Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Essays about the origin of elements from old video games. This is what you do with a BA in English, apparently.
- Created by Drew Mackie
- Located in United States
- April 2022
- Free
Recent posts
June 28, 2026
While I am hard at work on getting one more big post done before the end of June, I wanted to write up this quick housekeeping matter because I think it will be of interest to people who read this site. When I first started Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games back in 2022, my aim was to create the…
June 23, 2026
Recently, I came across two different elements in Capcom games that seemed to be related — one in the original Street Fighter and the other in Final Fight. The popular explanation online says that both are homages to the same real-life Capcom employee, but because they manifest differently in their…
June 12, 2026
I’m trying to make a word catch on in the world of video game analysis: luigification . It’s when a character starts out being derivative of another but then gradually becomes distinct. I’m not sure if Luigi was the first character to undergo this transformation, but he’s definitely the most…
