December 10, 1993. I remember the date because it was the last day of fall semester finals, and instead of studying for my chemistry exam, I was huddled in the computer lab watching Jeremy, the RA’s boyfriend who had access to the university’s blazing fast internet connection, download this new game everyone had been talking about. DOOM. The file was massive for the time—several megabytes—and we watched that progress bar crawl for what felt like…
I still remember the exact moment I fell in love with point-and-click adventure games. It was 1990, sitting in my…
November 1994. Clinton was president, Ace of Base was somehow on every radio station, and I was a gangly sixteen-year-old…
The first time I threw a controller in genuine frustration was summer 1989, specifically at 11:42 PM on a Tuesday…
Christmas break, 1998. Five CDs in a massive cardboard box with a face on it that looked like it was…
Christmas morning, 1985. My dad had worked his usual night shift as a security guard at the mall, but instead…
I remember exactly where I was when I first played The Sims. February 2000, crammed into my friend Tom’s basement…
Why Suikoden Deserves More Recognition The used game bin at Electronics Boutique (yeah, I’m dating myself here) was my hunting…
I still remember the exact moment Diablo took over my life. It was January 1997, a Tuesday night with snow…
“Are we there yet?” I must have asked that question two dozen times during our family’s epic road trip from…
