• more about #fathersday
    AlKusanagi: Utterly saddened by the lack of Takuma Sakazaki, aka. Mr. Karate, for fighting game dads and the motha-funkin' King of All Cosmos not being voted the ... more »
    TheIrishNinja: yeah, i wish things ended better for Harry Mason - fucked if dude didnt try where many others wouldve recoiled in horror. King of all Cosmos and Big B... more »
    mrated: Hey, what is that painting you've got there at the top of this entry? The old man with his dying son (I assume) on the rug? Looks awesome. more »
    Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Dammit...I always over sleep and am late to my own damn party....AGAIN. *sighs* more »
    d_r_e: I would really love to hear what Mr. Lawson has to say about the current generation of consoles, and more. Quick Owen, schedule an interview!!!! more »
    mitch_93: Poor guy he was probably going where the fuck do you put the cartridge. Assuming he can't understand the technology today. more »
    SigmundTheSeaMonster: Cartridges rule! (no spinning parts!) more »
    CrimsonChin85: You guys really need to start saying that all this crap about "downloads are future" and CDs are "on the cups of extinction." I only read this on Kota... more »
    Aegis: Gentleman mercenary for hire...: Incidentally, new games continue to be developed for the Fairchild Channel F - the homebrew scene for it (as with the Atari 2600) is still very much a... more »
    Pombar: To demonstrate how truly rare a black pioneer in the industry is, I thought (despite now obvious age issues) the guy on the right was being referred t... more »
    MoeB: Cool shades. more »
    EnigmaNemesis: Mostly, people who met him expressed surprise that he was black, because none of his contemporaries ever referred to his race, just what he did. And t... more »
    Lion Sitter: Wow, that's pretty incredible! I wonder what his opinion on our current generation of consoles is. more »
    DollaBill: Wheres is that first picture from? Looks very dramatic. more »
    Strangelove: Where is Zeno Clash's Father-Mother? Cool character, cool twist to the story, great game. more »
    The Cap'n: any love for general gunther? Present, though he's physically absent. Fuckin' raised Isara, too. more »
    The_Chuff: What about Ditto? Dad of the most unique children ever, I should think. more »
    Chanaluss: dont forget the mild neglect from Isao Takamura towards his son Kazuki in Front Mission 3 more »
    Saint Anima: Let's not forget Fei's dad from Xenogears. Oh, and General Teo from Suikoden! more »
    monkeysaresilly: The fighting games list is a bit of stretch, seeing as those games rarely have any good story at all, or that anyone actually cares about... But I got... more »
  • #pioneers

    The Father of Cartridge-Based Consoles

    Overshadowed in popular culture by the Atari VCS, the Fairchild Channel F is little more today than the answer to a trivia stumper: the first game console to use cartridges. And this man built it. More »
  • #feature

    Father Knows Best: The Best and Worst Fathers in Video Games

    Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they're not antagonizing their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters' major motivation. More »
  • #fathersday

    Say Happy Father's Day With This Punch-Out!! Card

    Don't have the scratch for a Father's Day card this year round, or just plain out forgot? Don't worry Nintendo has you covered. More »
  • #lordoftheringsonline

    Celebrate Father's Day In Middle Earth

    What better way to celebrate Father's Day than a relaxing stroll through Middle-Earth? Codemasters Online invites players to drag their fathers kicking and screaming into the MMO realm with a bit of Lord of the Rings Online. The game will feature a series of celebratory Father's Day events this Sunday, June 15th, ranging from fathers and sons fishing (apparently daughters don't fish, despite the screenshot), music, fireworks, and various challenges taking place throughout the day. More »