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...
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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...
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Ninja Gaiden Review: The Action Game That Demanded Mastery
I’ve been studying action game design since the arcade days, so I know how to tell if a game’s difficulty is punishing (and thus unfair)...
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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...
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Donkey Kong Review The Platformer That Introduced The World To Mario
Right, let me tell you something about Donkey Kong that most people get wrong as well. Everyone yells and shouts about how it “introduced Mario...
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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...
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Burnout 3: Takedown Review: The Racing Game That Made Crashing Fun
I thought Burnout 3 was going to be a standard arcade racer. And while it was certainly that, it turned into so much more. Burnout...
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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...
