In 1996, with the debut of the Nintendo 64 (N64), video game history was irrevocably altered. The N64 was, and remains, more than just a gaming console; it redefined the very nature of video games. Today, many people, if you ask them, offer several consoles they believe are good candidates for housing some of the industry’s definitive games. But the way I see it, the N64 finds itself in an elite set of the truly…
Few gaming moments are genuinely transformative, but for me, the appearance of Tomb Raider was precisely that. The late 1990s…
The first gaming magazine I ever owned wasn’t even mine. It was my older brother Dave’s copy of Nintendo Power,…
The summer of 1988 was defined by three things: uncomfortably hot weather that made my Nintendo feel warm to the…
Summer 1998. I’d just finished my sophomore year of college, moved back home to save money, and landed a soul-crushing…
I first met Solid Snake on a frigid January night in 1999. My roommate had gone home for the weekend,…
I still have dreams about the sound. That chaotic symphony of electronic bleeps, bloops, explosions, and synthesized music all competing…
As I contemplate in my game room, I am surrounded by a combination of new and old gaming consoles. However,…