The Long Road to Game Boy Color – by Michael Mertes
When people think of the console wars in the 1990s, they instantly picture an epic 16-bit fight with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System against Sega’s Genesis/Mega Drive console. Yet the war also expanded to the handheld realm of both...
The Unpopular Ones – by Michael Mertes
While the U.S. has seen a wealth of portable game consoles released across the continent, many never had the opportunity even to make it to store shelves. Allow us to introduce you to two such portables: The Gamate and WonderSwan GAMATE: THE MAIL ORDER PORTABLEThe...
Sega’s Game Gear by Todd Friedman
In the latter 1980s, Sega made a big push to compete with Nintendo in the home console market. The Sega Master System brought a whole new generation of gamers to decide whether they should be team Sega or team Nintendo. Then, in the early 1990s, there was the 16-bit...
Game Boy: The Early Arcade Ports
Despite being outgunned by the Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear in terms of color palette, lighting, screen size, and sheer processing power, the original Game Boy trounced the competition in the category that mattered most to Nintendo: unit sales. The success was driven...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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