UK's First National Video Game Archive Launching At GameCity [Video Game History] As the cultural impact of gaming becomes more apparent to societies where the hobby was once considered as something only children and 'older children' participate in, groups are understandably taking steps to help preserve the rich legacy of video game culture. T [..]
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Explore The History Of Panzer Dragoon [Videogame History] The Panzer Dragoon series is one of Sega's most successful yet most under-utilized, and in a way I am glad. While Sega's flagship sonic the Hedgehog series has been nearly beaten to death by their own hands, Panzer D [..]
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The History of PC Game ... Packaging? [Pc Gaming] Interesting read over on 1up — the history of packaging trends in PC gaming. No, really. Remember the code wheels (I had one in Legacy of the Ancients and the Legend of Blacksilver, for C64). Remember Marath [..]
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The History Of Video Game Art In Reverse [Art] The main hallway of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City is a spiral. When you walk through it, ascending several flights in the process, paintings all to your right, you get the sense of walking through an artistic history. Last week I visited the museum to see an exhibition of [..]
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A Not So Brief History Of Video Game Names [What's In A Name] How did Mario get his name? You may be familiar with the official story, that it was based on Nintendo of America landlord Mario Segale, but that may not be the whole story. It's just the easy version. According to an impressive and exhaustive look at some of t [..]
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The History of RPGs: The Game List [Academia Is Fun] I've mentioned Michael Abbot's efforts at putting together a great syllabus for his 'history of RPGs' class, which has thus far produced a flurry of discussion and a reading list; he's now put together a list of games and the number of people who have recommended them [..]
Nintendo designers on Game & Watch's history In honor of the new Game & Watch Ball reward available through Club Nintendo, the company released a translated Iwata Asks interview about Nintendo's first experiments with handheld games. The designers and engineers describe just how early the technology was -- [..]