Flashback Friday Spotlight: Pokemon Snap
In honor of the release and massive worldwide appeal of Pokemon GO, I wanted to take a moment to look back at the first Pokemon game for the N64 – Pokemon Snap! Watch the commercial for a rare Blockbuster cameo!! Pokemon Snap was unique for several reasons. First, it was the first 3-D Pokemon game […]
Take Me Back Tuesday: Baseball Simulator 1.000
In honor of tonight’s Major League All Star Game I thought it was fitting to do a “bonus” flashback article this week chronicling one of my favorite baseball games ever! The game came out in 1990 on the NES. The controls were quite simple and very effective. each direction on the D Pad represented a […]
Flashback Friday Spotlight: Game Genie
You all know the saying – cheater’s never prosper. That saying never really counted for video games. Gamers come with all kinds of skill levels. Some need assistance to get past a particularly tough level. Others want to play a game without worrying about death. Cheats have given all gamers equal access to games. We […]
Flashback Friday Spotlight: Sega Dreamcast
In September of 1999, North America was rocked by Sega’s follow-up console to the Genesis. Well, maybe not necessarily rocked, but the Sega Dreamcast was a neat little console. Despite a rocky start with its Japan release the previous year, the Dreamcast was well-received in the US. Within two months of its release, over 1 […]
Flashback Friday Spotlight: NHL 94
Being a young kid in Northern California, I wouldn’t have considered myself a target audience for the National Hockey League. However in the early 90’s an environment existed to bring hosers, high-sticks, and hat-tricks to Northern California. It started with an NHL expansion team, the San Jose Sharks who arrived in 1991. With a new […]
Flashback Friday Spotlight: Apple IIGS Personal Computer
Who doesn’t remember their first computer? I will never forget mine. From its “blazing” 16 bit architecture to its mind blowing 800 colors in “Super-High Resolution”. The 256KB expandable up to 1MB of memory would give anyone a reason to have one hell of a Friday night. The Apple IIGS was released 29 years ago […]
