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Did you know that Grand Theft Auto was initially planned to be a Commodore Amiga title? GTA was never released for that classic computer. It did go on and sell millions of copies on the original PlayStation and successor consoles. GTA was one of those titles that was blamed for a lot of society’s ills. […]
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Grand Theft Auto Brings Open World Crime to Playstation – Today in Retro Gaming – June 30th, 1998
June 29th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
My Favorite Gaming Hidden Gems, Part Two: Dark Summit (2001, PlayStation 2)
November 15th, 2017 Michael Crisman I’ve been playing and collecting video games since the early 1980’s, and while there’s something to be said for enjoying the greats of the gaming world, there’s no better feeling for me than picking out something I’d never heard of, throwing it into my system, and being unable to tear myself away from it because […]
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A Further Six Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not ‘Tomb of Horrors’)
October 22nd, 2017 Michael Crisman This week, I celebrated my birthday. That’s right, Modern Zorker has turned the great four-oh (though I prefer to think of it as “21 with 19 additional levels in the Geek Prestige Class”). To celebrate, I’ve invited one of the best friends I had growing up: Dungeons & Dragons! And because nothing says ‘Happy Birthday!’ […]
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PS2 Collecting – Thirteen Must-Have Titles For Any New Collector on a Budget
September 20th, 2017 Michael Crisman PS2 collecting, especially if you’re just getting started and didn’t grow up with the system, can be overwhelming: the system’s complete game library clocks in at over eighteen hundred titles, and that’s not counting cross-regional variants where the same game was released in multiple territories. The good news is, not only is the PS2 hardware […]
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Retro City Rampage DX Makes its Mark on Nintendo Switch
August 3rd, 2017 Neil Reive The newist port of Retro City Rampage DX has made its appearance on the Nintendo Switch today (August 3, 2017), available from the eshop. Originally developed with Nintendo’s 8-bit NES in mind, Retro City Rampage has pretty much appeared on all major modern platforms, from PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, and much more. […]
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The Best Sandbox Game of All Time (Is From The PS2-era)
June 25th, 2017 Michael Crisman Free-roaming sandbox-style games come in all shapes and sizes, and there’s no denying the biggest and best-known developer of the go-anywhere, do-anything chaos simulator is Rockstar. Whether they set you down in the middle of a modern-day city the size of New York or Los Angeles in Grand Theft Auto, a private prep school in […]
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Top 3 Comic Book Games (Top 3 Tuesday)
March 8th, 2017 Michael Crisman Welcome, readers one and all, to the newest entry in Top 3 Tuesday! Today MichaelBtheGameGenie wants to know your thoughts on your three favorite games based on comic books (and you better get over there and watch his video before you start my article). Now I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will say that […]
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Top 3 Import Games (Top 3 Tuesday)
March 1st, 2017 Michael Crisman Once more into the trenches, fellow Retromaniacs! This week, the studlier, more ruggedly handsome, infinitely cooler Michael (aka MichaelBtheGameGenie) raised a new topic which requires our input. Today’s video, which you should absolutely go and watch before you get any further into this column, requests his legions to choose and explain their Top 3 Import […]
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Retro City Rampage DX Hits Retro Platform
July 20th, 2016 Carl Williams Retro City Rampage is one of those modern games that attempts to rip off the classic “retro” look. It is intentionally developed using minimalistic graphics and sound/music. A lot of developers feel this is the route to take to make their game stand out. Unfortunately, a lot of developers are forgetting to make their games […]
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Wacky Wednesday: A Most Illegal Game
June 30th, 2016 Michael Crisman For all the furor that erupts over the release of a game that “crosses the line” in the United States, full bans are never the end result. At most you see the occasional recall (see: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas over the unfinished “Hot Coffee” content) or the ESRB threatening an Adults Only rating to prevent it […]
