2018 in Review- Gaming

With the new year ahead of us, it's good to look back at the previous year and see how much gaming has changed since we said goodbye to 2017. Like last year, I'll be giving you some of the good, the bad, and the downright UGLY of 2018.

PS Month: Playstation 4

PS Month: Playstation 3

It is often said that nothing lasts forever, not even the good times. Truer words have never been spoken. The Playstation 3 was the system that (temporarily) ended Sony's reign as King of the Consoles, returning the crown to Nintendo for a short while. The PS3 was most certainly the "end of an era" for the PS line of consoles, and I don't mean as the first Playstation console to NOT be the biggest seller of its generation.

PS Month: Playstation 2

The 1990's began with Nintendo on top of the gaming world, and ended with Sony in said position. The year 1998 saw the release of the first Sixth Generation console: the Sega Dreamcast. But it can be argued the Seventh Generation did not TRULY begin until the day the PS2 was released.

PS Month: The Original Playstation

In the year 1995, the console war between Sega and Nintendo was winding down, with Nintendo the clear and undisputed winner in Japan and North America, but with Sega the winner in Europe and Brazil. The Sega CD and the 32X proved to be fantastic flops, causing Nintendo to abandon their idea of a CD add-on for the SNES. This proved to be a big mistake; it meant they'd break their contract with Sony. To save face, Sony decided to enter the console market, and as they say, the rest is history...

The Last List Article: Ranking the Nintendo Systems

With Playstation month starting this Saturday, and the finale of this blog looming ever closer, it's time for me to write the LAST list article for this blog. This is the ranking for every Nintendo console ever. Onward...

Sonic Adventure: A Failure?

In the year 1998, the Sega Dreamcast was released to the excitement of fans all over the world. To prove the console's power, Sega released the then long awaited leap to 3D for their best-selling franchise: Sonic the Hedgehog. The big 3D debut's name was Sonic Adventure. But... was it a retrospective failure?