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Plants vs Zombies is, at its heart, a tower defense game. This was a genre that was extraordinarily popular for a period on mobile devices. Most entries in this genre share common traits. They are single screen affairs. You are limited in where you can place defenses. The enemy comes in waves and must be […]
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Plants vs Zombies Makes Landing on Android – December 14th, 2011 – Today in Video Game History
December 13th, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Android, News, Portables 
Tags: 2011, december, December 14, December 14 2011, December 2011, plants vs zombies, popcap, tower defense, zombies 
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Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version Sees Sony PlayStation Release – September 14th, 1998 – Today in Video Game History
September 12th, 2020 Carl Williams Resident Evil Directors Cut Dual Shock Version proves Capcom can milk any successful franchise they have. Not just those with Street Fighter in the title. This is the third release of the original Resident Evil game on the Sony PlayStation console. If you were a hardcore fan of the franchise that means Capcom got you […]
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Posted in News, PSOne, Sony Tags: capcom, directors cut, milking franchise, resident evil, Resident Evil Director's Cut, survival horror, symphony music, zombies No Comments »
New Jaguar Game in the Works Called JagZombies
November 16th, 2017 Carl Williams Do you know what you get when fans figure out how to make games for their favorite consoles? You get stuff that is unique, often quite different than what was released commercially. Take for instance JagZombies, a work in progress title for the Atari Jaguar console. This is a lightgun style game pitting you against […]
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Posted in Atari Jaguar, Console, News Tags: atari, homebrew, independent, indie, jaguar, JagZombies, light gun, shooter, Work in Progress, zombies 4 Comments »
Apocalypse Max Review – Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
October 3rd, 2016 Carl Williams The zombie apocalypse is a popular point in fiction. We have seen this event play out in movies, books, cartoons and television shows among many other facets of entertainment. Particularly in video games this is a popular vantage point to play from. We have seen it in Resident Evil and in many other games. Apocalypse […]
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Posted in News, Portables, Reviews Tags: 2d, action, android, Apocalypse, Apocalypse Max, GPD XD, run and gun, shooter, side scrolling, zombies No Comments »
Capcom Gives Fans Resident Evil Director’s Cut – Today in Retro Gaming – September 30th, 1997
September 29th, 2016 Carl Williams When Capcom released the original Resident Evil onto the Sony Playstation console it was unique. Never before had gamers been presented with a 3D horror game like this before. No, I am not counting Alone in the Dark here as that was more of a 3D adventure game with monsters. Resident Evil was a 3D […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Sony Tags: aitd, alone in the dark, arranged, capcom, directors cut, easy mode, horror, playstation, psone, RE, resident evil, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sony, zombies 7 Comments »
Resident Evil Code Veronica Drops PlayStation for Dreamcast – February 29th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
February 29th, 2016 Carl Williams Resident Evil – Code: Veronica was a seminal title for the Sega Dreamcast. Why? When Sony launched the PlayStation console in mid 90’s it was quite a surprise move. Sure, there were rumblings in the gaming magazines of the time and around the playgrounds across the world. It still came as a surprise though, no […]
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Posted in Dreamcast, Nintendo, Sega Tags: 2000, 29th, America On-Line, AOL, Code Veronica, dreamcast, February, GameGO!, resident evil, sega, zombies No Comments »
Typing of the Dead Replaces Guns with Keyboards on Sega Dreamcast – January 23rd, 2001 – Today in Video Game History
January 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams Edutainment titles are a staple of gaming. Going all the way back the early days of both console and personal computer gaming. The problem edutainment has always faced is that it was OBVIOUSLY edutainment. Much like licensed titles, but worse, edutainment titles not only miss the mark in gameplay but content too. This is why […]
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Posted in Dreamcast, News, Sega Tags: arcade, dc, dreamcast, edutainment, house of the dead, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, sega, typing of the dead, zombies No Comments »
Why Robowarrior is More Survival Horror than Resident Evil
September 10th, 2015 Carl Williams When Capcom released Resident Evil for the Sony Playstation everyone was cheering this new “survival horror” genre that was just created. The problem is, this genre was older than most people remember it just didn’t have the name survival horror at the time. Sure, there were other horror games prior to Robowarrior but they were […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: action, capcom, horror, Jaleco, nes, nintendo entertainment system, resident evil, retro, retro gaming, retro gaming magazine, retrogaming, Robowarrior, survival horror, sweet home, zombies No Comments »
What if The Walking Dead Had an 8-Bit Game?
March 28th, 2015 Carl Williams The Walking Dead has, no doubt, been a huge success for A&E, a surprise series considering the content this cable network usually releases. Zombies were here to stay and the amount of support that A&E put behind The Walking Dead was obvious. From the first episode that, for many viewers, went too far to the […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News Tags: "too far", 138, 8-bit, A&E, aaron in The Walking Dead, comic, commodore, demake, entertainment system, Fear The Walking Dead, finale, horror, nintendo, Remember, retro, retro game, retrogaming, season 1, season 2, season 3, season 4, season 5, sega, The Walking Dead, TWD, zombies No Comments »
Slowly Take on Zombie Gunslingers in Alone in the Dark 3 for DOS – Today in History – March 16th, 1995
March 15th, 2015 Carl Williams The Alone in the Dark series is arguably one of the inspirations for Capcom’s Resident Evil series. When Resident Evil was released, the Alone in the Dark series was on their third iteration, Ghosts in Town. One would think that it was all roses and fun in the Infogrames gaming garden but it wasn’t. Gamers […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: alone in the dark, dos, Ghosts in Town, gunslinger, resident evil, zombies No Comments »
