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The Need for Speed franchise is one that is still going today. While what gamers play today is completely different than the first game, the idea is still the same. Go fast. On the 3DO console, one that EA had a hand in creating, we saw this franchise kick off. There were problems that marred […]
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3DO Sees Need for Speed Franchise Launch – August 31st, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
August 30th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in 3DO, Console, News 
Tags: 1994, August 31st, August 31st 1994, ea, electronic arts, need for speed, racing, Road & Track 
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Electronic Arts Release Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
June 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Command & Conquer was a unique release in the mid 1990’s. Real Time Strategy (RTS) games were not new, just this game took off with fans. Was it the locale, military themed, or was it the improved approach to the genre? Command & Conquer touched base with many fans and went onto be a massive […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: Command & Conquer, ea, electronic arts, origin, real time strategy, Red Dawn, Remastered Collection, steam No Comments »
Populous Review
June 9th, 2018 Carl Williams Sure, today playing god in a game is nothing new. We have plenty of options if this is your one and only goal in your electronic entertainment. Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s though, options were much more limited. Populous took the idea of a sandbox game, mixed in plenty of “god like” […]
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Posted in Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Comp, Genesis, Macintosh, News, Nintendo, Reviews, Sega, Super Nintendo, Windows Tags: Bullfrog, ea, electronic arts, playing god, Populous, simulation, strategy No Comments »
The Fifteen Most Difficult Genesis Games (That Are Not Battletoads)
September 7th, 2016 Michael Crisman Last year we held a combination shouting match/kumite among the staff to determine the fifteen hardest NES games, discounting Battletoads. In the end, two things happened. First, you all made it the most-read, most-shared column we’ve ever published–you rock! Second, the local hospital told us if we pulled a stunt like that again, they would ‘accidentally’ […]
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Majestic – What the Hell Happened?
August 20th, 2016 Carl Williams Today augmented reality games are all the rage and only getting more popular. We have Pokemon GO, we have virtual reality and we are seeing more immersive gaming experiences arise. This is nothing new though, even more immersive than simply looking at your phone screen was done over a decade ago. Electronic Arts attempted taking […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: augmented reality, ea, EA Platinum Service, electronic arts, immersion, Majestic, pc, Pokemon Go, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, windows 4 Comments »
Tetris Blitz 2016 Edition Released onto Android
July 1st, 2016 Carl Williams Okay who doesn’t know about Tetris by now? For the few that do not know, Tetris is a falling block game from the 80’s. Various companies from Nintendo to, now, EA have kept the brand alive and well on many different platforms. Android and iPhone are just a couple of the newer platforms. Recently, Electronic […]
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Today in Retro Gaming: OverBlood (PS1)
May 22nd, 2016 Michael Crisman Waking up from cryosleep is never fun, but it’s even less enjoyable when you’re dealing with amnesia and hypothermia. This is the situation our protagonist finds himself facing at the beginning of OverBlood, a 3-D Sci-Fi Adventure (just like it says on the package). You know you’re in for a rough stretch when the first […]
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9 Times Developers Screwed the Console Manufacturers
September 4th, 2015 Carl Williams It has not always been all happy and go lucky days in video games. No, back in the day we had some real controversial things going on, mostly behind the scenes but quite a few made it to the fanbase (such as the Tengen situation). There are poop monsters shooting a questionable brown projectile at […]
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Target Tuesday: Need For Speed III – Hot Pursuit
June 23rd, 2015 Michael Crisman Neither Retro Gaming Magazine nor any member of our staff is associated with the Target chain of retail outlets. Michael just thinks this particular series of ads from the 90’s featuring “Respected coach and video gameologist Tom ‘The Thumb’ Blake” which ran in GamePro magazine was amusing. Thus we’re going to feature one every Tuesday […]
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Posted in Console, News, Sony Tags: ad, coupon, ea, electronic arts, need for speed, need for speed III, playstation, ps1, target, target tuesday, triple play 99 No Comments »
Revenge of the License: Indianapolis 500: The Simulation
May 31st, 2015 Michael Crisman Every year on Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of thousands of racing fanatics descend upon the city of Indianapolis to watch thirty-three people in aerodynamically-unsafe vehicles accelerate to speeds in excess of two hundred miles per hour while making nearly continuous left turns around an oval-shaped track. I’m told this is far more exciting than this […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 3d, ad, amiga, dos, ea, electronic arts, indianapolis 500, indy 500, papyrus, pc, racing, revenge of the license, the simulation No Comments »
