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Video Game History 101: Hudson Soft

When we were kids, and we first beheld the wonder of console video games, the entire thing would sometimes seem […]

I’ve been reading a lot lately about the video game developers who were active in Japan in the 1980s and

In the years between 1989 and 1997, the earliest strong attempts at 3D “first person” games were being fired at

Not too long ago, I took three NES titles I’d never seen before and played each one for a minimum

Lately I’ve been playing all these old games using DOSBox. It’s been like a time warp back to one of

I thought we’d do something new, RetroFans. I figured it was time not only to offer you something fresh, but

It seems a bit lopsided to be writing about hummingbirds and hornets in late November… but this is the kind

This may or may not surprise you, but I have a pretty short attention span. With a scant few exceptions,

The Nintendo Entertainment System hit US shores in 1985. It wasn’t just a success, it became its own little matte-gray

One last doom & gloom-themed game for October, RetroFans, and we can get back to the usual variety fare. This

I’ve got another one for you Retro Fright Fans this October, a cult favorite for the PC. Dark Seed is

Sometime back in 2015 I told you about Wizards & Warriors, a well-remembered but ultimately so-so sword and sorcery title