Vidya Game News – July 16, 2015
Now this looks PRETTY legit. It’s way too friggin’ humid in New England, but despite the condensation, we’ve prepared only the best news for you to enjoy today! Here are some of the stories about...
View ArticleEpisode 012 – R.C. Pro Am 1 and 2 (1987 and 1992)
R.C. Pro Am 1 and 2 (1987 and 1992) This week in Your Parents Basement, we’re vrooming past wet spots and through oil slicks, as we avoid bombs dropped by planes! R.C. Pro Am 1 from 1987 is the main...
View ArticleVidya Game News – July 23, 2015
The original box art for the Sega CD version of Night Trap. Man, July is almost over! Where does the time go? Quicker than the final quarter in a game of NBA Jam! Anyway, here is this week’s news post:...
View ArticleEpisode 013 – Comix Zone (1995)
Comix Zone (1995) This week in Your Parents Basement, we’re getting transported into an alternate dimension to fight comic book monsters! We’re playing Comix Zone on the Sega Genesis, a game with...
View ArticleEpisode 050 – Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993)
Episode 050 – Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are doing our best to save lives and to destroy zombies with water pistols! From 1993, we’re playing Zombies Ate My...
View ArticleVidya Game News – April 14, 2016
– The Tumblr account Super Mario Broth highlighted a rare Super Mario Bros. 3 animation this week – The Hammer Bros. suit sliding. You normally can’t slide in the suit in the game, so you have to do it...
View ArticleEpisode 051 – Super Metroid (1994)
Episode 051 – Super Metroid (1994) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are freezing metroids with our ice beam and blasting them away with missiles! From 1994, we’re playing Super Metroid by...
View ArticleVidya Game News – April 21, 2016
– As you can imagine, there is a bunch of Star Fox content this week, because a new game in the series is coming out. (The initial reviews seem to suggest it’s good, but weird control-wise.) Kotaku’s...
View ArticleEpisode 052 – Spider-man: Web of Fire (1996)
Episode 052 – Spider-man: Web of Fire (1996) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are web-slinging our way through entire stages! From 1996, we’re playing Spider-man: Web of Fire by BlueSky Software...
View ArticleVidya Game News – April 28, 2016
– From Ryan Divish and Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times, Nintendo is selling its majority stake in the Seattle Mariners. The valuation is $1.4 billion, and a follow-up story on how the deal was struck...
View ArticleEpisode 053 – Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
Episode 053 – Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are celebrating our anniversary! It’s time to go back to the Mario series, as we’re playing Super Mario Bros. 2 by...
View ArticleVidya Game News – May 5, 2016
– Of all the things Sega could license… A movie adaption of Shinobi could be coming soon, per Variety. It’s a solid game, but when it comes to story-based ninja games, it’s no Ninja Gaiden. – Also,...
View ArticleEpisode 054 – The Guardian Legend (1989)
Episode 054 – The Guardian Legend (1989) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are transforming into a rowe-butt and trying to conquer labyrinths! From 1989, we’re playing The Guardian Legend by...
View ArticleVidya Game News – May 12, 2016
– A copy of Stadium Events that a guy got at a yard sale for $2 just turned into a $7,500 sale for him. This site has the story. (Warning! Autoplaying video.) – Someone has hacked an NES with a custom...
View ArticleEpisode 055 – SimCity (1989)
Episode 055 – SimCity (1989) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are building and bulldozing through municipalities! From 1989 and 1991, we’re playing SimCity by Maxis for the PC and SNES. Joining...
View ArticleVidya Game News – May 19, 2016
– As Kotaku’s Luke Plunkett types in his write-up, Sega’s game testing training videos were peak 1990s, right down to Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails background music. – From Polygon’s Allegra Frank, a...
View ArticleEpisode 056 – Pitfall! and Moon Patrol (1982)
Episode 056 – Pitfall! and Moon Patrol (1982) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are leaping over pits with vines, jumping on top of crocodile snouts and blasting alien spaceships while dodging...
View ArticleVidya Game News – May 26, 2016
– The best read of the week, and one close to my heart, is a long piece from Ernie Smith of Tedium on commercial mascots and their video games. Featured prominently are the Noid and M.C. Kids, of...
View ArticleEpisode 057 – Emails Emails Emails Emails Emails (2016)
Episode 057 – Emails Emails Emails Emails Emails (2016) This week in Your Parents Basement, we are just reading emails as we cope with the loss of Todd Brisket still! All of these asks are from 2016,...
View ArticleVidya Game News – June 2, 2016
– It’s been on a bunch of different sites, but I believe Julian Horsey of Geeky Gadgets first reported about a coffee table, non-digital version of Pong. Read about it here! – FiveThirtyEight has an...
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