https://kekestudio.app/blogLong reads on video game history, genres, AAA games and the classics that shaped how we play — written by an indie studio that makes games.en https://kekestudio.app/blog/game-controller-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/game-controller-historyTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow game controllers evolved from paddles and joysticks to the D-pad, analog sticks and rumble, the Wii Remote, touchscreens, haptic feedback, and adaptive triggers. https://kekestudio.app/blog/mahjong-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/mahjong-historyTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow mahjong emerged in late-Qing China and spread to the West and Japan, the 136- and 144-tile sets, the four-melds-and-a-pair winning hand, regional variants, and computer mahjong. https://kekestudio.app/blog/virtual-pet-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/virtual-pet-gamesTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow virtual pet games grew from Bandai's 1996 Tamagotchi through Digital Monster, Nintendogs, and My Talking Tom, and how the genre is designed around time, care loops, and attachment. https://kekestudio.app/blog/hidden-object-game-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/hidden-object-game-historyMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow hidden object games grew from busy picture books into Mystery Case Files, June's Journey, and Hidden Folks, why the genre is fun, and tips for finding things faster. https://kekestudio.app/blog/resident-evilhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/resident-evilMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom Shinji Mikami's 1996 original to RE4's camera shift, RE7's first-person view and the RE Engine, the remakes, 2026's Requiem, and the films: the Resident Evil story. https://kekestudio.app/blog/space-invadershttps://kekestudio.app/blog/space-invadersMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Taito's 1978 Space Invaders was made, why the aliens speed up as they thin out, bunkers and the UFO, Japan's Invader boom, the Atari 2600 port, sequels, and ways to play it today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/catanhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/catanSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Klaus Teuber created Catan in 1995, its Spiel des Jahres win, the core rules of hex tiles, dice, trading and the robber, expansions, two-player and card versions, digital editions, and its worldwide spread. https://kekestudio.app/blog/sonic-the-hedgehoghttps://kekestudio.app/blog/sonic-the-hedgehogSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Sonic the Hedgehog began on the Mega Drive in 1991, its speed-first design, the 16-bit console war, the ups and downs of 3D, life after Sega's hardware exit, and recent games and films. https://kekestudio.app/blog/video-game-crash-1983https://kekestudio.app/blog/video-game-crash-1983Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy the North American video game market collapsed in 1983, how E.T. and the Atari 2600 Pac-Man became its symbols, how Japan differed, and how the NES and Nintendo's quality controls revived the market. https://kekestudio.app/blog/game-localizationhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/game-localizationSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom Zero Wing's "All your base are belong to us" to renamed Pokémon, StarCraft's Korean text problem, dubbing, QA, and fan translation patches, a look at the history and methods of game localization. https://kekestudio.app/blog/modern-board-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/modern-board-gamesSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow German-style board games (Eurogames) spread worldwide after Catan in 1995, plus the Spiel des Jahres award, Eurogames vs. Ameritrash, crowdfunding, and digital board games. https://kekestudio.app/blog/nintendo-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/nintendo-historySat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Nintendo went from a Kyoto hanafuda card maker founded in 1889 to toys, Game & Watch, the Famicom, the DS and Wii, and the Switch, told through the company's choices and design philosophy. https://kekestudio.app/blog/adventure-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/adventure-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAdventure games explained: core appeal, subgenres from text adventures to walking sims, and classics from Colossal Cave Adventure to The Walking Dead. https://kekestudio.app/blog/dungeons-and-dragonshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/dungeons-and-dragonsFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Dungeons & Dragons, born on a tabletop in 1974, created the tabletop RPG and shaped video game RPGs from MUD to Baldur's Gate 3. https://kekestudio.app/blog/game-boy-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/game-boy-historyFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Nintendo's Game Boy was born in 1989, beat its color rivals and, together with the Game Boy Color, sold 118.69 million units, told through Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy and its key games. https://kekestudio.app/blog/game-classificationhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/game-classificationFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA guide to classifying games by six criteria (platform, camera perspective, player count, business model, genre, and age rating), with a summary table comparing the main categories under each one. https://kekestudio.app/blog/horror-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/horror-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHorror games explained: why fear is fun, subgenres from survival and psychological horror to jump scares, and a history from Sweet Home to indie hits. https://kekestudio.app/blog/procedural-generationhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/procedural-generationFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe principles and history of procedural generation, where rules and random numbers rather than people build game maps and items, told through Rogue, Elite, Minecraft, No Man's Sky and the Wave Function Collapse algorithm. https://kekestudio.app/blog/racing-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/racing-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRacing games explained: the thrill of speed, arcade, sim, kart, anti-gravity, and open-world types, and history from Gran Trak 10 to Forza Horizon. https://kekestudio.app/blog/rhythm-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/rhythm-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRhythm games explained: hitting the beat, key, dance, instrument, touch, and VR types, and history from PaRappa the Rapper to DDR and Beat Saber. https://kekestudio.app/blog/simulation-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/simulation-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe simulation genre explained, from management and city-building to life, vehicle, and sports management sims, with classics like SimCity and The Sims. https://kekestudio.app/blog/sports-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/sports-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSports games explained: subgenres like simulation, arcade, and management, and a history from Tennis for Two and Pong to FIFA, PES, and Wii Sports. https://kekestudio.app/blog/survival-crafting-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/survival-crafting-gamesFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe definition and appeal of survival crafting games, where you start empty-handed and hold out by gathering resources and making tools, plus subcategories such as sandbox, multiplayer, and story-driven, and a history running from UnReal World to Minecraft, DayZ, and Palworld. https://kekestudio.app/blog/aaa-vs-indiehttps://kekestudio.app/blog/aaa-vs-indieThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow do AAA and indie games differ? We compare