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

History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliOctober 3, 202011 Comments

Very few people seemed to care about the history of video games in the 90s: everyone just played them. Truthfully though, back then the medium was still in its teenage years; it would be rather unreasonable to expect people to start looking back and think about the evolution of the medium, let alone on the…

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

Interviews and small talksBy Damiano GerliAugust 29, 2020Leave a comment

I had the pleasure to talk with artist Craig Stitt, he worked on the art department with software houses like Sega Technical Institute and Insomniac Games and designed characters ranging from Sonic the Hedgehog to Spyro the Dragon. In this interview we went over several of the titles he worked on, from Sonic 2 to…

Sega Technical Institute – the history & the games

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliAugust 20, 2020Leave a comment

In the infamous history of the years long battle of Nintendo versus Sega, the usual narrative depicts two Japanese companies pitted against each other. Personally, I also see a little of “Japan vs USA”. Indeed, both companies saw unexpected success in the ol’ United States during the late 80s and 90s, while trying to appeal…

The Illusions of gaming – looking back at Disney platformers

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliJuly 29, 2020Leave a comment

During the 80s and most of the 90s, console games were designed to appeal to a young audience, while home/personal computer titles were – usually – meant for an older public. Still, as most gamers know, this doesn’t imply in the slightest that console titles were simpler or, god forbid, kid-friendly. Ninja Gaiden or Contra…

Rings of Power – Naughty Dog’s last pure game

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliFebruary 29, 20208 Comments

Rings of Power, in 25 years of gaming journalism I’ve written four articles about the game, even though this is my first in English. On one hand it will be a load off my shoulders if this is the last time I’m publishing something about this game. Maybe, finally, this time I will say everything…

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

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliJanuary 24, 2020Leave a comment

I had barely recovered from the Winter steam sale that here they go again with a new one! Well, this time I’m sticking to my guns and I won’t buy anything, or at least try to. Let’s go with the usual mix of genres and indie classics and relative unknown titles. CITIZENS OF EARTH Have…

Haunting starring Polterguy – Blood Guts & Gore

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliNovember 15, 2019Leave a comment

It is a well known fact that, originally, Electronic Arts was not the evil colossus that would become, later, in the 00s, but a very different kind of company that attracted all kinds of talented designers, managing to release some of the more interesting titles of the 80s. Still, even after the departure of Trip…

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