The first time a video game made me cry, I was sixteen years old, sitting cross-legged on my bedroom floor, surrounded by empty Mountain Dew cans and Doritos bags. It was 1997, and I’d just witnessed Aerith’s death scene in Final Fantasy VII. I remember sitting there in shock, controller limp in my hands, as that haunting music played and the materia bounced down the steps of the Forgotten City. I hadn’t expected to feel…
I can still hear the heated arguments echoing across the playground of Westlake Elementary circa 1992. “Sonic is way cooler!”…
5 PC Games From the 90s That I Still Play Today My Gateway 2000 arrived on a Tuesday afternoon in…
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,…
The day I brought GoldenEye 007 back to my college dorm in the fall of 1997 was the day my…
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,…
