The NES has a special place in my heart. It was the first console I had growing up, and I have a bunch of memories of playing it. I remember playing on this old CRT TV which we had to turn all the lights out just so we could see the screen. I don’t rememberContinue reading “NES Launch Titles and Memories of Video Games in the 80s”
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Review of Arcade Perfect by David Craddock
Arcade Perfect talks about the history of porting arcade games to home console and handheld consoles. This is a subject which is very interesting, and not one I have read a lot about. Many of the stories in this book made me feel for the developers, especially early on when the console limitations hamstrung whatContinue reading “Review of Arcade Perfect by David Craddock”
Looking Back at the Sega Genesis Launch Titles
The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive launched with six games in the US. While they were all visually impressive for the time, they weren’t as good as the Nintendo games that were available on the NES. The six games, Altered Beast, Space Harrier II, Thunder Force II, Super Thunder Blade, Last Battle, and Tommy Lasorda Baseball showedContinue reading “Looking Back at the Sega Genesis Launch Titles”
Shadow of the Colossus book review
Shadow of the Colossus is a very interesting game. I didn’t play of when it first came out. It was one of the many games I missed out on for a variety of reasons. Once I read Nick Suttner’s book, I wanted to give the game a try. I wasn’t sure what I was playing,Continue reading “Shadow of the Colossus book review”