The 8-Bit Perspective
Jamie AlstonA married 40-something dad writing mostly for his own sanity.
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A Master Ninja for a Master System
Whoever is throwing the shurikens can’t hit the broad side of a barn.
Fresh off the Kung Fu craze of the 1970s came the ninja boom of the 1980s (the third of its kind in pop culture history). As those silent-footed assassins surged...
Game Boy’s First Flight on the Final Frontier
The following is a repost of an article I originally wrote for Hardcore Gaming 101. The version you are reading here has been updated to be a bit more concise in places. The link to the original version is here.
Nintendo has...
Mario Lives Long Enough to Become the Villain
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You have to hand it to Nintendo—they weren’t afraid to experiment with their early game series. This was especially the case in t...
Tactical Espionage Action
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“Elevator” and “action” aren’t words that typically belong in the same sentence. But lo and behold, Taito released an arcade game...
A Boy and His Frog
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It was a good time to be a kid during the NES era. Each new game introduced innovative mechanics I’d never experienced before. I vividly...
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