Square Enix have been anything but shy in re-releasing their back catalogue for modern devices. From the likes of Chrono Trigger to Final Fantasy Tactics, many of our favourites adventures of yesteryear can now be kept in our pocket. The latest addition to their digital library is the PlayStation 1 epic Final Fantasy VII, now […]
This month marks 20 years since the UK launch of Sony’s industry-changing PlayStation console, and to celebrate we’ve put together a bookazine featuring 180 pages dedicated to the little grey box of wonders. If you owned one of these iconic machines, you’ll know that it was home to a huge number of classic games, […]
The current trend for new games with overtly retro-themed visuals and gameplay mechanics shows no sign of slowing, and the voracity with which they are lapped up by the game-buying public shows no sign of abatement. You only have to look at the success of games like Steamworld Dig, Nidhogg and Hotline Miami to see […]
Part One: Initialising and moving a sprite I find it absolutely incredible that the Commodore 64 development scene is alive and well. Thanks to companies like Psytronik there is still a healthy stream of games arriving on the C64 25 years after I first got my machine in 1990. I was fairly late to the […]
It’s easy to tell that retro machines had some graphical limitations – sometimes, pretty severe ones. But if you’ve ever wondered about exactly how they were limited, it’s not always been easy to tell. Luckily, a user called The iBookGuy is publishing a video guide that shows exactly how older systems handled their graphics, as […]
We’re not ones to trash the Virtual Boy unnecessarily – while it does have its faults, it’s not completely devoid of merit. However, it’s got to be said that Mario’s Tennis was a pretty weak pack-in game. On one hand, you can see why Nintendo chose it. The movement inherent in a tennis game can […]
November. 1990. Nintendo Power had begun distribution of the free copies of Dragon Warrior/Quest for Subscribers. At the time I was just excited to be getting a new game. I had no idea what I was getting into. I would never have called, nor would I now call my father a gamer. But when he […]
Although ahead of its time, the Dreamcast arrived a good few years before wireless technology became a gaming standard. With plenty of fans still supporting Sega’s swan song today, it comes as no surprise that an aftermarket cable-free control pad is now available – the DreamConn.
One of the greatest developments to ever come out of the emulation scene is save state functionality. Those frustrating moments where you had to leave a half-finished game were soon long gone, except of course you had to be playing on anything but the original console. In the near future though, the very same feature […]
If you’ve been following Kickstarter projects lately, and it seems to be increasingly vital to do so as a fan of retro games, you might have noticed a futuristic racing project called GRIP gaining attention. If not, take a look at the video above. The goal is CAD$657,000 and the campaign runs until 10th September. […]