Archive for February, 2008
The Man Behind GoldenEye 007: David Doak
Industry LegendsIn our first entry of Industry Legends, we’re going to pay tribute to one of the main people behind GoldenEye 007: David Doak. For GoldenEye fans, he’s better known simply as Dr. Doak. Remember the scientist from the Facility level that gave Bond the door decoder to the bottling room? Sure you do, if you’re […]
Duck Hunt
NESThis is a perfect example of a really great game that tends to get overshadowed by other titles. As everyone is aware, Duck Hunt came bundled on one cartridge with the first Super Mario Bros. game. When old school players look back at some of the classic games on the NES, it’s easy to overlook […]
NBA Jam
Sega Genesis, Super NintendoIn the modern gaming world, there is a tremendous push to make sports games as realistic as possible. Well, I can tell you that there was nothing realistic about NBA Jam. You played two on two basketball, the graphics were anything but photorealistic and most importantly, you could perform crazy dunks from half court.
As a […]
Medal of Honor
PlaystationThis is where the World War II phenomenon in games started, which is finally starting to grind to a halt. Medal of Honor came out in 1999 and was extremely well received, because believe it or not, it was a very different and unique concept: An FPS game that took place in the Second World […]
Donkey Kong Country
Super NintendoEasily one of the best games on the Super Nintendo. Donkey Kong Country was developed by Rare Games and released in 1994. This was an era in gaming history when Rare was one of the top development companies thanks to the Donkey Kong Country series, and later GoldenEye 007 on the N64. As far as […]
Super Mario 64
N64One of the best Nintendo games ever made. Actually, it’s easily one of the best videogames in general. If you owned a Nintendo 64, then you were very familiar with Super Mario. In fact, if you’re a gamer in general, you’re well aware of this game, even if you never had an N64.
Mario 64 redefined […]
DOOM
N64, PCWhile it wasn’t the first FPS game, when id Software unleashed DOOM in 1993, it had an instant impact. As GoldenEye paved the way for the success of the FPS genre on consoles, it was DOOM that started the original phenomenon on PC.
For many people, DOOM was their first experience with an FPS game. It […]
Mortal Kombat
Coin-Op, Handhelds, Sega Genesis, Super NintendoThe game that changed everything. It was violent, gory, and let you brutally kill your opponents with a ‘Fatality’ move after defeating them. Nice. The MK series in general always garnered its fair share of controversy, and it all started with the fist entry of the series. Now videogames are always targeted by activists that […]