Author Archives: Waken Games

I wrote a longer version of this piece during my MBA to critique the Dreamcast purely from a Marketing perspective. It was interesting to examine the past and appreciation the time when console was first released; I re-visited some of the information recently as I ponder whether you feel this console could be revived? AContinueContinue reading “The Marketing of the Dreamcast: – Could This System Be Revived?”

It feels rude not to acknowledge some of our childhood inspirations which motivated us to also make games. There are too many to mention, so the emphasis here is on 2D childhood favs. Without giving away our age, we were exposed to the tape loading of the Commodore 64 before lunch to return and prayContinueContinue reading “From NES to SNES and beyond”

The Super Nintendo brought other classics amongst friends, in particular Super Mario Kart and Zelda as well as: Street Fighter II Turbo From my first memories of this game in arcade form in the local fish and chip Shop, I was hooked. I even remember investing in the metal tin super edition which came withContinueContinue reading “Gaming Badges, Books and TV Shows”

I wrote a lot of this article purely from a lesson learning from the Marketing aspects of the Dreamcast, which I typed before the release of Sonic in the film with Jim Carrey. As a kid like others, we enjoyed carefully drawing Sonic which meant any movie rendering would most likely have to pass theContinueContinue reading “Sonic: Fixing the Past”