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Oct262024
Game Design Vault Monster Party NES - Monster Party cover art with title of the article

Monster Party – a short history of the most bizarre NES horror game

October 26, 20241 Comment
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Oct292023
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames Mad Doctor Commodore 64 - Minnie and Mickey Mouse present Mad Doctor

Mad Doctor (Commodore 64) – the Frankenstein Junior sandbox

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Jun172023
History of Videogames The history of the Commodore CDTV a CDTV with two characters in front

The History of the Commodore CDTV

June 17, 20231 Comment
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Mar82023
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks Interview with Laura Maestri Laura sitting at desk in 1986

Interview with Laura Maestri – Italian gaming industry’s female pioneer

March 8, 20236 Comments
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Dec52022
Game Design Vault Third anniversary of The Genesis Temple

The State of Things – the Genesis Temple’s third anniversary

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Nov222022
History of Videogames Gaming piracy in europe through the 80s and 90s

Gaming piracy in Europe between the 80s and 90s – a brief history

November 22, 20224 Comments
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Oct302022
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames Dead of the Brain feature cover

Dead of the Brain 1 & 2 – The Nightmare Never Ends

October 30, 20222 Comments
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Oct12022
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

The History of Idea Soft and the origins of Screamer

October 1, 20225 Comments
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Jun262022
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Nightshade – from bookworm to superhero

June 26, 2022Leave a comment
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Jun172022
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Final Vendetta – Indie Game of the Week

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Jun132022
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Fist of the North Star – anime licensing struggles

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May202022
Game Design VaultModern gaming ANNO: Mutationem header image

ANNO: Mutationem review

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Apr302022
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

A Discussion on the European Gaming Market in the 80s

April 30, 202219 Comments
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Apr232022
Game Design VaultInterviews and small talks

The Genesis Temple Podcast – Season 2

April 23, 20221 Comment
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Mar82022
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Magic Carpet Software – The History & Lore of Katharine Higby

March 8, 20224 Comments
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Feb112022
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

The History of Genias Software – the G in inGenious

February 11, 20224 Comments
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Feb92022
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Grapple Dog – Indie Game of the Week

February 9, 2022Leave a comment
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Jan142022
Game Design VaultHistory of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Hopeless & John Vanderaart : kicking the prime minister’s butt in space

January 14, 20221 Comment
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Jan72022
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony – Indie Game of the Week

January 7, 2022Leave a comment
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Dec292021
Game Design VaultModern gaming

A 2021 lookback on (almost) everything I played

December 29, 2021Leave a comment
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Dec272021
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Indie Game of the Week – Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

December 27, 2021Leave a comment
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Dec192021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Interview with Rick Gush – Writing for Westwood Studios

December 19, 2021Leave a comment
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Dec102021
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Nirvana X-Rom – Wired Into Your Brain

December 10, 20211 Comment
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Dec42021
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Echo Generation – Indie Game of the Week

December 4, 2021Leave a comment
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Nov262021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Interview with Larry Ahern Part 2 – Full Throttle sequel, Insecticide & Disney

November 26, 2021Leave a comment
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Nov192021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Light Shock Software: the history of the Italian studio

November 19, 20211 Comment
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Nov62021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Interview with John Holder: the dawn of the Italian gaming market

November 6, 2021Leave a comment
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Sep222021
Modern gaming

If On A Winter’s Night Four Travelers – Indie Game of the Week

September 22, 2021Leave a comment
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Sep212021
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Friday The 13th – Losing your 8-bit head

September 21, 2021Leave a comment
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Sep122021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

The History of Trecision Part III : big money, small hopes

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Sep92021
Game Design VaultInterviews and small talks

The Genesis Temple Podcast – Season 1

September 9, 2021Leave a comment
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Sep22021
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Sonic Spinball – from beloved mascot to hired slave

September 2, 20213 Comments
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Aug222021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

The history of Trecision Part II : farewell to adventure games

August 22, 2021Leave a comment
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Aug62021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

The history of Trecision – Part I: Let games do the talking

August 6, 20212 Comments
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Jul182021
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Reviewing my experience in reviewing: 1996-2021

July 18, 20212 Comments
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Jun42021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Interview with Larry Ahern (Lucasarts, Crackpot Entertainment) – Part 1 of 2

June 4, 20211 Comment
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Apr232021
Game Design VaultModern gaming

