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No matter if you were a gamer when Myst was released or not, you probably knew about it. For many, this was the single reason to buy a Macintosh back in the day. Sure, we eventually saw it hit Windows (3.1 for those keeping count) almost a year later, that is a life time in […]
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Myst 25th Anniversary Collection Kickstarter Success
May 12th, 2018 
Carl Williams The Myst franchise is currently making a comeback on Kickstarter. Cyan have secured the rights to all seven games, even the ones they did not make, in the franchise and have collected them together for the first time. Not only that, they have also gone through with working with industry veterans to make all seven […]
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Nickel News – Solving The Mystery Of Love, Thimbleweed Park Heroes Ray And Reyes Wed
October 12th, 2017 Brandon Weicks Thimbleweed Park – Finally answering the question of will they or won’t they, federal agents Ray and Reyes were married today at the Edmund Hotel.
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Playstation Agony, Part 4: Mary-Kate and Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall
December 11th, 2016 Michael Crisman “Just saw the stats on last week’s column,” Carl said, cornering me on the way out the front door. “Got an explanation?” “Surprised me too,” I said. “Who knew we had that many Dukes of Hazzard fans? Good thing for me you put it in the bag. Couldn’t have made my quota of candy bar […]
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Sega Genesis Scooby Doo Mystery Spanish Translation Released
August 5th, 2016 Carl Williams I like to keep our friends that speak other languages in the loop of new releases. For instance, Spanish speaking readers may be interested in Scooby Doo Mystery for the Sega Genesis- a game that was previously only available in English. This is a traditional point and click adventure game, now available to Spanish gamers […]
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Great Circus Mystery Gets Magical on Sega Genesis – June 2nd 1994 – Today in Video Game History
June 1st, 2016 Carl Williams When you think back to the 16-Bit era, what is it that stands out to you the most? Is it the plethora of original titles that fans got? Is it the many quality licensed games that were released? For me, on days like this, I have to go with the second one. The Great Circus […]
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Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace Sees Nintendo Game Boy Advance Release – February 7th, 2001 – Today in Video Game History
February 7th, 2016 Carl Williams Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace continued a long line of good licensed games. Anyone that has been playing games for any length of time has probably tried out a licensed game or two. The reasons for this being many and varied. It usually boils down to seeing a familiar character/license amidst a sea of titles that are […]
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Mysterious Disappearing Gazza 2 Amstrad CPC Cartridge – Does it Exist?
January 6th, 2016 CPC4EVA Paul Gascoine, aka “GAZZA”. Loved and hated footballer of the 1980s and 1990s era, proved a very marketable commodity, in particular selling football / soccer video games. Gremlin graphics saw the opportunity to cash in and license Paul Gascoine’s name to some football / soccer games, one such game that is proving to be surrounded in […]
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Beast Within A Gabriel Knight Mystery Jumps to FMV – December 31st, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
December 31st, 2015 Carl Williams The Beast Within – A Gabriel Knight Mystery is a unique adventure for gamers to take on. What do you do when you are Sierra On-Line, a company known for pushing the envelope, and it is the dawn of a new age in computing? CD-ROM technology was picking up, becoming cheaper and more widespread with […]
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Mystery of Oak Island Kickstarter is a Success
May 19th, 2015 Carl Williams The creators of Zak McKracken Between Time and Space, Visionaire Studios, are working on their next game, Mystery of Oak Island. Our friends over at Indie Retro News covered Zak McKracken Between Space and Time here, for those interested in knowing more about it. That Zak McKracken title slipped under my radar (there are only […]
