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Crazy Columns is a fan remake of the popular Sega game, Columns. Sega needed a puzzle game to take on Nintendo’s exclusive license of Tetris. While Columns never reached the popularity level that Tetris did, Sega was able to create a puzzle franchise that still sees updates today. Fans and official updates are seen regularly […]
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Crazy Columns Sees Update Release on Commodore Amiga 500
October 7th, 2021 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Commodore Amiga, Comp, News 
Tags: bandit gaming, columns, Crazy Columns, fan remake, puzzle 
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Dr Mario Does House Calls with Nintendo Game Boy – December 1st, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
December 1st, 2020 Carl Williams Dr Mario is an anomalous release by Nintendo. On the surface, everything has the Nintendo feel to it. If you look slightly below the surface though and you see something more going on here. For one, we seem to have jumped forward in Mario’s life as he is now a doctor. Gone is the Mushroom […]
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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 […]
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo Tags: Alexey Pajitnov, falling block, nintendo, puzzle, tetris, The Tetris Company No Comments »
Oliver Twins Releasing Launch Fast Food Dizzy Remake on Nintendo Switch via FUZE App
November 8th, 2020 Carl Williams Fast Food Dizzy was originally released in 1980’s for popular computer programs of the time. From the Commodore 64 to the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, The Oliver Twins showed support. Dizzy, being an egg with arms and legs, is the star of many of their titles. From action games to puzzle games, their egg-based […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Switch Tags: dizzy, Fast Food Dizzy, FUZE4, oliver twins, puzzle, remake No Comments »
Commodore 64 Getting Vegetables
August 20th, 2019 Carl Williams Vegetables is bringing Bejeweled style puzzle fun to your Commodore 64. Bejeweled is a game that created a new subgenre in the puzzle category. With this new style of head scratcher came hundreds, if not thousands, of similar titles. Independent homebrew developers, being an active lot, have taken the torch and run with it. One […]
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Doctor Mario World Mobile Game Work in Progress
February 3rd, 2019 Carl Williams Nintendo seems to be continuing their relationship with various mobile partners in an effort to expand the Nintendo brand to mobile gamers. Early on we saw Mario Run and that was a pretty good success, we also saw Fire Emblem Heroes hit mobile platforms which used a more ‘freemium’ style of earnings model. Apparently we […]
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Posted in Android, iPhone, News, Portables Tags: Dr. Mario World, LINE Corporation, puzzle No Comments »
Into the Blue Released for Nintendo Game Boy, Not a Tetris Attack Clone
August 5th, 2018 Carl Williams If you are a familiar with Tetris Attack then you are already familiar with Into the Blue. The difference between this newly released independent homebrew title and the Nintendo classic is, well, subtle to say the least. While the two games appear to be identical, they are quite dissimilar at the same time. Not just […]
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Posted in Game Boy, Genesis, News, Portables, Sega Tags: homebrew, independent, match 3, puzzle No Comments »
Game Boy Color Game Airaki Released
February 14th, 2018 Carl Williams When it comes to the Game Boy the selection of independently developed and released titles is quite a mixed bag. Some games are simply stunning while others are, well, the Game Boy line was a great portable lineage wasn’t it? Airaki is one of those more interesting titles. Just check out the gameplay video below […]
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Posted in Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, News, Nintendo Tags: airaki, bejeweled, game boy, game boy advance, game boy color, puzzle No Comments »
New Kickstarter Brings Santa’s Magical Christmas Sleigh to Life
December 17th, 2017 Carl Williams New Nintendo Entertainment System games don’t pop up all that often. Santa’s Magical Christmas Sleigh is just such a new title. What is cool here is, it is a 2D side scrolling action game – a genre that is not all that often explored anymore. Add to the mix a very jolly holiday theme and […]
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Little Medusa Brings More Greek Mythology to the Nintendo Entertainment System
November 25th, 2017 Carl Williams When you think of the Nintendo Entertainment System you probably don’t think of games based in Greek mythology that much. Where there are not a ton of them, there are a few that were released long before Sony discovered the power of God of War on the Playstation 2. Battle of Olympus is one title […]
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo Tags: adventure, greek, Kickle Cubicle, Little Medusa, Mega Cat Studios, Mount OIympus, Mythology, puzzle No Comments »
