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In 1994 Sega executed a two-part strategy for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Part one of the plan involved getting up awfully early one winter morning as a longtime local tradition became national.

On January 25th, 2024 the first official English translation of Cosmic Fantasy 1 was let out into the world! Alongside Cosmic Fantasy 2, with some changes. So, how do they rate?? Let's take a look!

In 2022 Morinaga and Sega teamed up for some pretty cool advergames. In 2023 Konami joined in, and brought Takahashi Meiji along for the ride!

After years of playing Super Mario Maker, it got me to think about what we are truly missing out on...

Capcom held several contests for the Rockman series. The winning entries became boss characters. But, what happened to all those who lost?

In 1992, a new face at Nintendo came up with a little ditty and then planted it hard to find places...

On April 2nd, 1994, Square Soft concluded its masterpiece 16-Bit Role Playing Game Trilogy!

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The Manga Adventures Mario and Wario! Peach, Yoshi, Luigi and the Fairy Wanda Join the Battle!

In 1989, at the height of Turtle Mania, Konami gave the world TWO TMNT games. Only one was worth playing. Why?

Pac-Man began life with a singular machine at a sole location. So, where was it?

After burning out in 1984 and fading away in 1996, Atari rose from the ashes in 1998, beginning the trajectory the company still follows today.

In 1995, Sega made a handheld Genesis! The story goes back a bit before that and ties into Sega's hardware re-vamping legacy...

On July 3rd, 2024, the Japanese Yen got a redesign, the first in 20 years!

Almost 35 years since the original event, the Nintendo World Championships are back on the Nintendo Switch! Hey, didn't they do this 11 years ago....?

Though starting in 1992, the Mario Kart series didn't shift into overdrive until 1996

Back in 1991 there were a plethora of football video games! Sega and EA had the best ones. Only Madden survived. How'd that happen?

A worldwide contest to find the strongest robot goes awry!

Who is this mysterious Mr. X after all??

In 1994 Sega executed a two-part strategy for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Part two of the plan involved a new interface that made game cartridges backwards compatible. If only Nintendo hadn't gotten in the way...

After 4 years of Sega treating Nintendo like a punching bag, The Big N punched back!

Sega's 1990s expansion led to some acquisitions that made anime based video games affordable and successful!

The Fairy Woods are in peril again! Can Wands, Mario, Peach and Birdo stop Wario and rescue.... what? Baby Luigi?!