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SEGA’s Dolce Vita – The Untold Story of SEGA in Italy

History of VideogamesBy DamienNovember 6, 20205 Comments

It is fascinating how the history of video games tends to be skewed towards the USA. Still today it is easy to come across articles – written by Italians of all people – that keep on mentioning the “console wars” in the 90s or the “great video game crash of 1983”. And yet, all of…

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

History of VideogamesBy DamienOctober 3, 20205 Comments

Nobody in the 90s cared about the history of videogames: they just played them really. Back then, though, the medium was still in its teenage years; it would be like expecting 15th century painters to organize an exhibition about Renaissance art. By now videogames are approaching their middle age, consequently we’re seeing more and more…

A swashbuckling tale of Italian software piracy – 1983-1993

History of VideogamesBy DamienJune 11, 2020Leave a comment

Everyone had a favorite videogame shop as a kid, with plenty of happy (and maybe not-so-happy) memories. Maybe it was EG or a Game, if you’re UK based, or perhaps a Gamestop, Blockbuster or a mom-and-pop shop even. As for me, well, most of my games, as a child, I bought them at newspaper kiosks.…

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