Before Elder Scrolls, Bethesda Helped Create Madden
Bethesda is a developer famous for its work on the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, and has since also become a major…
Red Dead Revolver, The 2004 Game Where It All Began
Back in the year 2000, Angel Studios in San Diego began development on a video game Western. They were making it for…
The "All Your Base" Game Had 32 Secret Japanese Endings
Zero Wing, an old shooter most famous for its “All your base are belong to us” intro, was presumed (at least among…
That Time A Player Tricked Everyone Into Thinking You Could Get The Triforce In Ocarina of Time
On February 4th, 1999, one of the greatest hoaxes in video game history began. The Zelda fandom was shock by a player…
Colonization Is The Best 4th Of July Video Game
Happy Fourth of July, America. Time to spend the day playing Sid Meier’s Colonization, the quintessential game about…
Let Us All Remember The Great F-Zero GX
I play Gran Turismo games because they’re like an interactive version of a glossy car brochure. Others, like Dirt, I…
Street Fighter II Sure Looks Inspired By This 1975 Charles Bronson Movie
Here’s something I’d never noticed before: two of the most memorable stages from Street Fighter II are likely a tribute…
Behold, Japan's Antique Gaming Chairs
Today, the term “gaming chairs” is synonymous with those gaudy padded monstrosities you see in the background of a…
Let's Remember Gran Turismo 5's Intro, Which Was A Masterpiece
We tend to associate video game intros with lavish, pre-rendered cinematic sequences. Something to help kickstart the…
HG Wells Practically Invented Modern Tabletop Wargaming
For his work on novels like War of the Worlds and The Island of Doctor Moreau, British author HG Wells is rightly…
Your Uncle Who Worked At Nintendo Still Had To Pay For His Games
Even if someone’s uncle really did work at Nintendo, guess what: he probably didn’t get that kid down the street a copy…
That Time An Island In GoldenEye Disappointed A Generation
Far off in the distance, beyond the murky arctic waters, the vague silhouette of a tower can be seen through the mist.…
Assassin's Creed IV's Sea Shanties Are A Treasure
Once a means of passing the time while sailors engaged in back-breaking labour on a ship, 2013 saw sea shanties take…
Nintendo's First Electronic Toy Was Very, Very Cool
We all know Nintendo is a company with a long history. In over 100 years they’ve made everything from playing cards to…
1994 Nintendo Documentary Gives Us A Look At Miyamoto's Desk
In 1994, Jean-Jacques Beineix made a documentary called Otaku. It features a nine-minute tour of Nintendo’s offices,…
The Best Baseball Game Had Explosions And Robots
Being Australian, I don’t have much time for baseball. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy baseball video games, though.…
Circle Of The Moon Is Secretly The Best Castlevania Game
The original Castlevania released 31 years ago on the Famicom in Japan. It launched a franchise that dominated games…
Working For Nintendo Used To Be Hell, But At Least We Got Cool Music Out Of It
Super Metroid has one of the most famous themes in video games. If you’ve ever wondered where it came from, you’ve got…
The Story Behind The Home Of Forgotten Video Games
Before the emergence of online stores, if you wanted to play old video games and they weren’t available locally, there…
Nintendo's "Boob Shaped Controller" Was, Sadly, A Failure
One of Nintendo’s most important innovations in video games has been the invention of the d-pad, which is still used…