Home

You must be wondering… Was there a Legends of the Hidden Temple movie in 1993? You most likely know the 2016 reboot movie produced by Amy Sydorick. Yes, the original classic Legends of The Hidden Temple was released on September 11, 1993, and was broadcasted until November 14, 1995. If you were a teenager around that time, you must have watched this show very early in the morning while seeping your chocolate milk some eggrolls. That was my morning routine back in the ‘90s. The show brings all the memories and the nostalgia of binging on the show and laughing all day long. Let us jump in…. The background of The Legends of the Hidden Temple. The Legends of the Hidden Temple was an American action-adventure television game show that...

#1 E-Sports now and then Now, large numbers of individuals worldwide are involved in a multi-billion dollar annual business named professional gaming. Its phenomenon was driven by the growth of eSports and is taken seriously by groups of people. The 'golden generation' of arcades is said to be from the late 1970s to 1980s when this form of video gaming was a phenomenon in the industry. Highlights of this era were 'Space Invaders' (1978), vector-based' Asteroids '(1979), and' Pac-Man '(1980). With tens of thousands of cash at stake at any given championship battle, teams & individual players fight for victory under huge pressure with their reputation on the line too. But it's not a recent concept in today's modern era. Esports dates...

Let’s be honest….You hated history classes. Right?! Well, that is my stupid assumption! Maybe it was just me. Honestly, I had a water vs. oil kind of relationship with the history lessons. But surprisingly, a cartoon show changed my entire point of view. Yes, you heard me right. Histeria! Made me fall in love with history again by presenting it in the exact manner that I wished all my teachers could deliver the message. Let’s jump in. Maybe it was because of the FCC that stated every cartoon should have some educational message. But Hysteria! was one show full of lessons on history, that turned me from being a history hater to an almost history major….I repeat…almost! Histeria! Intro theme song There was something goofy about this...

Photo: MobyGames Once again, we take a trip back in time and look at an amazing retro-game, the Original Star Fox. Do you remember it? Have you ever done a real barrel roll on Star Fox? If yes, then you were a real fan of the original Starfox. The Classic Star Fox was a revolutionary game when it was released back in the early ‘90s, providing complete three-dimensional, polygonal graphics, which were only seen in arcade games. The ability of the game to render the polygons and shading that gave the illusion of three-dimensional depth was an excellent stride that Nintendo made in the gaming industry back then. Let’s look at the background of Star Fox. Understanding the Background of Star Fox video game Star Fox is a 1993 rail...

Image: Pinterest The ‘90s marked a great leap in the technology industry. New inventions were made in this era, and many companies invested in Silicon Valley gold at the time. Every major company in the US, China, and other technology giants tried to get a piece of the tech revolution cake. The competition for supremacy and dominance in the tech industry led to fierce competition in the sector. One of the most notable competitions that received remarkable worldwide attention was the rivalry between Nintendo and Sega. These two gaming giants made in the news back in the 90s through to the 2000s. Their rivalry was on another level, that the documentary “Console Wars” in that regard. The term console wars become synonymous with the two...

Image Courtesy: WardrobeOxygen Honestly, in the '90s, we didn't have a sense of style. Let alone of Fashion. We had less say on our clothing; it was more of what our mother preferred. And we would wear what mommy says, no matter what we thought. If mum thought something was cool and trendy, that is what we would wear! It was all fine, anyway, unless pushed by peer pressure and consider some wears "not so trendy." Today I have been hit by the '90s nostalgia uniquely. After seeing a leather jacket that looked more or less like something, I had worn back in the '90s. It prompted me to search on google for the trendy fashions that we wore back in the days. As I browsed over the throwback images, you can begin to see the parallels between...

Image Courtesy: Amazon Have you ever been in a relationship with a video game? Well, after watching the animated sitcom, Taz-Mania, I became so attached to it. Then came the Taz-Mania video game. It was very easy for me to fall in love with the video game. Since I had the entire storyline in my head, it was very easy for me to play the game. Yesterday the '90s nostalgia or retro games and TV series hit me gain. I bumped into this episode of Taz-mania on YouTube, The Tasmanian Devil, that inspired me to write about it today. In this review, I will start with the Taz-Mania Cartoon on which the Taz-Mania game was based on. Later on, we will talk about its SNES game release that came much later. Taz-Mania Cartoon Show (1991 – 1995)...

Introduction - Escaping lockdown into a world of video games With several venues now shut down due to coronavirus, players turn to games to help them deal with problems swallowed up during the lockdown. Yesterday, Boris Johnson, the current UK prime minister, announced a national lockdown for the whole of the UK, which will be in effect from the 5th of November. Lockdowns or restricting people's movement can have serious consequences on one's health, physically & mentally. It's natural for people to look for a form of escapism to take their minds off things, and one of those methods is gaming. New restrictions in England? People are advised to stay at home, but for particular reasons. These include jobs that can not be performed...

Image: Fortress of Solitude. One of my favorite games, when I was a teen back in the late ‘90s, was Super Smash Bros. Simply because the game was fun. The game was complex while at the same time basic to the players! This made the game have a unique experience when played. One other unique characteristic of the game was the fact that it included characters from other games. Bringing together the characters from other games made Super Smash Bro. Video game to among the most sort after games back in the late 90s when it was launched. That said, let's look at the history of Super Smash Bros. Understanding the Background of Super Smash Bros. Video game. Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video-game produced by HAL Lab and...

