Break out your magnifying glasses and tiny little brushes, Geekologists, because I’ve got an antique for you. This cherished relic comes to us from an era of ceaseless warfare, cunning strategy, and brutal rivalry. It’s hilariously outdated; depending on your…
Lots of people have an evil twin. Superman’s got Bizarro. The Sentry has the Void. Even literary classics like The Man in the Iron Mask engage with the persistent trope of sinister doubles. Now Sega’s trying its hand at some…
The console war was the dominant influence on my first few years as a gamer. As a SNES partisan, I encountered Sega advertising that claimed, “Sega does what Nintendon’t” and depicted Sonic the Hedgehog humiliating Nintendo’s own mustachioed mascot. Later…
