The Nintendo Entertainment System is a seminal system. When it was launched, the console market was in shambles. Atari had a big hand in that situation, but they were not alone. Nintendo knew things had to be different when their console launched. Whether you agree with the business practices used or not, the impact of […]
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Now You Are Playing with Power, Nintendo Entertainment System Debuts in Stores – October 18th, 1985 – Today in Video Game History
October 18th, 2020
Carl Williams
Castlevania Symphony of the Night Douses PlayStation in Blood – October 2nd, 1997 – Today in Video Game History
October 2nd, 2016
Carl Williams Picking right up where Castlevania Rondo of Blood left off, Castlevania Symphony of the Night was a seminal release. This was Konami doing what Konami excelled at- 2D side scrolling action. The difference here was that while there was a lot of action the emphasis was clearly on exploration. Another departure is that you are […]
Source Code for Doom 3DO Released
December 7th, 2014
Carl Williams Doom was THE first person shooter for a long time, even after Quake was released Doom was still holding its own with gamers. Doom hit many platforms from the PC where it originated to less powerful consoles such as the Super Nintendo and even the Sega Saturn. The Playstation versions were pretty darn good and […]
Cadàveriön, A New ZX Spectrum Title By the Mojon Twins Released
October 19th, 2013
Carl Williams In Europe it seems that old gaming consoles and computers never truly die. Developers continue to create new games for platforms that have long since ended their commercial viability- this could be due to the proliferation of emulators. Take Cadàveriön for instance, it is an adventure title that shares some game play elements with Resident […]
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