The history of online gaming
The history of online gaming goes back to the early 1970s, when students at Stanford University used the Arpanet network to play games like Star Trek and Spacewar! These early…
Go back in time with these retro blog archives. Morphie will send you back in time with classic chat rooms, chat-based games and retro blogs.
Who were Mario and Luigi?
In the early days of video gaming, two Italian plumbers named Mario and Luigi became household names. The characters first appeared in the 1983 classic arcade game Mario Bros., and…
Retro gaming today
Though gamers flock to the newest releases, there's still a large and devoted population of retro gaming fans today. Whether it's because of nostalgia, a love for older gameplay styles,…
The first computer
In 1876, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine, which could be programmed to perform simple calculations. However, the machine was never completed. In 1937, John Atanasoff and…
What happened to chat rooms?
Chatrooms used to be a staple of online communication, but they've slowly disappeared. What happened?