In video gaming parlance, a conversion is the production of a game on one computer or console that was originally written for another system. Over the...

Video game modding (short for "modification") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, such as how it looks...

An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic...

differences. From the beginning of video games through to the 1990s, "ports", at the time often known as "conversions", were often not true ports, but rather...

A video game, also known as a computer game or just a game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such...

Paperboy is an action game developed and published by Atari Games and released as an arcade video game in 1985. The player takes the role of a paperboy...

Magnavox Odyssey, and the first arcade video games were Computer Space and Pong. After its home console conversions, numerous companies sprang up to capture...

Shinobi (忍) is a side-scrolling hack and slash video game produced by Sega, originally released for arcades on the Sega System 16 board in 1987. The player...

A video game remake is a video game closely adapted from an earlier title, usually for the purpose of modernizing a game with updated graphics for newer...

a strong enough conversion for non-PC gamers to enjoy the Quake experience. Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it three...

Elite is a space trading video game. It was written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and was originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro...

role-playing video game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment in January 1997, and is the first installment in the video game series...

Gauntlet is a 1985 fantasy-themed hack-and-slash arcade video game developed and released by Atari Games. It is one of the first multiplayer dungeon crawl...

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011 GoldenEye: Source, a total conversion mod of the 1997 video game GoldenEye (pinball), a pinball machine produced by Sega...

video game originally developed by TAD Corporation and published in Japan by Taito, in North America by Fabtek and in Europe by Capcom. In the game,...

officially known outside of Japan as EarthBound Beginnings, is a role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and Nintendo and published by Nintendo for the Family...

vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, it was the first game in the 194X series, and...

Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System...

Athena (アテナ, Atena) is a 1986 platform arcade video game developed and published by SNK. Conversions were later released for the NES console and ZX Spectrum...

Crossbow is a light gun shooter released as an arcade video game by Exidy in 1983. It was later published by Absolute Entertainment for the Commodore 64...

while becoming the highest-grossing arcade game of 1990 in Japan and the year's highest-grossing arcade conversion kit in the United States. The Super NES...

System and Game Gear video game consoles by Sega, and to the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers by Activision. The game is also known...

A video game adaptation is primarily a film or television series that is based on a video game, usually incorporating elements of the game's plot or gameplay...

don't know." Electronic Gaming Monthly's four reviewers were split, with Sushi-X and John Ricciardi hailing the Saturn conversion as impressive, while Kelly...

basketball video game developed and published by Midway for arcades in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series. The project leader for this game was...

Star Wars total conversion mods, as well as DeHackEd, a patch editor first released in 1994 by Greg Lewis that allowed editing of the game engine. Soon after...

shooter video game developed and published by Konami. The first game in the Gradius series, it was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1985...

Donkey Kong is a 1981 arcade video game developed and published by Nintendo. As Mario, the player runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend...

The game's title is written out as Donkey Kong Junior in the North American arcade version and various conversions to non-Nintendo systems. The game was...

first-person rail shooter designed by Mike Hally and released as an arcade video game in 1983 by Atari, Inc. It uses 3D color vector graphics to simulate the...