That Time Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Made Me Care About Sports Games (And Changed Everything)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was my introduction to sports gaming. Growing up I played Sega Genesis games and Dreamcast games (Sonic, Streets of Rage, etc.)....
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How Arcade Cabinets Stole My Childhood (And Why I’d Let Them Do It Again)
To this day, I remember hearing those sounds, in passing during the day, or sometimes even in my sleep. If you were lucky enough to...
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The Day Pokémon Red & Blue Invaded My High School (And Changed Everything)
I’ll never forget where I was when I realised the entire social structure of Woodridge High School would change forever — it was during fourth...
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Why My Sega Saturn Still Gets More Play Time Than My PS5
There’s something satisfying about rooting for the underdog. That’s probably why my Sega Saturn shares pride of place on a shelf with my PS5; and...
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The First Zombie That Made Me Drop My Controller
October, 1996. I was working at a video rental shop in Manchester, one of those video rental shops that only existed during video rental’s cool...
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Why Myst Changed Everything for This Sega Kid (And Still Gives Me Chills)
Alright, truth time. I’m a Sega freak. I never should have cared about PC gaming. But some guy named Blue Disc made me care one...
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Discovering Chrono Trigger at 42 Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About RPGs
I have to say – when my daughter first started telling me about Chrono Trigger years ago (2011), I wasn’t that intrigued. Coming from a...
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Why Spyro the Dragon Still Makes Me Feel Like a Kid Again
I remember opening my Christmas presents in 1998. I was 21 years old, driving home from Arizona State University for winter break and wondering what...
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How GoldenEye on N64 Nearly Destroyed My University Social Life (In the Best Way)
This is the story of how GoldenEye conquered my university experience and why everything that happened was absolutely fantastic. It all started back in October...
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Five 90s PC Games That Refuse to Leave My Hard Drive
Shhh… don’t tell anyone but I still have my Gateway 2000 mouse pad at my workplace. I’m not sitting here at my desk trying to...