[Image: Thought Catalog] It was on April 4, 1998, when the first episode of CatDog aired. This is not one of the short series that we have looked at here because it ran from that April until June 15, 2005. It needed to be interesting to last for all those years, and it sure was. Peter Hannan created the animated television series for Nickelodeon. He also composed and sang the CatDog theme song that became rang in the minds of kids for seven years. For a series in the black comedy genre, there are a lot of laughs expected. CatDog aired in four seasons, 68 episodes. But that was not the end of the series. After the initial run, BBC Two and Nicktoons started the second run from 2005 to September 5, 2011. For more than ten years...

Once again, we look at an animated series that existed for roughly less than a year. You may have missed it! Road Rovers was an American animated TV series produced by Warner Bros. The show debuted on the Kids’ Wb in September 1996 and ended in February 1997 at the end of season one. Two years later, in 1998, the show was broadcast on Cartoon Network. It ran for two years until 2000. The Road Rover is based on the experiences of the Road Rovers, which was a group of five anthropomorphic dogs with superpowers. The dogs are also referred to as Cano-sapiens. In the show, they live with world leaders, including the US President, the British Prime Minister, The German Chancellor, and the Swiss President with one dog in Kremlin. Road...

Image Courtesy: Amblin Once again, we take a walk back in time. This time we look at Tiny Toons, the American animated comedy TV series that stirred mixed reactions from the fans and foes. Tiny Toons has been critiqued as much as it has been enjoyed. But all the same, it remains among my favorite ‘90s shows. I have also played the Tiny Toon Video games on a few occasions. Let us dive in. What is Tiny Toon, and Why was it Popular in the early ‘90s? I still have fond memories of watching Tiny Toon adventures back then. I found it very funny then. Although I have noticed recently that I am struggling to get the jokes. They are not coming as easy as they did in my teen years The show would entertain you wholesomely, from the...

Title: The Creator of The Simpsons has time traveled. Author: Alexander Money I have already spoken about the animated sitcom in this Article and shared my thoughts & feelings on the cartoon. Today, I'm going to talk about a highly debated subject. Why is Matt Groening, the founder of cartoons such as The Simpsons and Futurama, actually a time traveler? Alright, there's no hard evidence to say he is a time traveler, per se, there's just something odd going on, we have to agree. In their series, the Simpsons are famous for portraying situations that mimic real-world events, often before they unfold in the present. I will talk to you through three of my favorite examples. 1. Series Title: The Coronavirus and Murder Hornets (Season 4...

:) :) Yes, you are right. This is the first article I am starting with an emoji.:) How old were you when this "end of the world" scare happened? Were you also fooled into believing that the world would end on December, 31st 1999? Every time I think about how dumb we were back then; I laugh at myself and all the scholars who spread the rumors back then. I stayed awake the whole night waiting to see our home computer exploding, or some planes falling from the sky! It was so serious that some people even made some underground bunkers and hid. While others went to church to repent their sins and ready themselves for the coming of the messiah! Stupid? Right? But what was Y2K? Ok, jokes aside, Y2K, at the time, was a serious concern for...

What comes in your mind when you hear the mention of the word pirates? Pirates was the most popularized word in the ‘90s. Thanks to Jack Sparrows in the Pirates of the Caribbean Sear. But around the same time, there was this less talked about a TV show called The Pirates of Dark Water. The nostalgia that these shows bring is so strong to assume. I have been digging the archives latterly and re-watching some retro shows and playing some old school retro games of the ‘90s and 2000s. This particular adventure show got my attention. Back in the ‘90s, the act of pirates raiding ships on the sea, and the tales of the sea fights that included robbing ships was the most popular storyline in animations and other TV shows. Slowly the shows that...

Photo Courtesy: Smashpedia If there is a retro-game that has a strong Nostalgia factor and lots of fun to remember, then it’s the Banjo-Kazooie. Retrogamers’’ all-time favorite. I would pay anything to see this game hitting the consoles again. It was just a classic game on its level. The gaming world is changing drastically. The old consoles are fizzling out, making way for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. But still, the rate of release of games has drastically reduced. Is this the end of game consoles? It seems the online gaming is taking over! In the year 2020, there were very few big names released, apart from some indie games like Kentucky Route Zero’s final act. This week I decided to go back to the late ‘90s, to a game that...

Title: Reviewing the Xbox 360 (2005) Name: Alexander Money Welcome to this week's article. Today we are taking a rollercoaster back in time to the 2000 decade. Cast your mind back to 2005, when the Xbox 360 was first being sold. I'm writing a full comprehensive review of this console. As most of you are aware, I have a real passion for video gaming, and the Xbox 360 250GB was the one and the only console I grew up in my childhood. Enough intro, now let's dig in? Shall we? First of all, let's look at the perks of the Xbox 360. Don't worry, this isn't the end of the article. It's barely the beggining. I will talk through three of the perks, and three of the cons below. Xbox One Backward Compatible Game Library - Fancy a upgrade and...