Tag Archives: Retro

Although ‘90’s gaming is often remembered as the decade dominated by Mario and Sonic, the platformer was remarkably pervasive, inspiring developers from all over the globe to create their own interpretation of the genre. Some ...

As the ever-growing convoy of action anthologies such as the Killzone, Ratchet & Clack, Sly Cooper, and Zone of the Enders collections have demonstrated, high-definition remasters appear to be profitable. Naturally, publishers have been expanding ...

The Pokémon Club was like Fight Club, only with less human pugilism and a lot more Pikachu admiration. With the threat of social seclusion perpetually looming, a loose network of trainers furtively formed- meeting in ...

Although music creation suites are common on personal computers, they’re a bit of a rarity on dedicated gaming devices. Traditionally, the ones which have surfaced- titles such as eJay Clubworld, Magix Music Maker, MTV Music ...

With a thirty-year legacy, Capcom Co. Ltd. is responsible for some of gaming’s most salient memories. As a young teen, I recall heading to a shopping mall in San Francisco, where the publishing powerhouse operated ...

To say that until recently Pac-Man had fallen on hard times for last two, or maybe even three decades would be an understatement. Yes, the characters are cute and adorable- making the lovable yellow glutton ...

What is the concept? During the heyday of coin-ops, there was little need for narrative. Instead, arcade proprietors sought cabinets which would elicit adrenaline-emitting reactions, thereby earning a steady stream of revenue. The inclusion of ...

Last month, the president of Microsoft’s Xbox division explained why the company’s upcoming console omitted backward compatibility. According to Don Mattrick, only five percent of customers actually played older games on a new console- demoting ...

Across the previous two generations of console hardware, collections of cherished coin-op games were commonplace. Then, digital delivery came along and, save from the superb Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, shifted the paradigm from disk-based compendium ...

A decade ago, video games based on anime were typically little more than slipshod cash-ins. Eager to benefit from tantalizing cover art and inherent fan appeal, nearly every such game was an unwieldy eyesore with ...