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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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Dr Mario Does House Calls with Nintendo Game Boy – December 1st, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
December 1st, 2020 
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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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Tags: Alexey Pajitnov, falling block, nintendo, puzzle, tetris, The Tetris Company 
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Dossun! Ganseki Battle Super Nintendo Fan Translation – Not Released in America
November 24th, 2016 Carl Williams Dossun! Danseki Battle brings the classic Columns style of puzzle action to the fantasy realm complete with one on one character based battles. Unreleased in North America left fans to translate it for English speaking gamers. Is it worth it? Find out.
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: columns, Dossun! Danseki Battle, fan translation, super famicom, super nintendo, tetris No Comments »
Tex Turbo Brings Dr Mario Style Gameplay to Texas Instruments Computer
August 7th, 2016 Carl Williams The Texas Instruments 99/4A computer is not known or being a gaming beast but that is quickly changing. Sure, Tex Turbo is not going to make you think that but there are plenty of awesome games that will such as the Alex Kidd homage. Tex Turf though is a puzzle game that is VERY reminiscent […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: 99/4A, dr. mario, puzzle, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, tetris, Tex Turbo, Texas Instruments, youtube No Comments »
5 New Pico 8 Games To Show Off
August 5th, 2016 Carl Williams The Pico 8 is a new portable gaming device that allows you to program games directly on it. You can also modify games that you have downloaded- on the fly. If you are not happy with a certain enemy that is constantly blocking your progress, simply delete them from the level. Can’t quite make that […]
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Posted in News, Portables Tags: cave story, Celeste, hand held, lemmings, Lemmtris, Oh My Lovely Garden, Pico 8, programmable, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, tetris, Wizardish, wizardry No Comments »
Nintendo Game Boy Takes Over Portable Gaming – July 31st, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
July 30th, 2016 Carl Williams Where were you on July 31st, 1989? I was in middle school – technically summer break between grades but you get the idea. I wanted a Nintendo Game Boy bad. It was almost a given this was going to be a hot toy at school. It was. I remember the “cool kids” having the Game […]
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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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Elektronite Continues Work Bringing Tetris to Mattel Intellivision
June 6th, 2016 Carl Williams Tetris is the title that probably single handedly handed Nintendo the portable market in the late 80’s. This was accomplished via some shrewd business maneuvering with the right people on both sides of the table. It was also the pack-in title (remember those?) for the newly released Nintendo Game Boy. This single move is what […]
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Kirby’s Avalanche Brings Puyo Puyo Puzzle Adventure to Super Nintendo – April 25th, 1995 – Today in History
April 25th, 2016 Carl Williams The Super Nintendo was, for many, the best console ever. Sure, that is a lofty statement and one that is VERY subjective based on the person making it. The fact remains though, for a large group of gamers, the Super Nintendo holds up quite well. One of the titles that holds its own is Kirby’s […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Hal Laboratories, Kirby's Avalanche, nintendo, Puyo Puyo, puzzle, tetris No Comments »
5 More New Sega Genesis Games
January 30th, 2016 Carl Williams It is a proven fact that I am a big fan of the Sega Genesis. It is an amazing console, one that homebrew developers are still making sing with new titles. This is my second “collection” article for the Sega Genesis and the latest in a continuing line of articles of new games for it. […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 2048, action, Counter Strike, genesis, Gradius II, konami, mega drive, Minesweeper, PSCD, puzzle, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, shooter, tetris 3 Comments »
