The Golden Age of LAN Parties: Gaming Before Broadband
I can still feel the burning in my shoulders from lugging that massive beige CRT monitor up the narrow staircase to Tom’s parents’ basement. Thirty-two...
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Games 80s Arcade Culture That Shaped Gaming Forever
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Sega CD Games That Justified Buying the Add... -
Sega Genesis Megadrive Regional Gaming Differences
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Sega Genesis Chakan the Forever Man Lord Kat...
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Nintendo 64 007 The World Is Not Enough...
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Power Rangers Sega Genesis Mighty Morphin Gaming Action
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Phantasy Star 2 Sega Genesis Was RPG Gaming...
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Batman Sega Genesis Dark Knight Beat Em Up...
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Nintendo 64 Zelda Adventure Gaming at Its Finest
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Sega Genesis 32X Games Expensive Add On Gaming...
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Classic Sega Genesis Game Console 16 Bit Gaming...
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Street Fighter Sega Genesis Six Button Controller Fighting...
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Sonic the Hedgehog Game Sega Genesis Speed Gaming...
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Popular Sega Genesis Games That Defined 16 Bit...
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PC Games 90s Computer Gaming Golden Age
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Retro Game Remakes: When They Work and When...
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Resident Evil 4 Remake: How Capcom Reinvented a...
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The Simple Joy of Tetris: Why I’m Still...
Balding Gamer: Nostalgic Gaming Adventures & Retro Reviews
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Gaming with Significant Others: From Reluctant Players to Co-op Partners
The most nerve-wracking boss battle I’ve ever faced wasn’t against Sephiroth or Ganon or even that impossible Ninja Gaiden bird. It was the moment I...
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Broken Sword: The Point-and-Click Mystery That Hooked Me
I was working at Software Etc. in 1996 when Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (or Circle of Blood, as it was called in...
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Why Chrono Trigger Remains the Ultimate Time-Travel RPG
The first time I encountered Chrono Trigger, I was fifteen and broke. I’d been saving up for Final Fantasy VI (or Final Fantasy III as...
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Back When Cheat Codes Were Built Into Games
I still remember the first cheat code I ever learned. It wasn’t even from a magazine or the internet—those weren’t really options for me back...
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Classic Star Wars Games That Defined the 80s & 90s
A long time ago in an arcade far, far away… actually, it was just down at the Westland Mall, sandwiched between the Orange Julius and...
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10 Unforgettable Puzzle Games from the 80s & 90s Era
I’ve been staring at this blank document for about twenty minutes now, trying to figure out how to start an article about puzzle games without...
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Gaming Urban Legends and Playground Rumors I Believed
You know what I miss about the pre-internet gaming era? The mystery. The whispered secrets. The absolutely bonkers rumors that would spread through the playground...
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The Games That Made Me Cry: Emotional Storytelling in an Interactive Medium
The first time a video game made me cry, I tried to hide it. It was 1997, I was 19, sitting alone in my dorm...
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Gaming PCs of the 90s: When Building Your Own Rig Became the Norm
The first computer I ever built myself was a disaster. It was 1994, I was 16, and I’d spent months saving up from my grocery...
