Sega’s 32X machine was an underdog of consoles from the very start way back in 1994. Sega were already working on the Sega Saturn to rival other brand consoles in the 32-bit market, but the delay in development and manufacture saw a shift in focus from Sega and on to...
The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES as it’s affectionately called, was really the first games console to enter homes and bedrooms. Prior to this, the Atari 2600 was known as a video gaming system, and shortly after the Amiga and Atari ST were known as computers...
When the original Gameboy launched back in the late 1980s (Japan) and early 1990s (North America and Europe) it was nothing short of revolutionary. Everyone who could afford a Gameboy owned a Gameboy. The very first portable games console came with such a buzz and...
The wonderous delights the little white PS1 had for kids, and big kids alike, is still talked about and experienced to this day. Playstation took the home gaming experiences to a whole different level when the PS1 launched. Other consoles had matched the quality of...
The Atari 2600 is best remembered as the first true home game and video system that launched. It actually wasn’t the first, that crown goes to The Odyssey back in 1972, but the Atari 2600 launched over 45 years ago in 1977. It truly defined a home gaming era spanning...
The Sega Mega Drive, or Sega Genesis as known in North America, became the first 16-bit console to launch and to a huge fanfare. It launched first in Japan in 1988, before North America in 1989 and then Europe in 1990. The only reason it was called Genesis in the...
The Panasonic 3DO was a revolutionary gaming and entertaining system when it launched in the U.S. in 1993 and in the UK in 1994. It took gaming to a whole new world. Gone were cartoon graphics and in came full video based gaming experience not seen anywhere except a...
The additional power the SNES had over its competition at the time meant a whole new generation of platform game could be born. Not just the 2D type of platform seen on the ZX Spectrum, NES, and Master System, but a who new sprite filled 3D universe with more...
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or SNES for short) was the rival at the time against Sega’s Mega Drive. In the U.S. the SNES was known as the Famicom. I spent many blissfully happy days of my childhood playing with that little white box of wonder. Hearing the...
Many of the consoles prior to the PS1 tried their hand at puzzle games, but the game changed forever the moment the PS1 hit the shops. The great thing about puzzle games is they can come in many shapes, sizes, and disguises. Tetris is probably one the first heavily...
