Retro games: Commander Keen

The birth of id Software

Retro games: Commander Keen

Commander Keen is one of those game-changing games. It was the first game on MS-DOS / IBM PC which featured two-way [...]
Retro gaming: TETЯIS

Addictive puzzle game

Retro gaming: TETЯIS

Tetris was the first addictive simple puzzle game. I played it on my Commodore 128 (in C64 compatibility mode). It [...]

Natural evolution of gaming on the internet

Streaming games, Stadia and cloud gaming

Last week, Google announced Stadia to the world. In essence, streaming gaming is coming. Streaming gaming is nothing new and has been working on for a few years. The biggest hurdles were broadband speeds and processing cost. It was inevitable we would overcome either of those. It was more a question of when. Nvidia has […]
Retro gaming: Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega’s hit franchise

Retro gaming: Sonic the Hedgehog

This week’s game is Sonic the Hedgehog. It’s one of Sega’s most recognizable characters and shows up in many of [...]
Retro gaming: Lode Runner

Early example of in-game level-editor

Retro gaming: Lode Runner

Lode Runner is a highly addictive puzzle game. I wasted so many hours playing this game on my Commodore 128. An [...]
Retro gaming: Donkey Kong

Saving Pauline

Retro gaming: Donkey Kong

Back in the 80s, the game & watch consoles were a big hit. They were simple mobile devices with a segmented LCD [...]
Retro gaming: Pole Position II

Early example of product placement inside games

Retro gaming: Pole Position II

I think this was the first racing game I played on the Commodore 64. I remember spending a lot of hours on it. Even [...]
Retro gaming: Lemmings

The original puzzle-platformer

Retro gaming: Lemmings

I think this was one of the earliest puzzle games I played on my PC. It is one of those games you can play for [...]
Retro gaming: Doom 3

An impressive port to the web

Retro gaming: Doom 3

Not as retro as usual on my Saturday posts, Doom 3 is almost 15 years old. It was released in August 2004 on [...]
Retro gaming: Burnin’ Rubber

Bump those cars off the road

Retro gaming: Burnin’ Rubber

This game is also known as Bump ‘n’ Jump but it was called Burnin’ Rubber on the Commodore 64. It [...]