Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be talon-trotting to the beat of Banjo-Kazooie‘s drum. The internet is mercifully … Continue reading Franchise Festival #31: Banjo-Kazooie

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be burning rubber as we race through the history of Ridge … Continue reading Franchise Festival #30: Ridge Racer

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be gobbling up all there is to know about Kirby. Major sources include Nintendo … Continue reading Franchise Festival #29: Kirby

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be digging through the war plans of Wolfenstein. This article involved quite a … Continue reading Franchise Festival #28: Wolfenstein

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be weightlessly drifting through the history of Lunar. Dates refer to the first … Continue reading Franchise Festival #27: Lunar

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be piecing together the 1s and 0s of BIT.TRIP. The most important source … Continue reading Franchise Festival #26: BIT.TRIP/Runner

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be spelunking into the dark and sordid past of Tomb Raider. Kidding! Well, about … Continue reading Franchise Festival #25: Tomb Raider

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll explore the rise and fall of Pitfall. Year of release indicates the North American … Continue reading Franchise Festival #24: Pitfall

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be perusing the attractions of Jurassic Park. This is something of an odd … Continue reading Franchise Festival #23: Jurassic Park

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be plumbing the depths of BioShock‘s rich universe. Year of release indicates the … Continue reading Franchise Festival #22: BioShock

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be using the boost to chase down the history of Star … Continue reading Franchise Festival #21: Star Fox

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be assembling all of the information available on the Suikoden series. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #20: Suikoden

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be hunting down the most interesting details about the Far Cry series. With … Continue reading Franchise Festival #19: Far Cry

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history! Older entries can be found here. This time we’ll be gathering details about Pikmin. With regard to sources, DidYouKnowGaming is … Continue reading Franchise Festival #16: Pikmin

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be mega-busting on the go with the portable Mega Man series. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #15: Mega Man (Portable)

Happy Friday Avocadoans! Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be mega-busting through the history of Mega Man! … Continue reading Franchise Festival #14: Mega Man (Console)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be building a relationship with Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons. Note that all … Continue reading Franchise Festival #13 Harvest Moon

Background In 1979, the I.R.M. Corporation was founded. It would later change its name to Capcom. Throughout the 80s Capcom published games for arcades and home console systems with hits like Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Mega Man 2, and 1942. In … Continue reading Franchise Festival #12: Street Fighter