{"id":27263,"date":"2024-09-10T06:49:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T05:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/?page_id=27263"},"modified":"2024-09-12T07:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:27:40","slug":"game-history-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/game-history-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Game History Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"typeSelector\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/\" class=\"selectorLink\"> <button class=\"selectorBut\">Home<\/button><\/a><br \/><a class=\"selectorLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/music-articles\/\"><button class=\"selectorBut\">Music Articles<\/button><\/a><br \/><a class=\"selectorLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/blog-posts\/\"><button class=\"selectorBut\"> Blog Posts<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<script>\nlet headings = document.getElementsByClassName(\"entry-title\");\nheadings[0].style.display =\"none\"\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"butDivision\" style=\"margin-bottom:50px;\"><a class=\"codexLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/game-history-articles\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 \"><button class=\"codexBut\"> Game History Articles<\/button><\/a><a class=\"codexLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/game-reviews\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 \"> <button class=\"codexBut\">Game Reviews<\/button><\/a><a class=\"codexLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/game-sound-articles\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 \"> <button class=\"codexBut\">Game Sound Articles<\/button><\/a><a class=\"codexLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/retrospectives-investigations\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 \"><button class=\"codexBut\">Retrospectives<br \/>\/Investigations<\/button><\/a><a class=\"codexLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/how-tos\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 \"><button class=\"codexBut\">How-Tos<\/button><\/a><a class=\"codexLink\"href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/b-to-x-of-gx4000\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 \"> <button class=\"codexBut\">B to W of GX4000<\/button><\/a><a class=\"codexLink\"href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/homepage\/games-articles\/game-blog-posts\/\" style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 0 0\"> <button class=\"codexBut\" onclick=\"loadPage('')\">Games Blogs<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Game History Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-27594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-blog-posts category-games-retrospectives tag-arcade tag-densha-de-go tag-games tag-taito\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2025\/01\/26\/trains-vs-zombies-a-surprising-arcade-showdown\/\" target=\"_self\" >Trains Vs Zombies: A Surprising Arcade Showdown<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2025\/01\/26\/trains-vs-zombies-a-surprising-arcade-showdown\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Features-420x280.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trains Vs Zombies: A Surprising Arcade Showdown\" style=\"--dominant-color: #373029;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Features-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Features-385x257.webp 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"373029\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It\u2019s 1997 and we\u2019re at the AOU show in Japan, feasting our eyes on all of the exciting up-and-coming arcade attractions on display. Over at Namco, the imminently-released Tekken 3 is an obvious headliner, but there are plenty of other goodies too \u2014 not least<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2025\/01\/26\/trains-vs-zombies-a-surprising-arcade-showdown\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-26T14:14:27+00:00\">January 26, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-27409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2024\/10\/19\/sonic-on-the-atari-jaguar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sonic on The Atari Jaguar!?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2024\/10\/19\/sonic-on-the-atari-jaguar\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sonic_Jaguar_small-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sonic on The Atari Jaguar!?\" style=\"--dominant-color: #3e3446;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sonic_Jaguar_small-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sonic_Jaguar_small-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"3e3446\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">So the other day we learned that the lovely people behind Pok\u00e9mon (Nintendo and Gamefreak) would finally be coming for Pocketpair, developers of the suspiciously-similar-looking Palworld. Though this didn\u2019t exactly come as a shock to anyone, many were surprised that Nintendo choose to target Pocketpair<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2024\/10\/19\/sonic-on-the-atari-jaguar\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-10-19T08:49:17+01:00\">October 19, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26625 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games tag-arcade tag-article\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/12\/21\/blasted-off-the-fate-of-michael-jacksons-scramble-training\/\" target=\"_self\" >Blasted Off? The fate of Michael Jackson&#8217;s Scramble Training<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/12\/21\/blasted-off-the-fate-of-michael-jacksons-scramble-training\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scramble-Training-1-420x280.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blasted Off? The fate of Michael Jackson&#8217;s Scramble Training\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scramble-Training-1-420x280.png 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Scramble-Training-1-385x257.