Category Archives: Classic Games

Posts about classic video and computer games

The Games of 1998, The Best Gaming Year Ever, Part I: Greatness, the Eras of Gaming, and On Why 1998 Is Special

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Brian

Before I begin, I want to make something clear.  This series is a summation of others’ opinions as much as it is mine.  I have not played all of these games, not even close. Considering how long I have been … Continue reading →

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List: The Number of Mario & Zelda Main Series Titles, By Platform

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Brian

Why has it been over two months since the last article?   I’m not sure, but as usual I have written a bunch of scraps of lists but not finished or posted anything.  Well, this one is long enough to post, … Continue reading →

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Virtual Boy Opinion Summaries and on the Switch Virtual Boy Rerelease – I am So Excited About This!

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Brian

Nintendo just made the Virtual Boy’s libraries available to modern gamers, in 3d, with a re-release of the Virtual Boy as a VR shell to put your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 in.  It is pretty amazing that this happened, … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Games of 2025 and First Impression Summaries on Some Top 2025 Titles

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Brian

Table of Contents My Favorite Games of 2025 Biggest Surprises of 2025 What was I Playing in 2025? – Mario Kart World, Mario Maker 2, GeoGuessr, Starcraft, Earthion, Fast Fusion The Atari Lynx First Impressions on Some Top 2025 Titles … Continue reading →

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PC Gamer (US)’s Six Best Games Ever Made Lists, 1994-2005 (And the First Unified PC Gamer US & UK List from 2010)

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Brian

PC Gamer (US) did Best Games Ever lists in 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2005.  After that, there weren’t full lists for a few years.  The next list is from 2010, but that is done with the US & … Continue reading →

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1998: The Best Gaming Year Ever, Part II – Lists of The Year’s Games, By Genre and Otherwise

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Brian

Here is part II, the second half of my 1998 retrospective.  Well, the second half for now, maybe I will think of more to say in the future on this topic.  I wrote most of this when I posted part … Continue reading →

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1998, Greatness, and the Eras of Gaming, Part I – What Makes a Year Memorable?

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Brian

I have no excuse for why I didn’t publish anything here in August or September, I just didn’t get to writing anything.  However, this month I have been very busy indeed, writing, researching online, watching video, and playing games for … Continue reading →

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My (Bad) Classic Starcraft Replays – A Game from 2/12/2002

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Brian

Yes, I finally got around to making another one of these.  I actually recorded this game in the Remastered version back when I made the first video, but after seeing how broken that replay was in Remastered I decided that … Continue reading →

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My (Bad) Starcraft Replays: A Youtube Series – Intro and First Game, from 10/20/2001

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Brian

Introduction Of the games I play the most, Starcraft, GeoGuessr, and Super Mario Maker 2 stand above all others not only because they are the games I am playing the most, but also because they are also the games I … Continue reading →

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On Doom CD32X Fusion – An Amazing Homebrew Accomplishment for the Sega 32X CD

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Brian

Doom CD32X Fusion is a brand-new homebrew version of Doom for the Sega 32X CD.  It’s really amazing with fantastic performance, and makes use of all five CPUs in the Genesis with Sega CD and 32X in order to get … Continue reading →

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