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Lara Croft made her debut in Tomb Raider and what a debut it was. This was the start of a franchise that is still going today. This game also represents the media savviness of, then, new to gaming Sony. Core Design, based in the United Kingdom at the time of development, were responsible for bringing […]
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider Makes Her Professional PlayStation Sega Saturn and PC Debut – November 14th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
November 13th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, News, PSOne, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Windows 
Tags: 3d, action, adventure, core design, female lead, indiana jones, lara croft, Tank Girl, tomb raider 
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Turrican Flashback Collects Games on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4
November 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams Get ready for Turrican Flashback if you are a fan of action games. Fans of run and gun games know the name Turrican quite well. If not, then I must ask, just how big a fan of the genre are you? Anyhow, ININ Games are working with Factor 5 to create a curated Turrican collection. […]
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Wallachia Reign of Dracula Receiving Limited Nintendo Switch Release
November 2nd, 2020 Carl Williams Wallachia Reign of Dracula is one of the cross-genre games gamers either hate or love. Here we get a cross between “metroidvania” and Contra by Konami. If you are not a fan of metroidvania games, then there is probably not much here to change your mind. For everyone else, get ready. Wallachia will be getting an […]
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Spyro 2 Ripto’s Rage Continues Dragon Romp on PlayStation – November 2nd, 1999 – Today in Video Game History
November 2nd, 2020 Carl Williams Spyro 2 Ripto’s Rage, as the name implies, was the second entry in the popular Insomniac developed series. Sony was onto something with Spyro and they were not going to let the character be a single entry on their console. The Spyro franchise was also a console exclusive so Sony had that going for them […]
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Spyro Year of the Dragon Sees Insomniac Say Goodbye on PlayStation – October 24th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
October 25th, 2020 Carl Williams Spyro Year of the Dragon on the Sony PlayStation was the end of a fantastic trilogy. One that many gamers would argue that should have staid a trilogy. What Insomniac did on the PS One is simply astounding. Each entry was better than the previous and set a new high watermark for the competition. A […]
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Prerendered Blastathon Vectorman Makes Sega Genesis Debut – October 24th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 24th, 2020 Carl Williams Vectorman was one of the better uses of prerendered computer graphics in games. Sure, Nintendo did it with the Donkey Kong Country franchise but that was, well, on the Super Nintendo. Sega needed something to brag about in this genre and Vectorman was it. I find it hard to ignore but there is a strong […]
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Dino Crisis Unleashes Dinosaurs Upon PlayStation – August 31st, 1999 – Today in Video Game History
August 30th, 2020 Carl Williams Dino Crisis was a slight departure for Capcom. At release, Resident Evil was hot. Zombies were popular in gaming in general. Dinosaurs were still untapped though. Sure, gamers saw a few entries in the Jurassic Park franchise but for the most part, dinosaurs were still lukewarm. The prehistoric creatures simply had not set gaming on […]
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Explore Legend of Zelda – August 22nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
August 22nd, 2020 Carl Williams The Legend of Zelda is a classic, iconic, timeless release. It has transcended into that status for many gamers. Even non-Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) owners knew the basics of the game. It is also the butt of many a misnomer joke concerning your character. Nintendo’s adventure title was also a stark difference to their pack-in […]
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Hobgoblin 2 Atari Computer Work in Progress Released
August 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Hobgoblin 2 is an upcoming 2D action adventure set in a horror fantasy world. It is coming to the Atari 8-bit computer line (Atari XL/XE). There are a few similarities to other titles in this vain. If you loved Capcom’s Ghosts ‘n Goblins then you are in for a treat with Hobgoblin 2.
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Earthworm Jim 4 Gameplay Video Released
August 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Earthworm Jim 4 gameplay footage was recently released. For those that do not know, this is a console exclusive for the soon to launch Intellivision Amico. Tommy Tallarico is spearheading this revival of the Intellivision brand. Console release is still tentative at April 2021 (Coronavirus impact). Interestingly, the original team behind this game have returned […]
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