James G. Kennedy, Author at SCIFI.radio

Magical Drop VI: Stop, Pop, or Drop?

Magical Drop VI is most likely to win my favorite game of the year. Controversial or naive? Let me explain why.

Data East, founded in 1976, helped set the course for the game industry for the next half a century. Today’s piece is all about them.

This week’s episode is all about a little ol’ game from the legendary studio known as Rare – and a foul mouthed, hard drinking squirrel.

In the summer of ’84, a Soviet puzzle game took the industry by storm and helped break the boundaries between the two superpowers.

How a movie tie-in influenced and created the control scheme we all use today when we play our favorite FPS games.