By Jake Rushing Developer: RARE Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: November 1st, 1996 Platform: Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Wii U Rated: E for Everyone After Nintendo 64 was released to the store shelves, Rare had already finished the third installment of the Donkey Kong Country series, and the game got released over 4 months […]
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Hall of Fame Review – NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant (1999)
By Marshall Garvey Developer: Left Field Productions Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release date: November 8, 1999 Genre: Sports Modes: Single-player, multiplayer If you follow me on Facebook, know me in real life, or basically live on the same planet as I do, you know I love baseball to the point where I […]
1998: The Greatest Year in Gaming History
By Marshall Garvey Being an unabashed history geek, one of my most distinct (re: pathetic) habits is to chronicle the most superlative years of a given field. It’s a habit some might find downright anal and, perhaps, kind of pointless. After all, many believe history is better learned by de-emphasizing year and date memorization. But […]
Hall of Fame Review – Super Mario 64 (1996)
By Jake Rushing Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release Date: September 26, 1996 Genre(s): Platforming, action-adventure Mode: Single-player Rating: K-A for Kids to Adults (updated to E for Everyone) As one of the kids who grew up with the Nintendo 64 console and having Super Mario 64 as one of […]
Sacramento Indie Arcade Expo 2015 Reflections
By Marshall Garvey, Jake Rushing and Isaac Smith A week ago, on Saturday, April 11th, some of the most talented local game devs and many gaming enthusiasts met up at the Sacramento Indie Arcade Gaming Expo. Hosted at the Colonial Cafe on Stockton Blvd., it primarily served as a space for devs to share […]
Hall of Fame Review – Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
By Marshall Garvey Developer: Rareware Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Release Date: June 29, 1998 Genre(s): Platforming, action-adventure Mode: Single-player Rating: E for Everyone I’d just like to start this review by saying that it’s every bit as much a nostalgic salute as it is a professional review. Banjo-Kazooie is one of those […]
Hall of Fame Review – Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998)
By Marshall Garvey Publisher: LucasArts Platforms: Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows Release Date: December 3, 1998 Mode: Single player Genre: Action, Shooter Part of the challenge of making a truly A-grade Star Wars game is the sheer abundance of its universe. Even though the official status of this expanded canon may be in jeopardy, as my […]
Nostalgia Review and Reflection: “Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire” (1996)
By Marshall Garvey It’s a great time to be a “Star Wars” fan these days. OK…anytime is a great time to be a fan of arguably the best sci-fi franchise to grace the earth. But with concrete details of Episode VII (filming as we speak) emerging, the period until its Christmas release in 2015 […]
Hall of Fame Review – All-Star Baseball 2001 (2000)
By Marshall Garvey Release Date: March 21, 2000 Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment. Developer: High Voltage Software Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Genre: Sports Players: Single player, Multiplayer Rated: E for Everyone The year 2000 marked perhaps the biggest development of my lifetime. I was 10 years old, going on 11, and found myself beginning to […]