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 [...]
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 […]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]