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Third anniversary of The Genesis Temple

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

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliDecember 5, 2022Leave a comment

It’s come to this, apparently. It is the third anniversary of the Genesis Temple. Three years since I opened this new version of a blog I originally created in 1997 (so it is its 25th anniversary? Woof). After fumbling around a bit, I think the Temple has definitely found its rightful place in the world:…

Gaming piracy in europe through the 80s and 90s

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

History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliNovember 22, 20222 Comments

Ever since the dawn of time, with money becoming the main medium which we use to access goods and services, getting things for free has always been the dream. Still that straw man argument of “stealing what you need” would apply to necessary goods, like food or clothing. In the case of videogames (or, well,…

Dead of the Brain feature cover

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

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliOctober 30, 2022Leave a comment

Cheating death has always been one of mankind’s biggest dreams. As a way to exorcise our collective fear of dying, we have tried to imagine, again and again, what happens after we shuffle off the mortal coil. Leave it to horror literature to turn our fear on its head, by making “the returned” one of…

The History of Idea Soft and the origins of Screamer

History of Videogames, Interviews and small talksBy Damiano GerliOctober 1, 20223 Comments

If there is one thing to be learned from many of the stories of Italian software houses is that developing games in the 80s was quite difficult. But even harder was finding a publisher, as there was no way anybody could find a public with DIY. In researching the history of Idea Software and the…

Nightshade – from bookworm to superhero

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliJune 26, 2022Leave a comment

Something about parody games has always intrigued me. Perhaps it’s that much present fourth wall breaking quality to them or, maybe, the jokes, usually reserved for a restricted circle of people. Going back a few decades (let’s say, to a time before PYST), parody video games seemed to be few and far between. Nightshade is…

Final Vendetta – Indie Game of the Week

Game Design Vault, Modern gamingBy Damiano GerliJune 17, 2022Leave a comment

Ah the good ol’ times of the beat ’em up, how I miss thee. Pump in your quarters and immediately get compensated with violent, in-your-face, stress relieving all-around good time. The 2D sidescrolling beat ’em up genre had its golden age in the early 90s, with smashing titles by Sega and Capcom, among others. But,…

Fist of the North Star – anime licensing struggles

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliJune 13, 2022Leave a comment

Post apocalyptic ultra violent 80s manga and anime series Fist of the North Star, created by Buronson (yes that is a Charles Bronson reference) and Tetsuo Hara became hugely successful in Japan short after its first volumes hit the shelves. Centered around the post apocalyptic adventures of seemingly unstoppable martial artist Kenshiro, it took a…

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ANNO: Mutationem review

Game Design Vault, Modern gamingBy Damiano GerliMay 20, 2022Leave a comment

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A Discussion on the European Gaming Market in the 80s

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliApril 30, 202211 Comments

The European gaming market in the 80s, or rather, the global market was very much different to that of today. While perhaps stating the obvious, it is important to keep mind considering this article will analyze an era which we could define, generally, as “pre-globalization”. Indeed, forty years ago, well before the digital revolution and…

The Genesis Temple Podcast – Season 2

Game Design Vault, Interviews and small talksBy Damiano GerliApril 23, 20221 Comment

The Genesis Temple Podcast – Season 2 Since the first season of the podcast seemed to be appreciated by many people, I decided to soldier with The Genesis Temple Podcast season 2! I really did not expect to be able to talk to so many people that I had been following for a while. I…

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