Happy Birthday! Resident Evil turns 25 today!

Happy Birthday! Resident Evil turns 25 today!

Today it is exactly 25 years since the ultra iconic horror series Resident Evil saw the light of day for the first time. It was released for Sony’s little gray beauty Playstation. The game that has become a template for what a really good horror game should be. Below you’ll find a video that shows […]

The Legend of Zelda turns 35(!)

The Legend of Zelda turns 35(!)

On February 21, 1986, The Legend of Zelda was released in Japan and was a release title for Famicom Disk System. Since then, we have had a total of 19 games in the main series and the occasional spin-off of varying quality. Regardless, it’s impressive that a game series has lived so long and delivered […]

Happy Birthday Id Software

Happy Birthday Id Software

Yesterday, Id Software celebrated its 30th anniversary, and in an open letter on Twitter, they thank everyone who helped them along the way, including all players. Happy birthday to a game industry icon!

Celebrate Monkey Island’s 30th anniversary with a proper documentary

It’s a little weird to think it’s been 30 years since The Secret of Monkey Island was released, but that’s it. To celebrate the anniversary, Youtubern Onaretrotip has released a crappy poop for a documentary about the game series where we hear some of the game’s developers talk about the ancient adventure. Speaking of Monkey […]

IBM Introduces PC-XT

IBM Introduces PC-XT

37 years ago. IBM introduces the IBM Personal Computer XT, which stands for eXtended Technology. For a price of $4,995(!) it features a Intel 8088 processor, a 10MB hard drive, eight expansion slots, serial port, 128 kB RAM, 40Kb ROM, a keyboard, and one double-sided 360kB floppy drive.