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">So, the cat&#8217;s out of the bag. After sitting on the information for months while the wheels of stuff quietly turned in the background, we&#8217;ve finally made the full footage of Michael Jackson&#8217;s Scramble Training public! Everything that needs saying about the release has been<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/12\/21\/blasted-off-the-fate-of-michael-jacksons-scramble-training\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-12-21T16:07:23+00:00\">December 21, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games tag-amiga tag-article tag-games tag-history tag-investiate tag-investigation tag-media tag-nes\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/09\/10\/no-tengo-amiga-nintendo-vs-commodore-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >No tengo Amiga: Nintendo Vs Commodore in the UK<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/09\/10\/no-tengo-amiga-nintendo-vs-commodore-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Velazquez-The_Surrender_of_Commodore-420x280.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"No tengo Amiga: Nintendo Vs Commodore in the UK\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Velazquez-The_Surrender_of_Commodore-420x280.png 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Velazquez-The_Surrender_of_Commodore-385x257.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Recently, it&#8217;s come to my attention that several people aren&#8217;t particularly happy with my article about the NES and the Master System in the UK market, finding the evidence supporting the argument to be lacking. Placed in such a position, there&#8217;s only really one reasonable<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/09\/10\/no-tengo-amiga-nintendo-vs-commodore-in-the-uk\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-09-10T11:14:10+01:00\">September 10, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26001 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-disney tag-games tag-retrospective tag-sega\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/05\/28\/a-hedgehog-and-a-mouse-sega-disney-and-a-surprising-attempt-to-become-an-amusement-giant\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Hedgehog and a Mouse: Sega,  Disney and a Surprising Attempt to become an Amusement Giant<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/05\/28\/a-hedgehog-and-a-mouse-sega-disney-and-a-surprising-attempt-to-become-an-amusement-giant\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Segawor4ld-rocket-esculator-420x280.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Hedgehog and a Mouse: Sega,  Disney and a Surprising Attempt to become an Amusement Giant\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Segawor4ld-rocket-esculator-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Segawor4ld-rocket-esculator-385x257.webp 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On social media, old pictures from London&#8217;s Sega World are an easy way to harvest some quick engagement. Post the image, chuck in your &#8216;remember that time when Sega ran a theme park?&#8217; caption then sit back and wait for the likes numbers to rise.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/05\/28\/a-hedgehog-and-a-mouse-sega-disney-and-a-surprising-attempt-to-become-an-amusement-giant\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-05-28T11:21:41+01:00\">May 28, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25965 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-game-reviews-games category-games tag-article tag-book tag-games tag-review\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/03\/12\/fatnick-reviews-stuff-the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-john-szczepaniak\/\" target=\"_self\" >FatNicK Reviews Stuff: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers &#8211; John Szczepaniak<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/03\/12\/fatnick-reviews-stuff-the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-john-szczepaniak\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UHV1-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"FatNicK Reviews Stuff: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers &#8211; John Szczepaniak\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UHV1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UHV1-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Having spent five years (half a decade!) of my life on these books, I can honestly say they were a waste of time and a failure. They should have never been written, and whatever value a few academics and a tiny number of readers claim,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2022\/03\/12\/fatnick-reviews-stuff-the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-john-szczepaniak\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-03-12T11:38:04+00:00\">March 12, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-blog-posts category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-games tag-history tag-retrospective\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/09\/25\/complete-carnage-32-bit-console-hardware-and-the-reshaping-of-the-industry\/\" target=\"_self\" >Complete Carnage: 32-bit Console hardware and the reshaping of the industry<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/09\/25\/complete-carnage-32-bit-console-hardware-and-the-reshaping-of-the-industry\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carnage-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Complete Carnage: 32-bit Console hardware and the reshaping of the industry\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carnage-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carnage-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Recently we looked at the Sega Saturn and whether it was killed too prematurely by Sega. Though these days the Saturn&#8217;s renewed popularity means we regularly ask what could have made the console a success, there&#8217;s one question that should probably ask first: Could the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/09\/25\/complete-carnage-32-bit-console-hardware-and-the-reshaping-of-the-industry\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-25T09:49:10+01:00\">September 25, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25459 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-games tag-history tag-investigation\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/05\/12\/the-saturn-is-not-our-future-sales-costs-and-the-demise-of-the-sega-saturn\/\" target=\"_self\" >&#8220;The Saturn is not our future&#8221; Sales, Costs and the Demise of the Sega Saturn<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/05\/12\/the-saturn-is-not-our-future-sales-costs-and-the-demise-of-the-sega-saturn\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Six-Year-Summary-Sega-420x280.