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Old News ’97: Sony Forces Nintendo Game Prices Down

What does every gamer have to thank Sony for? Let’s jump back a dozen years to recall a happy moment when games got cheaper.


August 7, 2009
In Real Life

Old News ’94: Tim Schafer Ditching Ham Sandwich Puzzles

It was just 15 years ago that designer Tim Schafer had to tell a reporter how one of his games differed from the other, and to do so he invoked the use of bread and mayonnaise.


July 31, 2009
In Real Life

Old News ’89: Sega Genesis Will Be Arcade-Awesome

There was a time when Sega was busy announcing its new 16-bit system — and making sure that didn’t cast any doubt on its partnership with… Tonka?


July 24, 2009
In Real Life

Old News ’87: Zelda Is Going To Be Bigger Than Mario

Once a week, let’s dig up an old bit of news and see what became of it. Today we’ve got Nintendo in 1987 predicting that the Zelda NES “game pak” will be huge. Bold words, Nintendo.