Latest Features
Feature What Do You Get If You Cross Contra With Canines? Wild Dogs, That's What
Run-and-gun nostalgia feels, with bonus good boys
The Making Of Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken - A Legendary SNES Mecha Epic
"It was such a wonderful time. I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of that"
Flashback Meet Ikegami Tsushinki, The Donkey Kong Developer That Sued Nintendo And Won
...and also created a similar game for Sega
The Making Of Soleil / Crusader Of Centy, Sega's Answer To Zelda
"I was desperate to create something that could not be beaten by Zelda"
The Making Of The Iron Mask, The 'Transmedia' Springboard For Mario + Rabbids' Art Director
"I did try to make the character design like The Secret of Monkey Island"
The Making Of Panini's Sega Super Play Trading Cards - Jaz Rignall's One-Man Side-Project
"It was a huge departure from their usual football stuff"
Interview Outside Xbox's Mike Channell On His Love Of Retro Gaming
"I certainly don't think retro gaming is going anywhere"
Feature The Man Behind The $1 Million Vapourware RPG, Project Phoenix
"I learned a lot from Sakaguchi-san, but there's a lot of negative encouragement"
Feature "We Basically Had To Bribe The Producers" - The Origin Of EA Sports
"EA Sports - it's in the game!"
Feature Why Video Game (Fan)zines Still Matter In 2023
Everything that's fit to print
Feature How Namco Helped PlayStation Win Its First Console War
"The 1990s had great energy, and Namco exuded it"
Feature Discovering Japan's Forgotten Arcade History At The Dagashiya Game Museum
Bring plenty of spare change
The Making Of Sorcerian, The Most Groundbreaking JRPG You've Never Played
"The beauty of Sorcerian is variety"
Feature The Tale of Rare’s Unsung Virtuoso And Voice Of Perfect Dark, Eveline Novakovic
"Creating music still gives me a huge buzz"
Flashback 20 Years Ago Today, Shigeru Miyamoto Came To London
"People seemed genuinely touched to be in his presence"
Interview Star Fox Programmer Dylan Cuthbert Reflects On Its 30-Year Legacy
"The game really just clicked into place. Even Argonaut was surprised"
Feature Vermis Is A Disturbing Strategy Guide For A Soulsborne That Doesn't Exist
"Which flesh is your flesh?"
Flashback Revealing The Secrets Of 'The Room', Lionhead's Answer To Portal
A demo was shown off at GDC in 2005, before the project swiftly disappeared
"I never expected it to have the kind of impact it's had"
Feature The Story Of Retro Studios' Secret Weapon In The Development Of Metroid Prime
"I was the guy! It was so cool"
Feature The Intellivision Amico Saga Is So Crazy I Made A Four-Hour Documentary About It
"Wouldn’t that be something?"
Feature Upset By Zelda Being $70? We've Arguably Never Had It So Good
$70 in 1994 is $140 in 2023 money
Flashback Uncovering The Puzzle Of PlayStation Exclusive 'Tetris Successor' Vadims
The brainchild of Vadim Gerasimov, who helped port Tetris to PC
Guide Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games
Check out these gems for SNK's ill-fated handheld
Interview Llamasoft's Jeff Minter Discusses His New Game Akka Arrh And Working With Atari
"I knew I'd have to do a bit more surgery to it than I did with Tempest"
Iconic Issues Club Nintendo Classic, 1990's Best Advert For Nintendo
The UK's 'Nintendo Power'
Talking Point Where Do You Stand On "Ethical Emulation"?
GoldenEye's recent release highlights a complex topic
Feature PlayStation 5 Lead Architect Mark Cerny Talks Sega, Michael Jackson And Yuji Naka
"The building was surrounded by a mob of fans, several feet deep"
The Making Of Blindness, The '90s Breakthrough In Video Game Accessibility That Time Forgot
"It was definitely a risky project"
Interview Roberta And Ken Williams On How Colossal Cave Led To A Life Of Adventure
The couple charts a new adventure with a reimagining of 'Colossal Cave'
Interview Ex-Sega President Michael Katz On ColecoVision, Atari, And The Early Years Of The Genesis
"I liked being the small guy like Avis vs Hertz in the old days"
Feature Nintendo's Golden Ticket - How One Boy Won A Trip To Japan And Met Miyamoto
"I think I used up a lifetime of luck winning that competition"
