#gaminghistory

BrewOtaku Magazinebrewotaku
2025-10-09

Kien (2024): The 22-Year Resurrection. This isn't a remake—it's the finished GBA action platformer from AgeOfGames that was shelved in 2003. Now, thanks to Incube8 Games, you can finally experience its non-linear, RPG-infused combat across 23 challenging levels.
Read the full article covered in BrewOtaku 003: brewotaku.com/2025/10/kien-202

2025-10-08

كيف حوّل Shigeru Miyamoto فوضى غرف ابنه إلى عالم Pikmin الساحر
pixelarab.com/2025/10/09/%d9%8
لم تكن بداية Pikmin مجرّد فكرة عابرة في ذهن مبدع ياباني جلس أمام مكتبه ذات يوم، بل كانت شرارة نابعة من تفاصيل صغيرة جدًا في الحياة اليومية لشخص اسمه Shigeru Miyamoto الرجل الذي أعاد تعريف مفهوم “اللعب” مرات عديدة في تاريخ Nintendo. كانت الفكرة في الب

2025-10-07

🔥 Tại sao Nintendo DS lại cực kỳ phổ biến?
✅ Thiết kế 2 màn hình độc đáo + tính năng cảm ứng tiên phong
✅ Máy chơi game cầm tay tiện lợi, trò chơi đa dạng từ giải đố đến RPG
✅ Phù hợp mọi lứa tuổi, mở rộng đối tượng người chơi

#NintendoDS #GamingHistory #ConsoleWars #RetroGaming
#MáyChơiGame #LịchSửGame #ĐồHọaHaiMànHình #ThếHệTVBàn

newsdorm.com/why-the-nintendo-

SpazioGames.itspaziogames
2025-10-04

🎮 Dai capolavori alla delusione, raccontiamo la controversa carriera di Peter Molyneux. Incredibile creatore ma con promesse incompiute

🔗 spaziogames.it/speciali/la-sto

Cypher's Pit GamingCyphersPitGaming
2025-10-03

Rockstar used GTA: Vice City's code to craft cult classic open-world game Bully, but immediately found the choreography "hard" because "you're getting into fistfights with other kids"

The Bring Your Own Bottle night is on again on Saturday 18th October at the #Derby Computer #Museum: derbycomputermuseum.co.uk/byob

Come and play on loads of home computers and consoles with friends, and listen to some great music from the '90s on #vinyl

See you there!

💻 🖥️ 🕹️ 🎮 💽 🖱️

#RetroGaming #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #GamingHistory

Jake in the desertjake4480@c.im
2025-09-29

An issue of Nintendo Power from 1993 explains the technical, CAD-based design choice as to why SNES controller buttons are laid out as they are dualshockers.com/controller-bu

#SNES #SuperNintendo #design #90s #1990s #90sGaming #RetroGaming #design #history #GamingHistory #Nintendo #NintendoPower #CAD

2025-09-29
Huhu der Podcast VideoPlay geht in die erste Runde ❤️🕹️✨ 📻 Episode 1 ist online !1!11
"Ein Held zu sein kostet nur eine Mark!",
mit einer kleinen Verlosung sogar 😂
Bei Spotify, Apple und hier im Blog:
🔗 https://video-play.de/ein-held-zu-sein-kostet-nur-eine-mark-videoplay-1/

#retrogaming #retropodcast #videospiele #arcade #nostalgie #c64 #amiga #podcastdeutsch #spielkind #donkeykong #gaminghistory #videoplay #podcasterslife
Titelgrafik für den Podcast im Synthwave Stil
N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-09-27

Behold! A thrilling compendium for digital archaeologists who just can't let go of their 🕹️ text-based adventures. Dive into the riveting world of serial numbers and source codes—because nothing screams excitement like obsessively cataloging ancient bugs and missing modern "enhancements." 😂📚
eblong.com/infocom/

playswave 🎮 🌊playswave
2025-09-26

The mystery of the Gradius Sword in Vandal Hearts II has been solved after 26 years!

It turns out players needed a rare demo disc to unlock this powerful weapon.