team size, funding, creative approach, and distribution, plus indie hits and the AA games in between. https://kekestudio.app/blog/action-rpghttps://kekestudio.app/blog/action-rpgThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat action RPGs and hack and slash games really are, where they came from, their subgenres, landmark titles, and key design points. https://kekestudio.app/blog/among-ushttps://kekestudio.app/blog/among-usThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe story behind Innersloth's Among Us, how Crewmates and Impostors play, why it exploded in 2020, its 3D and animated spin-offs, and how to play it today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/angry-birdshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/angry-birdsThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Rovio's Angry Birds was born, how its slingshot physics puzzles work, why it's a classic, the sequels and films it spawned, and how to play it today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/animal-crossinghttps://kekestudio.app/blog/animal-crossingThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Nintendo's Animal Crossing began, its real-time clock gameplay, the evolution of each entry, New Horizons' records, and how to play the series today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/arcade-golden-agehttps://kekestudio.app/blog/arcade-golden-ageThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe arcade golden age from Space Invaders in 1978, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong's character games, the post-1983 decline, and Street Fighter II's revival. https://kekestudio.app/blog/baduk-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/baduk-historyThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGo's history from China to Korea and Japan, its basic rules, the 2016 AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol match, and how the game has changed in the age of AI. https://kekestudio.app/blog/battle-royale-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/battle-royale-historyThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat battle royale games are, where the name comes from, and how the genre grew from Minecraft and Arma mods into PUBG, Fortnite, and Apex Legends. https://kekestudio.app/blog/best-defense-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/best-defense-gamesThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTen classic defense games that shaped and expanded the tower defense genre, in release order, with the new idea each one added, based on verified facts. https://kekestudio.app/blog/best-scifi-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/best-scifi-gamesThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTen space and sci-fi games that left a big mark on gaming history, in release order, with what each one introduced, based on verified facts. https://kekestudio.app/blog/call-of-dutyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/call-of-dutyThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow the Call of Duty series began, the multiplayer rules Modern Warfare changed, how the series evolved, and which entries you can play in 2026. https://kekestudio.app/blog/candy-crushhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/candy-crushThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow King's 2012 hit Candy Crush Saga came about, its match-3 rules and "Saga" structure, why it's a classic, its sequels, and how to play it today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/chess-historyhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/chess-historyThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTChess history from India's chaturanga through Persia, the Islamic world, and Europe, plus the basic rules and computer chess from Deep Blue to AlphaZero. https://kekestudio.app/blog/city-builder-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/city-builder-gamesThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCity builders and management sims explained: core appeal, subgenres from tycoon to survival, and classics from SimCity to Cities: Skylines and Frostpunk. https://kekestudio.app/blog/clash-of-clanshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/clash-of-clansThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Supercell's Clash of Clans was made, its village, attack, and Clan War rules, why it's a classic, its spin-offs, and how to play it today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/cloud-gaminghttps://kekestudio.app/blog/cloud-gamingThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow cloud gaming works, why OnLive, Gaikai, and Google Stadia stumbled, how Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now survive, and why latency matters. https://kekestudio.app/blog/console-generationshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/console-generationsThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTConsole generations from the Magnavox Odyssey to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, tracing cartridges, CDs, online play, motion control, and SSDs. https://kekestudio.app/blog/cookie-runhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/cookie-runThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDevsisters' Cookie Run series, from OvenBreak and Cookie Run for Kakao to OvenBreak and Kingdom: origins, gameplay, why it's loved, and how to play. https://kekestudio.app/blog/crazy-arcadehttps://kekestudio.app/blog/crazy-arcadeThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNexon's Crazy Arcade BnB from 2001: its origins, water balloon battles, why it's a classic, the KartRider series it spawned, and its 2026 shutdown. https://kekestudio.app/blog/dark-soulshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/dark-soulsThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Dark Souls series: its origins, bonfire and soul-recovery gameplay, why it's a classic, its impact on the Soulslike genre, and how to play today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/deckbuilding-card-gameshttps://kekestudio.app/blog/deckbuilding-card-gamesThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat card and deckbuilding games are, how TCGs, deckbuilders, and roguelike deckbuilders differ, plus key titles from Magic to Slay the Spire and Balatro. https://kekestudio.app/blog/diablohttps://kekestudio.app/blog/diabloThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom the 1997 original to Diablo IV: the origins of Blizzard's Diablo series, how it plays, why it's a classic, and how to play the series today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/difficulty-designhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/difficulty-designThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFlow theory, dynamic difficulty, assist modes, and the cost of failure: game difficulty design principles from an indie studio, with famous examples. https://kekestudio.app/blog/doomhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/doomThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTReleased as shareware by id Software in 1993, Doom launched the FPS, deathmatch, and modding. Its origins, gameplay, series, and how to play today. https://kekestudio.app/blog/dragon-questhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/dragon-questThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Dragon Quest was born, its easy-to-play RPG design, why it became Japan's national game, and how to play it today, including the HD-2D remakes. https://kekestudio.app/blog/dungeon-fighterhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/dungeon-fighterThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe origins of Neople's 2005 Dungeon & Fighter, its command-input and combo gameplay, why it's a classic, its success in China, and its impact on mobile. https://kekestudio.app/blog/elden-ringhttps://kekestudio.app/blog/elden-ringThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTElden Ring's origins, open world and combat, why it's a classic, expansions like Shadow of the Erdtree and Nightreign, and how to play it today.