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Time after time, we see our retro board game favourites turned into movies, TV shows and, of course, video games. From the fan-favourite Jumanji, to the mysterious Clue, or even the spine-chilling Ouija: Origin of Evil, games-turned-video is nothing unusual. What we don’t see quite as often, however, is our favourite video games given the […]
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Space Invaders Treated To Its Very Own Board Game For The 40th Anniversary
June 19th, 2019 
Carl Williams 
Revenge of the License: Board Games
May 15th, 2016 Michael Crisman The most obvious shortcut you can take as a game developer is to make a game out of something that is already a game. Chess programs have been used to sell people on the idea of home computers since the 1970s, every version of Windows has shipped with Solitaire built right in, and casino games […]
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Typing of the Dead Replaces Guns with Keyboards on Sega Dreamcast – January 23rd, 2001 – Today in Video Game History
January 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams Edutainment titles are a staple of gaming. Going all the way back the early days of both console and personal computer gaming. The problem edutainment has always faced is that it was OBVIOUSLY edutainment. Much like licensed titles, but worse, edutainment titles not only miss the mark in gameplay but content too. This is why […]
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WCW Backstage Assault Makes Even Hardcore Fans Board on the Nintendo 64 – December 12th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
December 12th, 2015 Carl Williams It is no secret that World Championship Wrestling (WCW) had their share of problems. Lack of a deep locker room was not one of them. The biggest problem that WCW faced was themselves. They had no clear vision as to what they wanted to present fans. The revolving door in the executive lounge was not […]
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Google Cardboard Allows Gamers to Properly Play Nintendo Virtual Boy
February 23rd, 2015 Carl Williams The Nintendo Virtual Boy, for better or for worse, was quite the release for Nintendo. For one, it was almost a unanimously bad commercial product. Second, the way Nintendo handled the Virtual Boy cost them one of their lead designers, Gunpei Yokoi. For many fans of the Virtual Boy though, it is not viewed as […]
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Mortal Kombat 2 Game Boy Advance Port by Fan Updated
October 9th, 2021 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat is a franchise that has reached maximum exposure, so to speak. Millions know the name, enjoy the various properties the franchise has to offer, and some of those fans go farther. One such fan that knows no limits has decided to take on a major challenge. Hugo Smits is creating a Nintendo Game […]
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Mario Party 2 Continues Nintendo Genre Take Overs – January 24th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
January 23rd, 2021 Carl Williams Mario Party 2 is a multiplayer party game that takes advantage of the Nintendo 64 hardware. Namely the four players at once capabilities. This allowed Hudson Soft, the developers, a lot of freedom in how the Mario Party line of games play. Even if you do not have three friends to play with you can […]
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WorkBoy Long Lost Nintendo Game Boy Accessory Discovered
December 26th, 2020 Carl Williams The WorkBoy is a curiosity of accessories. This device was intended to fill a gap between gaming devices and computers. Like how, in Japan at least, Nintendo had a keyboard, modem, etc available for their NES console. Unfortunately, this add-on was not going to feature online connectivity of any kind. That would limit what you […]
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Tetris Tetrisizes World on Nintendo Entertainment System – November 20th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
November 19th, 2020 Carl Williams Tetris on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was more than just a license. It was the first official console release of the popular Soviet Russia developed game. It was also the culmination of many man hours investigating, talking, flying back and forth, and lawsuits. Out of all that commotion, Nintendo came out with the exclusive […]
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Battle Arena Toshinden PlayStation Launch Title – September 9th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Battle Arena Toshinden had stiff competition at launch. Not exactly on the PlayStation console, which had just launched as well, but on the Sega Saturn. Sega made it clear that Virtua Fighter was coming home on their Saturn console. This put a rather big line in the sand for anyone to cross if they were […]
