Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Considering the rise of home consoles that we saw within ...

It became the best-selling computer RPG of the '80s, selling 407,000 copies, and The Bard's Tale went on to spawn a trilogy. Today, it's easy to see why gamers flocked to The Bard's Tale, and its ...

Video games hit their stride in the 80s, but not every game released during this era has stood the test of time. Some titles that were once hailed as classics, like Donkey Kong, have aged badly or ...

Previous decades laid the groundwork for the wide adoption of the internet in the '90s. This piece of '80s technology was a ...