The Oregon Trail is a text adventure game produced in 1974 by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium. In it, the player assumes the role of a wagon leader traveling across the United States over the famous Oregon Trail route. The player controls the progress of the game through a series of decisions that impact … Continue reading The Oregon Trail
SimCity, designed by Will Wright, is a city-building simulation video game where players build a city without specific goals to achieve. The first game in the video game series was released in 1989. It was one of Maxis's best-selling games and consisted of several sequels that were released in the early 2000s. In SimCity, the … Continue reading SIMCITY (1989)
Street Fighter II was released by Capcom as a stand-up arcade game in 1991. In 1992, it was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and has since been released on fourteen competing, portable, and modern consoles. Today, it is easily available online through digital emulators. In addition, numerous different versions, editions, and rereleases containing … Continue reading Street Fighter II
The 1990s will go down in history as one of the most iconic decades of all time. From the dominance of hip-hop and R&B music, to the superior fashion trends that emerged, it could simply be described as a great time to be alive. However, one demographic that was greatly affected by the 90s era, … Continue reading Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
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