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Gemfire is sort of an anomaly on consoles. At its heart we have a turn-based strategy game. Consoles of the time were home to many attempts at this style of gameplay. Few games were designed for the novice though. This turned a lot of fans off from the genre due to the complexity. Gemfire is […]
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Gemfire Makes Great Introduction to Turn Based Strategy Gaming – December 5th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
December 4th, 2020 
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Koei Rocks Turn Based Strategy with Gemfire for NES – Today in History – March 31st, 1992
March 30th, 2018 Carl Williams Koei will forever be linked to deep turn-based strategy games for most retro gamers. This company brought some of the longest, and hardest, strategy games ever to the Nintendo Entertainment System (later the Super NES and the Sega Genesis). While they are well known for their turn-based strategy titles such as Nobunaga’s Ambition and Romance […]
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Homeworld Hits Windows Real Time Strategy Fans from 3rd Dimension – September 28th, 1999 – Today in Video Game History
September 27th, 2016 Carl Williams What would civilization do if presented with an advanced piece of technology, such as a space ship? Robotech asked this in Anime and we see it in Homeworld by Sierra Entertainment for Windows computers, released in 1999. While gamers were probably getting sick of real time strategy games by 1999 Homeworld almost re-invented the genre. […]
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Antraxx Giant Mech Strategy Game Enters Beta, Multiplayer Demo Available
June 27th, 2016 Carl Williams If you have been reading Retro Gaming Magazine for a while then you know I love giant mech games. I also enjoy strategy titles. Combine the two and leave me be for a few days (I wish). That is exactly what Antraxx is- a giant mech strategy title but they have added multiplayer to the […]
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Six Traditional Strategy Role Playing Games on Android
November 7th, 2015 Carl Williams Okay, I am a retro gamer from the old days. I have been playing since the days of Pong into the Atari 2600 era through to today. When the crash happened I just thought it was a resetting of the industry- it kind of was. During my younger years I was a huge fan of […]
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Rol’An’Go is a New Turn Based Strategy Title for Sega Genesis
September 21st, 2015 Carl Williams New Sega Genesis games are still coming out, not as often as the Atari 2600 receives them but still better than nothing. One new titles that I just found out about is Rol’An’Go by Atari Age forum member, Vetea. What is unique about Rol’An’Go is that it is a turn based strategy game, similar to […]
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Domination Brings Risk Style Strategy to Android
August 19th, 2015 Carl Williams Who doesn’t remember playing Risk with an older/younger sibling, or with friends, when they were younger? Risk was THE game for me and my friends when we reached the 14+ age range, it is still one of the few board games that I cannot get enough of, especially against someone that can strategize and understands […]
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Retro gamers will get a free social gaming platform with Piepacker
April 22nd, 2021 Carl Williams A free and legal online platform will soon be available to all fans of retro games. Just register on Piepacker, invite your friends, and start playing. No downloads, no subscriptions, completely hassle-free: open it on Chrome, and you are good to go. The multiplayer architecture is enhanced by a video chat function that also allows […]
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Game Boy Pac-Man Sees Two Update Patches Released
December 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres. Namco’s yellow dot eater certainly has laid down a formidable challenge in nearly ever other genre though. The Nintendo Game Boy release in 1990 was […]
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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 […]
