Guess who’s back? Back again. Sega’s back, tell a friend. What do you mean that you didn’t think they’d ever actually gone away? Agreed, but it has been a largely pathetic couple of decades, barring the odd classic (insert personal choice here. For instance, Outrun 2). But the exciting thingRead More →
Incredibly, 2023 saw the 30th anniversary of FIFA International Soccer on 16-bit consoles. Most of us seem to have a long lived relationship with Electronic Arts, it appears to me. Before they became the uber-brand of today they were an uber-brand of yesteryear, outfitting their cartridges with extra size andRead More →
Christmas 1996. The encore to the greatest year of video gaming, then and now. All the major systems had major wares to shift and the quality was high. Me, I was waiting on a copy of Virtua Cop 2 with twin guns on top. I knew that this was whatRead More →
Dreamcast launched twenty-five years ago in its home terrain with a single, simple goal; saving Sega. They scattered many of their development studios and shepherded them into new teams with exciting names like Hitmaker and Swivel Sony. They weren’t messing about, but just how quickly could Sega order their littleRead More →
John Bowe recalls the announcement and release of the Sega Dreamcast and explains why he waited for Sega’s greatest console. On May 21st 1998, Sega held their New Challenge Conference, an all-in-one boutique of apologies for their recent priors and a promise for the future. To stamp the point theyRead More →
You either love video game mascots, or they pass you by. But if you’re a fan of these cultural cheerleaders, which one is best? We all like to gather around something. A lovely pub bar for instance, or row after row of classic cars in a field, or perhaps theRead More →
Girls. They come in all sorts of appearances and they get everywhere. People, animals… my house is full of them and they really take over the place. I have long made it quite clear that they can take the house and fill their boots but my study is my space,Read More →
The question of what makes a good game character remains as elusive creation as pinning down the winning aspects of them thereafter. Some characters are winners because they simply look the part and fit, however distinctively, to the world around them. Off the top of my head I could beRead More →
In a recent back and forth with Gaming Retro King, King Christian, we settled upon a disappointment towards what passes for art direction these days. Spider-man 2 was the title under fire; a drab technical showcase of a city with character models that you could only describe as what…? WhereRead More →
There are more ways to kill an Xbox 360 than waiting for the red rings of death… Did anyone particularly want Microsoft to join the console market back in 2001? Does anyone particularly still want them around today? For all the deep involvement they have had in the industry forRead More →
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