1998’s Half-Life not only established the credentials of Valve Software as being a developer of the highest calibre but helped set a high benchmark in narrative driven shooters. Set in the Black Mesa research facility, you took on the role of silent protagonist Gordon Freeman as he is […]
It’s almost impossible to not have discussions about video games without mentioning Super Mario Bros. – a game that helped introduce the Nintendo Entertainment System to the world while also achieving the (almost) impossible task of revitalising console gaming in markets still burned by 1983’s video game crash. Fresh […]
1982 was a good year for Activision; not only was there the brilliant River Raid wowing Atari 2600 gamers but another iconic game from the company would arrive in the form of David Crane’s classic platformer Pitfall!. The game was a massive hit and is believed to be the second […]
With the impending arrival of a new game in May, it seems pertinent to look back at the original DOOM (gotta love that all caps in-your-face title) and how it flipped gaming on its head in a way that is still being felt today. Developed by id Software […]
The release of Baldur’s Gate in 1998 was a ground-breaking game that not only heralded the return of the PC as a superb platform for computer role playing games but also brought the Dungeons & Dragons license back into the mainstream again. The developers at Bioware weren’t going to leave it there though – […]
Originally I was to post this a couple of weeks ago but then felt I couldn’t give the game its due unless Star Raiders, the granddaddy of the genre, was mentioned first. Hopefully that extra time was well spent! After the huge success of 1993’s X-Wing which finally […]
Atari has been associated with many popular video games over the decades however there is one that is spoken little of today whose influence in multiple genres shouldn’t be forgotten as it may be one of the most important games they ever produced. Star Raiders is a real-time 3D space combat simulator developed […]
If the modern twin stick shooter tried to look itself up on ancestry.com, odds are it will find that all paths lead to Robotron: 2084. Designed and developed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar after their previous success with Defender, the game was released by Williams in 1982 […]
In the early days 8bit computer gaming, there was one title everyone I knew was playing on their Commodore 64s and that was Dennis Caswell’s Impossible Mission, published by Epyx in 1984. Though multiple ports of the game were released in the years after the C64 version, it […]
With Konami marking an end of an era with the departure of both Hideo Kojima and console development at the company, it seems an appropriate time to talk about 1998’s Metal Gear Solid – a game that stands as not only one of the best games to grace the […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 