What’s In That Game Box – Stop Thief (1979)

Ever scoured the Internet looking for what exactly you were missing from the old board game you pulled from your closet, only to find no succor in your time of need? Well, stop that fruitless searching through endless google results, as this week we look at one of Parker Brothers’ favorite classics, Stop Thief, the 1979 Electronic Game of Cops and Robbers.

Retro Game of the Week: Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

I remember very well the buzz at the gaming table about a certain balding protagonist of a now-classic Sierra adventure game. He wasn’t your typical adventure game hero: he was a bumbler, a loser, an everyman shooting for the DD stars. All he wanted was a piece of the action. Well, a piece, at any rate. With the release of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Sierra On-Line in 1987, the 3D animated adventure game series entered a new, more (im)mature era, and a gaming icon was born.

Super Mario Bros. Video Game, Japanese 25th Anniversary Trailer

A History of Sierra On-Line: What’s In a Name, Anyway?

As most old-school gamers know, the company was founded by the power-gaming couple of Ken and Roberta Williams in 1980. Back then it was known On-Line Systems. The games Mystery House and Time Zone were first released under this label. By 1982, the company changed its name to Sierra On-Line, but used two other labels to sell some of their product line. SierraVenture was created…

The Best Classic Board Games – RISK The Game of World Domination

Wargaming has historically been a niche market, as most war games tend to be long on detail and not suited for those short on attention spans. One game transcended the genre, becoming a popular and nearly iconic board game: Risk, by Parker Brothers.