Blog posts : "games"
The rise and fall of gaming’s third-party exclusives
Since practically the dawn of the video game console, game makers have tried to set their systems apart with games made in-house by first-party studios or from wholly owned second-party subsidiaries. But the idea of large, independent third-party developers releasing games exclusively on one console or the other has risen and fallen in popularity over gaming's short history.
When a few Atari programmers split off to form Activision in 1979, they weren't eager to tie themselves exclusively to …
The Story of Video Games in 10 TItles
You could argue that every game is of some sort of historical significance, of course. The question really is how do you whittle down the list.
Can you really have a list of the games that have defined our medium without the inspirational Half-Life? That skips over the technologically liberating Pong? That omits the expectation-defying Super Mario 64? That fails to mention the crack-like World of Warcraft? That ignores the divorce-inducing Championship/Football Manager? That ignores the comme…
Intellivision Themed Arcade Cabinet
Check out this Custom Intellivision themed arcade cabinet. This is a real labor of love and it shows. Visit the WOODONICS development page.
Welcome to Woodonics Arcade !
This project is to create a Real Wood Arcade with an Intellivision theme with a Simple interface. Starting in 2003 it has slowly progressed and continues to be tweaked and altered to meet these goals. June 2008 marks its 5th Birthday and it has started to receive a major software/hardware overhaul. If …