Category: Essay

Screenshot of ScummVM 2.5.0. The interface shows an error indicating that this version of GADGET is "an unknonw game variant."

Hands-on with Macromedia Director in ScummVM Essay category

The latest version of the ScummVM project adds support for Macromedia Director. It could be groundbreaking for game preservation. How well does it work right now? Let’s find out!

The box for Ultrabots, transformed. The two halves of the box have been separated, connected by a green-and-black-striped axle, and twisted in opposite directions.

The incredible boxes of Hock Wah Yeo Essay category

Hock Wah Yeo designed the most unusual boxes in the 90s game industry. They delighted game developers — and drove retailers up the wall. Take a close look at Yeo’s amazing boxes and the fight for the future of retail space.

The entrance to Cyan Worlds headquarters in Mead, WA. A red stone arch stands in front of a small walkway bridge to the front door. On other side of the entrance are banners for the games Obduction and Firmament, with conifer trees further to the sides.

Hot dogs and history at Cyan Worlds Essay category

Cyan Worlds hosted an open house for the Mysterium fan convention in 2019, and a look inside their building was a look at a company embracing and enduring their history.

Screenshot from Gooch Grundy's X-Decathlon

All games are a mess Essay category

When we celebrate weird crappy games, we celebrating the messy creative human experience.

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