Here we are for another week, to look back on video games and see just how we got here. The big names are starting to show their pretty little heads, and some of the weirdest news stories I’ve ever heard of are starting to pop up. Did you know that the Olsen twins sued Acclaim this week? Neither did I. Oh well, I didn’t choose any news stories this week, but I’ve got 3 great games to talk about.
Let’s hop right into it. This week: One of the hardest games ends up on the NES, Nintendo characters beat the crap out of each other on the Nintendo 64, and take control of a snuff film on the Xbox!
After an extremely slow couple of weeks on the news front, it was nice to dig deep into the bowels of gaming history and find not one, not two, but three gems to talk about. Of course, one of them wasn’t amazingly popular during its time, and another was a critical success but not a commercial one. Still, all three are great games that I’m proud to talk about.
This week: A fairy boy gets his debut on the SNES, an ancient warrior fights his way through turtles on the NES in Japan, and kids from a summer camp invade your mind on the Xbox.
It’s April, folks, and you know what that means. Birds are singing, it’s getting warmer out, and there’s a slew of big name releases just around the corner. It’s like that every year it seems, as the big-name releases are inching closer and closer.
Strap in for your history lesson. This week: UK gamers gotta catch ‘em all, Star Wars becomes a whole lot cuter, and Gamecube owners get a smashing sequel.
Has it been a week already? Well then, it’s time to hop into the time machine and see what has happened in the weeks gone by. We’ve got a couple of heavy hitters to talk about this week, so let’s hop right in.
Welcome to the first iteration of my new weekly series called “Gaming Nostalgia.” In this weekly series of articles, I’ll dig deep into the history of video games and discuss notable releases and news stories. Go ahead and let me know if it sucks in the forums. (more…)