Fans can now access it officially with a save file.

kotaku.com/vandal-hearts-2-gra

settimwuahahaha! ☆.𓋼𓍊 𓆏 𓍊settima@zirk.us
2025-09-24
settimwuahahaha! ☆.𓋼𓍊 𓆏 𓍊settima@zirk.us
2025-09-24
SpazioGames.itspaziogames
2025-09-23

🎮 Dal crepuscolare Silent Hill alla rinascita con OD, i survival horror tornano a farci tremare di paura. Riviviamo insieme questa avvincente storia di morte e rinascita.

🔗 spaziogames.it/speciali/la-mor

playswave 🎮 🌊playswave
2025-09-23

Super Smash Bros.

on N64 had a hilarious anti-piracy trick: after 68 plays, players were locked to Mario only on the 69th.

A clever way to deter piracy while keeping the game fun!

kotaku.com/super-smash-bros-n6

2025-09-22

Today in gaming history:

21 years ago today Katamari Damacy released in North America on the PS2 September 21, 2004

#gaming #katamari #ps2 #gaminghistory #youtubegaming

No Starch Pressnostarch
2025-09-18

Our newest Humble Bundle gives you the tools to build, manipulate, and tinker with hardware—21 books worth $500+ for just $36.

Among them is The Game Console 2.0, an expanded archive of more than 100 consoles across five decades, from the Atari 2600 and NES to the PlayStation 5 and beyond. A definitive visual history for gamers and hardware fans alike. Grab it in the bundle!

humblebundle.com/books/electro

Specs table (left):

Launch price: $129

Processor: NEC 780C at 3.58 MHz

Colors: 64

RAM: 8 KB

VRAM: 16 KB

Games released: 340+

Paragraph: Explains it was a remodeled SG-1000, technically superior to NES/Famicom but struggled in North America/Japan; succeeded in Europe/South America.

Captions:

Left bottom: “The Master System was based off the Japanese Sega Mark III, Sega’s third revision of the SG-1000 console.”

Right: “Instead of cartridges, some games were released on thin cards, which slid into a slot on the front of the system.”

Images:

Photo of Master System console with rectangular controller (left).

Exploded view (right): Outer shell, cartridge, RF shield layers, motherboard, bottom casing.Page layout: Left page has specs and description, right page has an exploded-view photo.

Specs table (left):

Launch price: $169–$199

Processor: MOS 6507 at 1.19 MHz

Coprocessor: Custom Atari “TIA”

RAM: 128 bytes

Colors: 128

Games released: 450+

Paragraph (left): Describes Atari’s first cartridge-based console, limitations in RAM, need for tricks and workarounds, enthusiastic programmers, unique games, third-party support, and its iconic status.

Captions (left & right):

Left bottom caption with plus icon: “Originally launched as the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), the console was rebranded as the 2600 in 1982.”

Right caption: “Early 6-switch models were manufactured in California, with console production later moving to Hong Kong.”

Images:

Photo of a woodgrain Atari 2600 with joystick (left).

Exploded view (right): Top shell, switch board, RF shielding, main circuit board, and bottom shell.Specs table (left):

Launch price: $89

Processor: Sharp LR35902 at 4.19 MHz

Resolution: 160 × 144 pixels

RAM: 8 KB

VRAM: 8 KB

Games released: 1,000+

Paragraph: Describes modest engineering for cost and power efficiency, monochrome screen vs competitors, low cost and long battery life, strong Nintendo library, third-party support, dominating handheld market for a decade, over 115 million sold.

Caption: “The Game Boy could run for about 15 to 20 hours on four AA batteries.”

Images:

Photo of original gray Game Boy with greenish screen and magenta A/B buttons (left).

Exploded view (right): Outer casing front, buttons and contacts, screen and circuit boards, speaker, and back casing.Large yellow background with a close-up of a classic Nintendo Entertainment System controller (gray with two black rectangular buttons labeled SELECT and START, and two red circular buttons labeled B and A).

At the very top in small red text: “SECOND EDITION | revised and expanded |”.

Title in black and red: “THE GAME CONSOLE 2.0”.

Subtitle in red and black: “A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox”.

Author in black: “Evan Amos”.

Bottom-right corner: small No Starch Press circular logo.
playswave 🎮 🌊playswave
2025-09-16

20 years ago, 'ER: The Game' hit shelves, blending hospital drama with bizarre gameplay.

Players juggled tasks while navigating a world of ninjas and fairies.

A cult classic that deserves a revival!

kotaku.com/er-the-game-noah-wy

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