The GIF turns 39: from CompuServe to today's memes
On 15 June 1987, Steve Wilhite released the GIF on CompuServe. On the same date, 35 years later, Internet Explorer was …
Nostalgia 14 posts
Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
Sonic Adventure 2 turns 25 — the Shadow game that changed everything
Twenty-five years ago, Sega marked Sonic's tenth birthday with a game that would define a generation — Shadow, City …
Magnavox Odyssey: 54 years of the first game console
On 24 May 1972, Ralph Baer proved you could play games on the family TV. The Odyssey had no colour and no sound — and …
The Empire Strikes Back at 46: the film that changed Star Wars
On 21 May 1980, The Empire Strikes Back opened in cinemas with a secret kept under lock and key. 46 years on, it is …
LAN houses: the room that connected a generation to Counter-Strike
Today is World Internet Day. Time to remember the LAN houses: CS 1.6, Ragnarok, Tibia and the noisy internet we shared …
New Super Mario Bros.: 20 years since 2D Mario came back
On 15 May 2006, Nintendo released the first genuine 2D Mario in 11 years on the DS. More than 30 million copies later, …
Mortal Kombat II opens today: from the 1992 arcade to the big screen
Mortal Kombat II opens in cinemas today. From Karl Urban as Johnny Cage to the SNES censorship of 1993 — the story of a …
Star Wars Day: how the Force turned 4 May into a pop holiday
Today is 4 May — Star Wars Day. Here's how a pun about Margaret Thatcher's 1979 election became the most beloved sci-fi …
Nintendo GameCube: 24 years of the cube everybody rented
3 May 2002: the GameCube landed in Europe. In Brazil, Gradiente's purple cube cost R$1,199 and lived at the rental shop …
Game Boy: the grey brick that invented portable gaming
A few weeks ago the Game Boy turned 37 since its Japanese launch. A nostalgic trip back to Gunpei Yokoi's grey brick …