 2011, I went into a barroom brawl that had been going on for twenty years. Now, everybody was arguing about something that happened when...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago
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Xbox
Halo 2 Review: The Sequel That Defined Online Console Gaming
Here’s something I teach in my history classes — occasionally one product will create the environment for an entire industry to evolve. Halo 2 is...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago
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SNES
Mario Kart 64: The Game That Defined N64 Multiplayer Parties
Why Four-Player Racing on Cartridge Hardware Changed Gaming Culture As a history teacher from Phoenix, I have been studying for years why certain games become...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago
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PC
The Secret of Monkey Island Review: Where Point and Click Adventure Began
Before we begin, I’ll say this one time, and then Carl will probably start talking about how modern adventure games destroyed everything, and Tim will...
by Joe 2 months ago2 months ago