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Gaming History by Era: 1990s (53)🕹️ 1990s ✕

NEWSAug 12, 2024SEGA

New Revelations on the Canceled Sonic X-treme Project

Former STI developers share footage of the lost Saturn platformer running on the proprietary engine.

⏱ 1 min read• Alexey Morozov

ARTICLEAug 12, 2024Nintendo

When Sakaguchi, Horii, and Toriyama joined forces to craft the pinnacle of 16-bit role-playing games.

⏱ 2 min read• Alexey Morozov

ARTICLEAug 11, 2024PC

John Carmack, John Romero, and id Software's seismic technological leap that reshaped PC gaming.

⏱ 2 min read• Alexey Morozov

NEWSAug 11, 2024Nintendo

How Gumpei Yokoi's lateral thinking and long battery life conquered the color handheld market.

⏱ 1 min read• Alexey Morozov

ARTICLEAug 10, 2024SEGA

Dual SH-2 processors, quadrilateral rendering, and a treasure trove of Japanese arcade masterpieces.

⏱ 2 min read• Alexey Morozov

ARTICLEAug 8, 2024Nintendo

Rareware's $80,000 SGI supercomputers, ACM pre-rendering wizardry, and how the Stamper brothers defied the dawn of 32-bit CD consoles.

⏱ 2 min read• Alexey Morozov