Phoenix IV: Mario Meets Sonic

Phoenix IV: Mario Meets Sonic

Sega released a Wii game on November 6 that received much more exposure. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games marked the first pairing of the iconic characters from Nintendo and Sega in a game together. The two companies had worked together previously in 2001, when...
Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution

Phoenix IV: Dancing Revolution

The Interactive Achievement Awards recognized the year’s best console and computer games, but not arcade videogames. For years, arcades had been consistently stereotyped as breeding grounds for violence, but fortunately, they began changing for the better. Disney...
Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games

Phoenix IV: Atari vs. X-Rated Games

Another Atari lawsuit was filed against American Multiple Industries, the manufacturer of the controversial X-rated game, Custer’s Revenge.  Atari feared that it would receive negative publicity if the third-party company was allowed to release its software....
Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames

Phoenix IV: Movies and Videogames

Parker Brothers was another major company that began licensing games for home use.  In addition to acquiring arcade games like Sega’s Frogger, Parker Brothers also licensed the movie The Empire Strikes Back and designed a game around it. Even the cereal company...
Phoenix IV: Playstation Portable

Phoenix IV: Playstation Portable

PlayStation Portable It was expected that the GBA SP would be another hit in Nintendo’s stable of handheld successes that no other manufacturer could penetrate. But that wasn’t from a lack of trying. When SCE attempted to take a stab at it, everybody paid attention....