John Bowe looks at some of the best games of 1997, including some of the top titles of the 90s. 1996 had been the best of gaming times and regardless of whichever manufacturer you favoured, everyone was having the best of it. The players most of all. Mario 64, VirtuaRead More →
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 →
A server glitch that resulted in temporary closure of Super Mario Maker on Wii U and 3DS in December 2023 has left people wondering: what’s next? We’ve known for a while that online services for Nintendo’s retired platforms would be ending in 2024. But while it seemed that some serversRead More →
Atari has just announced a four-game limited edition Atari 2600 cartridge collection sporting art by pop culture artist Butcher Billy. If you haven’t heard of him, you’ve probably seen his work, which has graced the covers of popular television shows like Netflix’s Stranger Things and Black Mirror. The games (DarkRead 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 →
A beta release for Amico HomeTM is available to try now on Android, putting an Intellivision Amico into your pocket. If you’d thought all hope was lost for the Intellivision Amico, you might be surprised to learn that the new Amico HomeTM app offers the Amico gaming experience on AndroidRead More →
Some games look better than others — it’s a fact. Retro gaming is often tarred with the 8-bit aesthetic, but really, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, regardless of how many pixels you use. CyberPunk 2077 has its art direction sorted, so much so, that watching itRead More →
