The Immersive Worlds of Ultima I first encountered the world of Britannia on a rainy Saturday in 1990, huddled in the computer room of my friend Dave’s basement. His older brother had acquired Ultima VI: The False Prophet through means Dave described as “probably not entirely legal,” but at thirteen, such ethical concerns were easily overshadowed by the promise of a fantasy world more complex than anything we’d experienced in our limited gaming lives. Dave’s…
I’ve never been good at monogamy when it comes to gaming platforms. Since the 16-bit wars, I’ve been that guy…
The first time I ever saw Street Fighter II was at a rundown arcade near my uncle’s house in the…
My wife thinks I’ve lost my mind. Last Saturday, she found me in the garage at 5:30 AM, drinking lukewarm…
Warcraft Before WoW: The RTS Series I Lost Weekends To It’s kind of funny how a simple shareware CD changed…
Spyro the Dragon: PlayStation’s Purple Hero I Still Love Christmas morning, 1998. I was twenty years old and home from…
The first time I played The Secret of Monkey Island, I was sixteen and spending the night at my friend…
Christmas 1997 was a turning point in my gaming life, though I didn’t realize it at the time. My then-girlfriend…
The first time I ever saw Pac-Man, I couldn’t even reach the controls without standing on my tiptoes. It was…
The first time I saw Star Fox in action was at a Toys “R” Us demo kiosk in early 1993.…
