In 1987 Sega released the great side-scrolling platform game ‘ Alex Kidd ‘ for the Sega Master System console. Although it was first released in Japan in 1986 but internationally in 1987, it was one of the most well known games as it was also built into most Master System […]
Whither the Software Artist? (or, How Trip Hawkins Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Consoles)
One of the places we ran the “Can a computer make you cry?” [advertisement] was in Scientific American. Scientific American readers weren’t even playing videogames. Why the hell are you wasting any of this really expensive advertising? You’re competing with BMW for that ad. — Trip Hawkins (EA Employee #1) […]
Below the Cut: LandStalker (Genesis)
LandStalker – Rating(9 RPP)1) 0 – Character Advancement: practice/experience based advancement, stat or level increases, multiple classes or characters, customize characters2) 0 – Combat: character stats used for combat, additional combat options, turn based3) 0 – Items and Equipment: store to buy and sell, equipment decisions, item decisions4) 0 – […]