Looking back: Remembering Sierra’s ‘Police Quest’ series By Michael Sheridan • August 9th, 2010 When I look back at my younger years and the time spent staring into the clunky, tan-colored monitor of my Commodore 64, one game quickly pops into mind.“Police Quest.”
Molyneux’s New Fable By Stu Horvath • August 6th, 2010 Peter Molyneux continues on his quest for a truly interactive videogame experience filled with emotional touchstones in Fable III.
Pinball Pilgrimage By Stu Horvath and Charles Francis Moran VI • August 5th, 2010 Team Unwinnable takes a field trip to the Silverball Museum Arcade in Asbury Park, New Jersey to get a massive pinball fix.
Antique Critique – Transformers: The War for Playability By Ian Gonzales • August 4th, 2010 The 1980s belonged to the Transformers. They had a toy line, a cartoon, a movie, birthday cakes, party favors and a Marvel comic – the only thing missing was a videogame. Or was it?
Love/Hate By Dave Trainer • August 2nd, 2010 Dave Trainer laments the state of the sports simulation and remembers the best hockey videogame ever made: Ice Hockey for the NES.
Everything is Bigger in Texas: What Was Your First Computer? By Charles Francis Moran VI • July 30th, 2010 My father got me my first computer on Christmas of 1983. It was a TI-99 4/A. I loved that computer.
Confessions of a 13th Level Cleric By John McGuire • July 29th, 2010 When you come to something like Dungeons & Dragons as an adult rather than a kid on summer vacation, a book like the Player’s Strategy Guide is exactly what a novice gamer needs. I speak from experience.
Zergs and Bicycles: An Initial Impression By Stu Horvath • July 28th, 2010 A lot of people seem to be very excited about StarCraft II. I’m not sure I understand why.
A Brief History of Storytelling in Videogames By Bee Tee Dee • July 27th, 2010 Bee Tee Dee takes a hilarious look at storytelling (and the lack thereof) in videogames for his first Unwinnable comic strip.
Finish Him! No Encore! By Charles Francis Moran VI • July 23rd, 2010 Fifteen years ago, Mortal Kombat: Live Tour launched a 200 show tour at Radio City Music Hall. Seriously. We aren’t making this up.