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;The Saturn is not our future&#8221; Sales, Costs and the Demise of the Sega Saturn\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Six-Year-Summary-Sega-420x280.png 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Six-Year-Summary-Sega-385x257.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">2023 Update: The recent (and highly dramatic) leak of documents and emails surrounding Sega of America&#8217;s 1997FY marketing plan adds some important context to the question of how much the Saturn cost Sega. One particularly juicy little nugget is this snapshot of Sega of America&#8217;s<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/05\/12\/the-saturn-is-not-our-future-sales-costs-and-the-demise-of-the-sega-saturn\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-05-12T17:25:00+01:00\">May 12, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25357 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-game-sound category-games tag-games tag-game-sound-history tag-master-system tag-megadrive tag-sharable\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/03\/14\/the-second-sound-chip-the-sega-master-system-and-the-ym2413\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Second Sound Chip &#8211;  The Sega Master System and the YM2413<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/03\/14\/the-second-sound-chip-the-sega-master-system-and-the-ym2413\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/YM2413_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Second Sound Chip &#8211;  The Sega Master System and the YM2413\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/YM2413_01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/YM2413_01-320x255.jpg 320w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/YM2413_01-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/YM2413_01-358x285.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What is a Master System? If you&#8217;re reading this in English and you owned a Sega Master System you probably didn&#8217;t own the most complete version of the Sega Master System. This isn&#8217;t idle snobbery: the Machine that was released outside Japan was notably different<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2021\/03\/14\/the-second-sound-chip-the-sega-master-system-and-the-ym2413\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-03-14T10:50:36+00:00\">March 14, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-blog-posts category-games-retrospectives category-retro-games tag-games tag-retrospective tag-sharable tag-zx-spectrum\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/10\/29\/180-free-games-analysis-of-a-cover-tape-collection\/\" target=\"_self\" >180 Free games: Analysis of a Cover Tape Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/10\/29\/180-free-games-analysis-of-a-cover-tape-collection\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Loose-Tape.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"180 Free games: Analysis of a Cover Tape Collection\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Loose-Tape.png 1280w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Loose-Tape-320x205.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It just so happened that a few weeks ago I had to move my original Zx Spectrum collection out of storage. Faced with a huge plastic crate filled to the brim with cassettes, it suddenly struck me how ridiculous it was that we had some<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/10\/29\/180-free-games-analysis-of-a-cover-tape-collection\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-10-29T18:00:21+00:00\">October 29, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-game-sound category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-games tag-game-sound-history tag-ps1 tag-saturn tag-sharable\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/04\/07\/32-bit-audio-fight-club-the-saturn-the-playstation-and-the-end-of-the-chiptune-era\/\" target=\"_self\" >32-bit Audio Fight Club: The Saturn, the PlayStation and the End of the Chiptune Era<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/04\/07\/32-bit-audio-fight-club-the-saturn-the-playstation-and-the-end-of-the-chiptune-era\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SatVsPs-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"32-bit Audio Fight Club: The Saturn, the PlayStation and the End of the Chiptune Era\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SatVsPs-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SatVsPs-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The first rule of 32-bit Audio Fight Club is that you don&#8217;t talk about 32-bit Audio Fight Club. Actually, that&#8217;s not quite true: the first rule of 32-bit Audio Fight Club is that&#8230;well&#8230;you probably wouldn&#8217;t even think to talk about 32-bit Audio Fight Club. Or<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/04\/07\/32-bit-audio-fight-club-the-saturn-the-playstation-and-the-end-of-the-chiptune-era\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-04-07T19:00:00+01:00\">April 7, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22695 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-arcade tag-games tag-megadrive tag-ps1 tag-retrogames tag-retrospective tag-sharable tag-strider tag-zx-spectrum\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/02\/14\/strider-the-unfortunate-mr-hiryu\/\" target=\"_self\" >Strider: The Unfortunate Mr Hiryu<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/02\/14\/strider-the-unfortunate-mr-hiryu\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Strider-Manga-420x280.