video games

What year does this take place in? [ ] December 1978 - A month after the release of Space Invaders and it looks to be uttering in a golden age for arcade games…Your company wants in on the golden pot! By the way, how do you make games? [ ] June 1985 - A twinkle enters the eye of your big boss...

"Your paperwork says you're familiar with the lore of the Sunset Stars universe?" The woman walking alongside Alex asked. She'd told Alex her name before they'd started the entry process for him to be a beta-tester for Sunset Stars: Legends of Krobis, but in all of his excitement to actually be...

It's 1988. Tonka had flubbed the distribution of the Sega Mark III in America; though it was never going to truly defeat the Nintendo Entertainment System. If Sega wanted to take Nintendo on, they were going to have to do it themselves. The following year, the Sega Mark V; the Megadrive...

Game Thoughts “Talking” —---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I gotta log off, man. It’s opening in an hour!” A Japanese-accented voice resounded through Ken’s headphones, causing him to wince as his...

An picture of this console, which was canceled IOTL. Nintendo. Xbox. Playstation. The holy trinity of the modern gaming world. All with their ups and downs. Sega, once a respectable console maker, quickly lost their way and eventually gave up the war due to bad management. However, there was...

Wake Up and Smell the Ashes, Pt. 1. - Arizona, May 14, 200- There was little as wonderful as sleeping in. Nothing quite like snuggling up in your bed, letting the wonderful world of dreams come in to entice the imagination, and bring wonder and joy to even the most tired of minds. "Mike...

The night was the worst time to be alone in the City. Neon and fluorescent lamps of every imaginable color streaked across the walls of buildings, denying you the peace of darkness unless you clung to the sanctuary of the gutters. Staying in the bright lights, as inviting as they looked, was as...

As you might have guessed from the title, in this quest you will create in the relatively new, but extremely venerable medium of video games! Are you salivating yet? First choose which era you will work in [] 1986, January 1st: Super Mario Bros. has recently been released in America, nearly...

Chapter 1: Dormir Kemet Calendar year 6222 June 6th, a teenage girl in a beige onesie was at her desk. Her fair skin and long wavy platinum hair glowed ethereally under the dim light. She rested her feet on a footstool as they couldn't reach the wooden floor, her face with fine features was...

I regret to announce for those retro fans among us that all Unreal games have been removed from all major digital storefronts by Epic Games. You can no longer buy them anywhere; not on the EGS, Steam, or even GOG.com. Previously existing copies have been retained, obviously, but for the rest of...

The City of Light. An appropriate name for the endless neon sea that most of humanity called home. Built in the aftermath of Earth’s destruction by the Space Invaders, it has long since become greater than any before it. Under the leadership of great minds such as the late Dr. Light, to whom...

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Hi all, this is gonna be my idea-dumpster where I post some of the semi- to fully-formed story concepts I lack the energy to actually write out but would still love to discuss.

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https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fck-cancer-bundle February 4, 2022 - Game Bundle An extraordinary bundle for cancer research Posted by PJ Martin To celebrate the life and legacy of father, husband, and former Starbreeze Studios head Mikael Nermark, friends, family, and colleagues across...

Froggy Pot by Cantusmori I love this game, and it's really short. It came out like four days ago, and I don't want to spoil it, but please play it. It's free!

Before I describe the beginning of this quest to you dear reader, I must offer an apology. You see, the environment in which it took place defied description. The most masterful poets, the greatest writers, the wisest metaphysicians and philosophers would likely not be able to accurately...

Original Archive of Our Own posting: The Past is Prologue Cover art by The Author Book 1, The Past is Prologue, was original posted in its completed form on Archive of Our Own. This is all going be a gradual reposting from Ao3, since the FFN copy tends to be a bit behind on editing and...

Inspired by 1636: The Viennese Waltz and it’s prequel 1636: The Barbie Consortium. This is a what if about a group of young video game history nerds and their games and consoles, video game programmers, and computer engineers together to getting isoted back in time in the year of 1970 at the...

You were sitting in you Fair-Sized-Apartment. You were currently playing Fallout: Sheriff County. It came out last year, It's pretty cool. In depth character maker, Backstory path lines, and last but certainly not least, Weapon/Armor Customization. I'm talking paint jobs, add-ons, and mods...

Highwire Games, an indie game developer staffed by ex-Bungie employees, has chosen to revive the controversial video game Six Days in Fallujah. https://www.ign.com/articles/six-days-in-fallujah-2021-release

My name is KChasm, and I occasionally play video games. Not only that, but I record myself playing video games! These recordings are uploaded to YouTube under the principle of Oh Hell Why Not, and now, through the magic of Linking Things On A Forum, I bring that magic to you! Unfortunately, I...

Especially the competitive gaming community. I have heard nightmares of it. Especially League of Legend. and before you laugh at me, I’m new to the internet and especially the competitive gaming community, all I played was some smogon games. And I want to know more about before a metaphorical...

Older article on the return of MicroProse to the video game development world. They currently have a slate of eight games they're publishing from six different developers, two by Drakeling Labs and one by themselves. A full list of games under the MicroProse brand can be found here, of...