I’m still making my way through NextGen, with Issue 47 for November 1998
Read moreNextGen #47 (November 1998)
Vlog: Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025
I was at PRGE 2025 this year, and I took a look at a couple different options for playing light gun games on modern TVs, and got to compare them with the arcade version – so I gave my thoughts.
Vlog: What I Want From The Analogue 3D
Time for a bit of a Sealed Envelope Video, where I talk – in advance of the Analogue 3D’s release, of the feature I want the most from the console.
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 138
It’s time to take a look at what was going on in the game industry as a whole in late 1997, early 1998.
Vlog: Another Polymega Update
I’ve gotten my Polymega back, and while I’m not ready for a full review yet, I give some notes on where I’m at with the system, and a few more things I need to do before I’m ready for the review.
Vlog: New Channel, 2023 Hugo Awards, and the VGHF’s Game Preservation Report
Got a whole bunch of stuff to cover this time.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 130
We have our first issue after issue 100, and we have a whole bunch of N64 games this issue.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 129
We have come to Nintendo Power’s 100th issue.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 127
We have another sequel to a SNES game this issue, with Starfox 64.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 124
We’re finishing Nintendo Power’s ninth year, and we have the results of the Nintendo Power Awards.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 123
Things are finally picking up, with 4 games this issue!
Read moreNextGen #25: January 1997
We are starting 1997 in NextGen magazine – typically a slow time for game releases.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 121
A slow issue this month, but we’ve still got a big one, with Mario Kart 64.
Read moreNextGen #23: November 1996
Well, we’re breaking even when it comes to catching up to Nintendo Power.
Read moreNextGen #22: October 1996
We’re slowly getting caught back up with Nintendo Power with our next issue of NextGen, for October, 1996
Read moreNextGen #21 – September 1996
We’re slowly getting closer to catching up with the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, as we come to NextGen’s coverage of the N64 launch.
Read moreNextGen #20: August 1996
Continuing to get caught up with Nintendo Power with our next issue of NextGen, which has Chris Crawford’s column back, though the issue is generally lighter overall.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 114
The launch of the N64 gets ever closer, as we get to the issue of Nintendo Power after the 1996 E3.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 113
We’re starting year 9, and Nintendo Power is stalling for time as we wait for the release of the N64.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Special – Looking Back on the SNES
We’re coming to the end of the SNES’s lifespan, so I give some thoughts looking back at the console’s life, what it introduced, and the impact it had on video games – and how that may have helped lead to the exodus to the PS1.
Read moreNextGen #16: April 1996
We continue ever close to the launch of the N64.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 110
We have almost finished Year 8 of Nintendo Power, with a fairly lean issue.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 109
Another light issue, but we get our first dedicated coverage of a third party N64 game.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 106
Not a lot of games this issue, but we do get some discussion of the N64 controller!
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