Interactive tears: emotions in video games’ design and storytelling

April 23, 20212 Comments
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Apr102021
Game Design Vault

Enigma Force – Quirky & Weird C64

April 10, 20212 Comments
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Apr22021
Game Design Vault

The Iron Mask – the first Omnichannel videogame

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Mar62021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Once we were giants: the history of Simulmondo – Italy’s first software house – Part II

March 6, 2021Leave a comment
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Feb272021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Once we were giants: the history of Simulmondo – Part I

February 27, 20213 Comments
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Jan202021
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Dynabyte Software – the History of the Big Italian Adventure

January 20, 20212 Comments
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Jan162021
Game Design Vault

Rocket Ball – Quirky & Weird C64

January 16, 20211 Comment
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Dec192020
Game Design Vault

Appreciating / Pleurghburg – Dark Ages

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Nov142020
Game Design VaultInterviews and small talks

Skitchin’ – Lovin’ trashin’ bitchin’

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Nov62020
History of Videogames

The marketing of Sega in Italy (1984 – 2001)

November 6, 20205 Comments
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Oct152020
Game Design Vault

The Detective Game – Quirky & Weird C64

October 15, 20202 Comments
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Oct32020
History of Videogames

Selling Mario to Italians: the untold story of Nintendo in Italy

October 3, 202012 Comments
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Sep182020
Modern gaming

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain – Indie Game of the Week

September 18, 2020Leave a comment
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Sep102020
Game Design Vault

Quirky & Weird C64 – Buggy Boy

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Sep32020
Modern gaming

Call of Cthulhu – at the Mountains of Hit and Miss

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Aug292020
Interviews and small talks

Interview with Craig Stitt – from Sonic the Hedgehog to Spyro the Dragon

August 29, 20201 Comment
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Aug262020
Modern gaming

Speed Dating for Ghosts – Indie Game of the Week

August 26, 2020Leave a comment
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Aug202020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Sega Technical Institute – the history & the games

August 20, 2020Leave a comment
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Aug112020
Game Design Vault

Entombed – Quirky & Weird C64

August 11, 2020Leave a comment
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Aug52020
Modern gaming

Indie Game of the Week – Eliza

August 5, 2020Leave a comment
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Jul292020
Game Design Vault

The Illusions of gaming – looking back at Disney platformers

July 29, 2020Leave a comment
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Jul222020
Game Design Vault

Mancopter – Quirky & Weird C64

July 22, 2020Leave a comment
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Jul142020
Modern gaming

Pilgrims – Indie Game of the Week

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Jul102020
Game Design Vault

The Buck Rogers Saga – Part 2 – Enter the Matrix Cubed

July 10, 20202 Comments
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Jul22020
Modern gaming

Indie Game of the Week – Don’t Open the Doors

July 2, 20201 Comment
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Jun282020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Quirky & Weird C64 – Hunchback at the Olympics

June 28, 2020Leave a comment
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Jun242020
Modern gaming

Indie Game of the Week – Do Not Feed the Monkeys

June 24, 2020Leave a comment
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Jun202020
Game Design Vault

Harvester – FMV nihilism wrapped in plastic

June 20, 20202 Comments
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Jun112020
History of Videogames

A swashbuckling tale of Italian software piracy – 1983-1993

June 11, 20209 Comments
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Jun62020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Herc’s Adventures – Lucasarts’ gods & guts

June 6, 2020Leave a comment
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May302020
Game Design Vault Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo cover

Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo – Quirky & Weird C64

May 30, 2020Leave a comment
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May232020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Pac-man 2: The New Adventures – a Mid-life Crisis

May 23, 20201 Comment
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May162020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Raid on Bungeling Bay – Quirky & Weird C64

May 16, 20203 Comments
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May92020
Game Design Vault

SimCopter – how we learned hurting Sims is fun

May 9, 2020Leave a comment
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May22020
Game Design Vault

Tunnelvision – Quirky & Weird C64

May 2, 2020Leave a comment
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Apr272020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Countdown to Doomsday: The Buck Rogers saga – Part 1

April 27, 20207 Comments
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Apr202020
History of VideogamesInterviews and small talks

Tony Tough – a history of friendship and betrayal

April 20, 2020Leave a comment
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Apr132020
Game Design Vault

Rootin’ Tootin’ – Quirky & Weird C64

April 13, 20201 Comment
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Apr42020
History of Videogames

