console wars
The Radical Environmentalism of the Sega Genesis
In the early 90s, most Americans were environmentalists. Games like 'Sonic,' 'Ecco,' and 'Vectorman' followed suit. In Trump's America, those games feel subversive.
The Wii U Deserved Better
Nintendo's platform didn't sell very well, but it had a game lineup to die for.
'Back to the Future' Was Cool, but 1985 Was an Amazing Year for Video Games
The beginning of the console wars, the release of the original "Super Mario Bros.," home computing changing forever with the Amiga. 1985 was big.
I'll Never Love a Console Like I Loved the SEGA Game Gear
The battery-chugging handheld is 25, and while it failed to match the sales of the Game Boy, it remains a special piece of SEGA history.
PlayStation vs. Nintendo 64 Was the Last Console War That Mattered
Today's systems are so alike that boasts of power are purely hollow. But back in the 90s, things were different.
Outsold and Unloved in 2014, Can the Xbox One Fight Back?
Microsoft's machine was soundly thrashed by Sony's PS4 last year, so what can it do this year to claw itself back into the game?
The Weird, Weird Games of the Nintendo 64
When the system was announced, legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto said, “We are going to make lots of weird games from now on.” And he wasn't lying.