C.S. Voll

A historian, writer, and gamer. Join him on his quest through the world of electronic entertainment.

This is the Choice of Steins;Gate

This is the Choice of Steins;Gate

Since 2009, one visual novel has changed many lives

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 27

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 27

Metaphor, Dragon Age, and so much more!

Tetris at 40: The Twisting Tale of Its Journey to Handhelds

Tetris at 40: The Twisting Tale of Its Journey to Handhelds

The most-ported game ever found its way to some very unusual places

Choices Have Consequences in 428: Shibuya Scramble

Choices Have Consequences in 428: Shibuya Scramble

Branching paths take you to interesting destinations

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 25

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 25

What are you playing?

Promises of a Phantom: Dreams of a Lost Console From 2002

Promises of a Phantom: Dreams of a Lost Console From 2002

An ill-fated vision for an online games library

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 24

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 24

What are you playing?

Stories That Shine Like Stained Glass

Stories That Shine Like Stained Glass

The Pillars of the Earth pulls us into a violent medieval world

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 22

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 22

What are you playing?

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 21

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 21

More genres than you can shake a stick at

Firewatch Burns a New Path to Understanding

Firewatch Burns a New Path to Understanding

Answers appear on an auburn horizon

Nintendo's DS Delivered the Visual Novel to the West

Nintendo's DS Delivered the Visual Novel to the West

No other platform did as much to popularize the genre

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 20

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 20

RPGs abound, with a side of monkey business

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Defends the Reputation of Truth

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Defends the Reputation of Truth

Reaching back into history in order to look forward

Sid Meier's Pirates! Allowed Gamers to Become Swashbucklers

Sid Meier's Pirates! Allowed Gamers to Become Swashbucklers

Hoisting the anchor

Worlds Changed at the Computer Game Developers Conferences of 1988

Worlds Changed at the Computer Game Developers Conferences of 1988

Explorers in uncharted lands

A Mortician's Tale Asks Us to Think About Death

A Mortician's Tale Asks Us to Think About Death

Laundry Bear Games shines a light on the funeral industry

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP: Issue 8

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP

Now Playing at SUPERJUMP: Issue 8

What our team is playing, you might want to check out too!

An Explosive Showdown: Sega and Nintendo Clashed in 1993 Hearing Battle

An Explosive Showdown: Sega and Nintendo Clashed in 1993 Hearing Battle

Reliving the moment when the famous console war heated up

Urban Chaos, Nostradamus, and Fear of the New Millennium

Urban Chaos, Nostradamus, and Fear of the New Millennium

The action game’s expansive world was ground-breaking in 1999

Primal Rage Transported Monsters Into Arcades

Primal Rage Transported Monsters Into Arcades

The monster fighting game stood out in a crowded genre

Casio Created a Console for Girls in the ’90s

Casio Created a Console for Girls in the ’90s

The Loopy was a sticker printer, editor, and word processor, too

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War Stirred a Formula

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War Stirred a Formula

The Koei Tecmo title has won the love of some and hatred from others

How Dragon Ball Broke into the Gaming Realm

How Dragon Ball Broke into the Gaming Realm

The famous franchise had some interesting detours in the 1980s

Thou Art I…and I Am Thou: Persona 4’s Reflections on Human Bonds

Thou Art I…and I Am Thou: Persona 4’s Reflections on Human Bonds

The popular JRPG shows how human relationships can make or break a life