The Death and Rebirth of Adventure Games – part 3 – False hopes and promises

April 4, 2020Leave a comment
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Mar282020
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Z – a pure RTS distillate by the Bitmap Brothers

March 28, 20201 Comment
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Mar212020
Game Design Vault

Quirky & Weird C64 – (Old) Skool Daze

March 21, 2020Leave a comment
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Mar132020
Game Design Vault

The Lawnmower Man licensed games – Backdoor to tie-in lunacy

March 13, 20204 Comments
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Mar72020
Game Design Vault

Trolls and Tribulations – Quirky & Weird C64

March 7, 2020Leave a comment
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Mar42020
Game Design Vault

Daughter of Serpents: The Scroll of Confusion

March 4, 2020Leave a comment
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Feb292020
Game Design Vault

Rings of Power – Naughty Dog’s last pure game

February 29, 20209 Comments
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Feb272020
Interviews and small talks

Interview with CHANGE’s Danny Hayes

February 27, 2020Leave a comment
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Feb222020
Game Design Vault

Quirky and weird C64 – Fiona Rides Out

February 22, 2020Leave a comment
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Feb152020
Interviews and small talks

Interview with Anne Bras – Guinness record holder & PC games collector

February 15, 20201 Comment
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Feb122020
Modern gaming

Blasphemous – a religious nostalgic experience

February 12, 20201 Comment
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Feb82020
Game Design Vault

Loom: the forgotten Lucasarts classic adventure game played in 2020

February 8, 20203 Comments
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Feb12020
Game Design Vault

Plan 9 from Outer Space – best worst tie-in game

February 1, 2020Leave a comment
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Jan272020
History of VideogamesModern gaming

Rags to Riches & Change: homeless simulators in modern gaming culture

January 27, 2020Leave a comment
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Jan242020
Game Design Vault

It’s been a Steamy week #6 – Ring in the new year(sale)

January 24, 2020Leave a comment
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Jan202020
History of Videogames

The Death and Rebirth of Adventure Games – Part 2 – Children of the Dead

January 20, 2020Leave a comment
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Jan172020
Modern gaming

It’s been a Steamy week #5 – Nostalgia’s a two headed beast

January 17, 2020Leave a comment
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Interview with Luca Dalcò – designer of The Town of Light

January 13, 20201 Comment
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It’s been a Steamy week #4 – Click your troubles away

January 10, 2020Leave a comment
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The Death of Adventure Games – Part I: Dead and Buried

January 6, 2020Leave a comment
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It’s been a Steamy week #3 – Apocalypse later

January 3, 2020Leave a comment
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1999 – the sequels year

December 30, 2019Leave a comment
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Dead end in adventure games – the most dreaded feature

December 27, 2019Leave a comment
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Dec232019
Modern gaming

Best designed game of 2019 : Hypnospace Outlaw

December 23, 2019Leave a comment
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Dec202019
Modern gaming

It’s been a Steamy week #2 – the Steamville armageddon

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Dec162019
Game Design VaultHistory of Videogames

Realms of the Haunting – the action adventure FPS

December 16, 20191 Comment
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Dec92019
Game Design Vault

The Nomad Soul – David Bowie and virtual actors (1999)

December 9, 2019Leave a comment
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Dec62019
Game Design Vault

4D Sports Boxing – 3D Boxing before 3D

December 6, 2019Leave a comment
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Nov282019
Game Design Vault

Bad Mojo – FMV done right (1996)

November 28, 2019Leave a comment
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Nov252019
Modern gaming

Dicey Dungeons – heroes welcome to die

November 25, 2019
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Nov222019
Game Design Vault

Mad Tv – the Original executive TV producer simulator (1991)

November 22, 20196 Comments
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Nov182019
Game Design Vault

Blackstone Chronicles – Adventures in Terror (1998)

November 18, 2019Leave a comment
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Nov152019
Game Design Vault

Haunting starring Polterguy – Blood Guts & Gore

November 15, 2019Leave a comment
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Nov132019
Interviews and small talks

Interview with Jim DuBois on Majesty (Fantasy Kingdom Sim)

November 13, 20191 Comment
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Nov72019
Game Design Vault

Johnny Castaway – no Johnny is an island (1992)

November 7, 2019Leave a comment
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Nov72019
Game Design Vault

Majesty – one King to rule them all (2000)

November 7, 20192 Comments
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