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Strider: The Unfortunate Mr Hiryu\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Strider-Manga-420x280.png 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Strider-Manga-385x257.png 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In gaming there are the origin stories we all know \u2013 like the origins of Mario and Sonic the hedgehog \u2013 but there are many more characters who remain relatively obscure &#8211; like the stars of most microcomputer budget games or Japanese cassette titles. More<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2020\/02\/14\/strider-the-unfortunate-mr-hiryu\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-02-14T16:40:16+00:00\">February 14, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-blog-posts category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-games tag-pc tag-retrospective tag-sharable tag-switch tag-untitled-goose-game tag-zx-spectrum\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/10\/10\/nothing-new-in-the-villlage-the-35-year-old-ancestors-of-untitled-goose-game\/\" target=\"_self\" >Nothing New in the Villlage: The 35 Year Old Ancestors of Untitled Goose Game<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/10\/10\/nothing-new-in-the-villlage-the-35-year-old-ancestors-of-untitled-goose-game\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ss_6c0fa7da01f010b3de476cd3de9369687256de44-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nothing New in the Villlage: The 35 Year Old Ancestors of Untitled Goose Game\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ss_6c0fa7da01f010b3de476cd3de9369687256de44-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ss_6c0fa7da01f010b3de476cd3de9369687256de44-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Everyone loves the Untitled Goose Game. I love the Untitled Goose Game. If you haven&#8217;t played the untitled Goose Game, you should play the Untitled Goose Game: A stealth game that follows in the footsteps of Metal Gear Solid and Hitman, Goose Game&#8217;s masterstroke is<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/10\/10\/nothing-new-in-the-villlage-the-35-year-old-ancestors-of-untitled-goose-game\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-10-10T13:48:33+01:00\">October 10, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22465 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-games tag-history tag-sharable\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/09\/12\/joystick-wagglers-were-left-handed-control-sticks-an-industry-conspiracy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Joystick Wagglers: Were Left Handed Control Sticks an Industry Conspiracy?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/09\/12\/joystick-wagglers-were-left-handed-control-sticks-an-industry-conspiracy\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DK_Cab-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joystick Wagglers: Were Left Handed Control Sticks an Industry Conspiracy?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DK_Cab-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DK_Cab-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Have you ever wondered why arcade control sticks were always placed to the the left of the buttons? To be honest I&#8217;d never given it much thought until I saw this tweet the other day: Have you ever noticed that no matter what arcade game<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/09\/12\/joystick-wagglers-were-left-handed-control-sticks-an-industry-conspiracy\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-09-12T17:20:10+01:00\">September 12, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-blog-posts category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-games tag-history tag-horace tag-sharable tag-zx-spectrum\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/08\/16\/the-surprisingly-modern-cult-of-horace\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Surprisingly Modern Cult of Horace<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/08\/16\/the-surprisingly-modern-cult-of-horace\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Horace-Ad-1984-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Surprisingly Modern Cult of Horace\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Horace-Ad-1984-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Horace-Ad-1984-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">All good things come to an end. In my case this turned out to be the relatively cushy storage solution i had for all of my old Spectrum gear. Still, silver linings and all that: One of the big advantages of having to get your<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/08\/16\/the-surprisingly-modern-cult-of-horace\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-08-16T17:20:53+01:00\">August 16, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21780 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-games tag-history tag-investigation tag-long-form tag-magazines tag-media tag-sharable\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/07\/03\/8-bit-showdown-how-popular-were-the-master-system-and-the-nes-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" >8-Bit Showdown: How popular were the Master System and the NES in the UK?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/07\/03\/8-bit-showdown-how-popular-were-the-master-system-and-the-nes-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Versus-Header_fin4-1-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"8-Bit Showdown: How popular were the Master System and the NES in the UK?