Hey, I've been lately doing some "historical" gaming posts reviewing not so much individual titles in detail, but certain years and noteworthy titles in general, not sure if this fits what you are looking for, but i did try to make it a fun to read thing:
A trip back to 1999 in gaming history (Part 1)
A trip back to 1999 in gaming history (Part 2)
A trip back to 1997 in gaming history (Part 1)
A trip back to 1991 in gaming history