by Shaun Jex | Feb 24, 2019 | 1990s, Reviews, The Story Of...
One of Nintendo’s most iconic characters was never really meant for the screen. Kirby, who has appeared in over 30 games, was initially just used to hold space until developers created a more detailed character. The game’s developers, HAL Laboratory, planned on...
by Shaun Jex | Feb 16, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, The Story Of...
The Pet Shop Boys, and to a lesser extent Horace Greeley, once advised us all to GO WEST, and as a general rule I do what the Pet Shop Boys tell me to do. After all, life is peaceful there in the open air. Sadly, I was born roughly a century and half too late to take...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 14, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, The Story Of...
If you were playing PC games, or even just using PC software in general, at any point throughout the 90s, you almost certainly saw or heard the term “shareware”. Not quite a demo, not quite freeware, shareware was a revolution in software distribution. It was crucial...
by Old School Gamer | Feb 11, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, The Story Of...
If ever there was a licensed property that would lend itself to becoming a video game, Highlander was it! You’ve got a collection of immortals who challenge each other to sword fights to the death (by beheading, no less!), over the course of centuries, until there can...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Feb 8, 2019 | 1990s, 2000s, Arcade, The Story Of...
Finish Him! Two epic words that cemented the work of Ed Boon, John Tobias and the rest of the team behind Williams’ Mortal Kombat in pop culture lore forever. However, thanks to a plethora of gore and fatalities that provided unparalleled fun—and controversy,...
by Shaun Jex | Feb 7, 2019 | 1990s, Arcade, Reviews, The Story Of...
It’s hard to believe that over 25 years have passed since Jurassic Park hit the theaters. I still remember the thrill of seeing Steven Spielberg’s T-Rex stomp across the screen for the first time, and the simultaneous horror and fascinating of watching the...