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Versus-Header_fin4-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Versus-Header_fin4-1-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When it isn&#8217;t doing is it&#8217;s upmost to sabotage Western democracy, one thing that can be said for Facebook is that it does have some of the friendliest retro communities on the internet. A few weeks ago one particular discussion caught my eye: how popular<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/07\/03\/8-bit-showdown-how-popular-were-the-master-system-and-the-nes-in-the-uk\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-07-03T17:19:05+01:00\">July 3, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-article tag-classification tag-long-read tag-megadrive tag-ps3 tag-sharable tag-snes tag-xbox\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/03\/09\/the-xbox-360-will-never-be-retro-a-tedious-classification-post\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Xbox 360 Will Never be Retro (a tedious classification post)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/03\/09\/the-xbox-360-will-never-be-retro-a-tedious-classification-post\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreationofModernGaming-420x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Xbox 360 Will Never be Retro (a tedious classification post)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreationofModernGaming-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreationofModernGaming-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ok, I&#8217;ll have to admit it &#8211; as someone who fits in the relatively uncommon venn diagram between history and retrogaming, I probably let myself ponder the question of what exactly retrogaming IS a little too much. Why does it matter? after all, it&#8217;s just<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2019\/03\/09\/the-xbox-360-will-never-be-retro-a-tedious-classification-post\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-03-09T09:00:31+00:00\">March 9, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-curious category-game-history category-game-reviews-games category-games category-games-retrospectives tag-arcade tag-megadrive tag-pc-engine tag-press tag-research tag-retrospective tag-sharable\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/10\/in-pursuit-of-power-drift\/\" target=\"_self\" >In Pursuit of Power Drift<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/10\/in-pursuit-of-power-drift\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Pursuit of Power Drift\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1.png 800w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/power-drift-japan-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Does any game own its genre as effectively as Mario Kart? Sure, the more po-faced among the racing brigade might draw influence from other (more realistic) avenues, but if you&#8217;re looking towards making a light-hearted kart racer, it&#8217;s impossible to avoid the touch of Nintendo&#8217;s<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/10\/in-pursuit-of-power-drift\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-09-10T20:58:59+01:00\">September 10, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4949 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-game-sound category-games tag-adlib tag-game-blaster tag-game-sound-history tag-ms-dos tag-mt-32 tag-pc tag-pc-gaming tag-pcjr tag-research tag-retrospective tag-roland tag-sharable tag-sound-blaster tag-sound-canvas\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/03\/irq-7-the-complicated-world-of-early-ms-dos-sound-options\/\" target=\"_self\" >&#8220;IRQ: 7&#8221; &#8211; The Complicated World of early MS-DOS Sound Options<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/03\/irq-7-the-complicated-world-of-early-ms-dos-sound-options\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dune-2-options.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;IRQ: 7&#8221; &#8211; The Complicated World of early MS-DOS Sound Options\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dune-2-options.png 645w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dune-2-options-320x199.png 320w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dune-2-options-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Dune-2-options-480x298.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Modern games consoles, eh? With their bundled hard drives and insatiable hunger for game patches, they&#8217;re effectively just user-friendly PCs aren&#8217;t they? Yes, even you over there in the corner, Mr Switch. Hang on though! When you think about it, the inverse is also true.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/03\/irq-7-the-complicated-world-of-early-ms-dos-sound-options\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-09-03T09:53:53+01:00\">September 3, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogposts category-game-history category-games category-games-blog-posts category-reviews tag-128k tag-ay-8912 tag-ghostbuster tag-review tag-sharable tag-spectrum\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/02\/20\/i-didnt-realise-there-was-a-128k-ghostbusters\/\" target=\"_self\" >I Didn&#8217;t Realise There was a 128k Ghostbusters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/02\/20\/i-didnt-realise-there-was-a-128k-ghostbusters\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ghostbusters128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"I Didn&#8217;t Realise There was a 128k Ghostbusters\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ghostbusters128.jpg 842w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ghostbusters128-320x191.jpg 320w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ghostbusters128-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ghostbusters128-380x227.jpg 380w, https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ghostbusters128-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&nbsp; (The 128k Ghostbusters theme) &nbsp; &nbsp; This is a topic we&#8217;ve covered before &#8211; and i suspect it&#8217;s one we&#8217;ll cover again &#8211; but it&#8217;s worth pointing out that the sunset era of the Spectrum&#8217;s life were significantly different to the micro computer&#8217;s formative<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fatnickindustries.com\/Blog\/2018\/02\/20\/i-didnt-realise-there-was-a-128k-ghostbusters\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-02-20T17:51:58+00:00\">February 20, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HomeMusic Articles Blog Posts Game History Articles Game Reviews Game Sound ArticlesRetrospectives\/InvestigationsHow-Tos B to W of GX4000 Games Blogs Game History Articles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":27239,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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