Halo: Combat Evolved Review: The Game That Made Xbox Relevant
I teach history students that one product can change an entire industry. Halo: Combat Evolved was that product. Microsoft entered the console gaming market with...
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Shenmue Review: The Game That Changed Adventure Gaming Forever (And Then Got Cancelled)
I have been gaming since sometime around the earliest years of the 1980s. So I have seen plenty of great ideas crash and burn as...
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Perfect Dark Review: The FPS That Was Better Than GoldenEye But Nobody Noticed
I started playing video games in 1982 after opening an Atari 2600 on Christmas day. I’ve seen this industry shift from arcade cabinets to consoles...
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Top 10 Best 80s and 90s Consoles Ranked by Sales, Impact, and Innovation
The best 80s and 90s consoles fundamentally shaped modern gaming. The NES sold 61.9 million units and invented home console standards. The PlayStation moved 102.5...
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Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee Review: The Puzzle Platformer That Proved Originality Mattered
I’ve worked in IT management for quite some time now, and I know that there are times when one of the greatest pieces of systems...
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Chrono Cross Review The RPG That Proved Sequels Could Be Completely Different
“Innovation requires risk-taking, and risk-taking breeds failure and genius.” When teaching my history courses I always say this. Chrono Cross is a masterpiece born out...
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Spyro The Dragon Review The 3D Platformer That Captured Magic Through Simplicity
I expected to see a simple, yet charming 3-D Platformer when I opened up Spyro the Dragon. However, what I got was a game that...
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Review: The Game That Defined Metroidvania
I’ve been an IT manager for 15 years and I’ve come to enjoy games that just feel right. Systems in place that make sense and...
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The 10 Best N64 Games of All Time (According to Five Guys Still Arguing About 3D Cameras)
There were thousands of these lists circulating online yesterday. We know fighting over who had the best Top 10 list was going to cause another...
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Review – The Game That United Us All
After three weeks of arguing about whether Chrono Trigger or Earthbound deserved higher placement; debating whether Street Fighter II was/is worthy of a top ten...
