Gaming culture

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Gaming culture ·Aug 29, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Animation, Anime and Cartoons

Disney, American cartoons, anime, giant robots, Pokémon and Cuphead: how animation became playable and video games began influencing it in return.

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Gaming culture ·Aug 17, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Did Shakespeare and Dante Use AI Tools? Let’s See What Detectors Say

We tested GPTZero on Shakespeare, Dante, human-written texts, translations and interviews. What can an AI detector really tell us about authorship?

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Gaming culture ·Aug 16, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

From Panel to Screen: When Comics and Manga Enter Video Games

From X-Men and Simulmondo to Dragon Ball, Comix Zone and XIII: the long relationship between comics, manga and video games, from the printed page to gameplay.

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History ·Aug 08, 2026 ·Søren Kamper

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Rebel Assault helped sell the multimedia PC by turning CD-ROM storage, sound, digitised footage and pre-rendered spectacle into the experience itself.

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History ·Aug 02, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Dagli esperimenti di Lure of the Temptress alla costruzione di Broken Sword: Tony Warriner racconta la storia tecnica e umana di Revolution Software.

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Gaming culture ·Jul 31, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

From Pen to Screen: When Literature Becomes a Videogame

What remains of a book when its pages become worlds, actions and decisions? From The Hobbit to The Witcher, literature changes shape when the player steps inside.

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Gaming culture ·Jul 24, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

The Children of the Computer Age Are Afraid of Artificial Intelligence

The generation that grew up defending computers and video games now risks judging AI with the same old prejudices. A personal reflection on creativity, access and responsibility.

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Gaming culture ·Jul 22, 2026 ·Marco Finelli · 1

Beyond nostalgia: why classic games still connect generations

How classic games become a shared language across generations, countries and communities through memories, discussions and personal experiences.

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Gaming culture ·Jul 18, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

In 1993, Commodore turned the Amiga 1200 into a console. CD32 had CD-ROM, AGA and Akiko, but it was born old in the face of the new generation.

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Gaming culture ·Jul 06, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

A direct, ironic and sometimes bitter conversation with Massimo Magnasciutti about Dynabyte, Nippon Safes Inc., Deluxe Paint, Donna Fatale and the difficult but unforgettable years of Italian adventure games.

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History ·Jul 04, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.

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History ·Jul 01, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Arcade conversions on Amiga were often painful, but not always. From Capcom disasters to successful ports, all the way to the unreleased Snow Bros.

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History ·Jun 27, 2026 ·Marco Finelli · 2

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

The third chapter of Amiga vs the Rest of the World looks at the myth of the Sharp X68000 as “the Japanese Amiga”: Capcom arcade ports, U.S. Gold, Workbench, Human68k, demo scene and two very different computer cultures.

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Gaming culture ·Jun 23, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

David Perry: “With Aladdin, we wanted to capture Disney magic inside a 16-bit cartridge”

A short interview with David Perry, from Disney’s Aladdin and Earthworm Jim to Shiny Entertainment, Gaikai and new AI-driven creative tools.

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History ·Jun 20, 2026 ·Marco Finelli · 1

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

The second chapter of “Amiga vs the Rest of the World” tells the moment when PC DOS stopped chasing: VGA, Sound Blaster, hard drives, 386, 486, LucasArts, arcade conversions and Doom changed the balance.

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Gaming culture ·Jun 14, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: when Commodore’s computer challenged Mega Drive and Super Nintendo

A 1990s comparison between Amiga, Mega Drive and Super Nintendo without console wars: three different machines, from floppy disks and sprites to audio, pads and home creativity.

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Gaming culture ·May 23, 2026 ·Marco Finelli · 2

LucasArts and the Art of Adventure: From Maniac Mansion to Monkey Island and Grim Fandango

From Lucasfilm Games to Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango: the story of the adventures that defined an era.

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Gaming culture ·May 20, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

When Videogames Had Manuals: The Lost Art of Reading Before Playing

Before games explained everything on screen, manuals, maps, comics and paper inserts were part of the experience: objects to read, study, smell, damage, lose and remember.

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Gaming culture ·May 16, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Turrican: metal, chip music and the European dream of action games

From Manfred Trenz on Commodore 64 to Factor 5, Chris Hülsbeck, Mega Turrican and the Super Nintendo chapters: the story of a saga that turned home computer limits into legend.

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Gaming culture ·May 15, 2026 ·Søren Kamper

Why Classic Star Wars Games Still Matter to Retro Gamers

Classic Star Wars games still matter because they turned the films into playable fantasies across arcades, home computers, consoles and online worlds.

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Gaming culture ·May 09, 2026 ·Marco Finelli

Hideo Kojima: from the MSX to Death Stranding, the story of an author beyond format

From his early years at Konami to Metal Gear, from Snatcher and Policenauts to the break with the traditional industry, and finally to the freedom of Kojima Productions: a journey through the work of one of gaming’s most recognizable auteurs.

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History ·Jan 14, 2026 ·Mega Drive

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

The recovery of the Sega Channel ROMs brings back one of the most fascinating chapters in video game preservation: SEGA imagined digital distribution long before the world was ready.