Author Archives: Carl Williams
DARIUSBURST SP Second Prologue Android Gameplay
I am a huge fan of side scrolling shooters like DARIUSBURST SP. While my skills today are nowhere near where they were 20+ years ago, I still enjoy them. The…
Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap Continues Innovating Classic Formula on Nintendo Game Boy Advance – January 10th, 2005 – Today in Video Game History
Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap has a story set in a unique position. The third entry in the Four Swords series takes place between Skyward Sword and Four Swords.…
Working WorkBoy for Nintendo Game Boy Discovered
The WorkBoy is a curiosity of accessories. This device was intended to fill a gap between gaming devices and computers. Like how, in Japan at least, Nintendo had a keyboard,…
Game Boy Pac-Man Sees Two Update Patches Released
Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres.…
Plants vs Zombies Makes Landing on Android – December 14th, 2011 – Today in Video Game History
Plants vs Zombies is, at its heart, a tower defense game. This was a genre that was extraordinarily popular for a period on mobile devices. Most entries in this genre…
Final Fantasy IV Advance Brings WonderSwan Title to Game Boy Advance – December 12th, 2005 – Today in Video Game History
Final Fantasy IV Advance may seem like a weird name for a Final Fantasy entry, but it is not. The reason it is titled as such is because this is…
WonderSwan Color Makes Debut in Japan – December 9th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
The WonderSwan Color is one of many portables that we never got in North America. This is actually the second iteration of the WonderSwan, a portable originally released in March…
Curse of the Sea Rats Prepares Launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam
Curse of the Sea Rats is a Kickstarter success story – they garnered 1,600% of their goal. Quite a statement by fans wanting more hand drawn, 2D, side scrolling Metroidvania…
Walt Disney World Quest Magical Racing Tour Adds Game Boy Color to Race Tour – December 7th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
Walt Disney World Quest Magical Tour for the Nintendo Game Boy Color went against the grain, somewhat. Most racing games that were ported to the color portable took the overhead…
Castlevania The Adventure Marks Game Boy Debut for Franchise – December 6th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
Castlevania The Adventure for the Nintendo Game Boy marks the first time the franchise went portable. Konami was all in with Nintendo at this time and the Game Boy had…