Right, deep breaths everyone. You might need to sit down for this one. For those of you who remember the early ’90s arcade scene, you’ll understand the almost mythical status of the NEOGEO. “100 Mega Shock!” the cabinets screamed, promising graphics and gameplay lightyears ahead of anything we had atRead More →
Mortal Kombat II looks amazing even now, but it isn’t all about the fighting… The nature of video game backgrounds and staging, the use of colour or a flamboyant piece of parallax scrolling, these considerations were all over the minds of the pixel presentation brigades of back-then. I think aboutRead More →
What is the best retro video game? It’s difficult to tell, at least not without asking a lot of people. Big games tend to have a long-lasting impact. For example, the Animal Crossing franchise celebrated 20 years in April 2021, while Pokémon celebrated 25 years in February. To get aRead More →
