Super Mario Galaxy Retrospective
If you’ve ever seen the James Bond movie Moonraker, you’ll know that sending your hero into outer space can have mixed results. But that’s what Nintendo did with Super Mario […]
Category Archives: Retro
GoldenEye 20th Anniversary Retrospective
Originally posted on Deconstructing Video Games:
Source: http://www.gamefaqs.com Good news, folks – I replayed GoldenEye, and it’s still great. But twenty years ago we weren’t expecting anything from GoldenEye. As…
No Politics in Video Games?
These days, politics is unavoidable. Take Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Folks, if you thought the latest entry in a Nazi-battling action series would be uncontroversial, then congratulations: you have […]
GoldenEye 20th Anniversary Retrospective
Good news, folks – I replayed GoldenEye, and it’s still great. But twenty years ago we weren’t expecting anything from GoldenEye. As much as it is now revered as a […]
Every Zelda Game (I’ve Played) Ranked: Part 2
Here are my top ranked games in The Legend of Zelda series! Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons Year: 2001 Format: Game Boy Color With classic Nintendo timing, not […]
Every Zelda Game (I’ve Played) Ranked: Part 1
To celebrate the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I’m taking a look back at the games I love. Here is my (loose) ranking of The […]
Atari: Game Over Review
In the beginning was Atari. The Atari 2600 defined the home console market. Atari (in its first iteration) was a company at the top of the world in the early […]
Mario Kart Wii Retrospective
Who knows how the Nintendo Switch version of Mario Kart will turn out, but it will be hard to part with Mario Kart Wii. Though now nearly a decade old, […]
The Bitmap Brothers: Universe Review
Do you remember the Bitmap Brothers? Gods, The Chaos Engine, Xenon 2, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe – some of the greatest coin-ops never made. The Bitmap Brothers created sublime arcade […]
The Atari ST Mixtape: Vol. 2
Wizkid Wizkid defies definition. Sensible Software’s unique title is an arcade game of sorts, in which your character (a disembodied green head) floats around a screen dislodging bricks to kill […]
The Atari ST Mixtape: Vol. 1
Chiptunes bring it all back. Video game music from the 16-bit era – that’s the music of your childhood. Here are a few tunes that make me think of growing […]
Bust-A-Move Retrospective
You’ve seen and passed over Bust-A-Move countless times. Today you could mistake it for any number of tile-matching puzzlers that pad out the iPhone App Store. But Bust-A-Move is far […]
N64: The Best of Multiplayer
On its 20th anniversary, the Nintendo 64 still holds a special place for a generation of gamers. With classics including Super Mario 64 and not one but two great Zelda […]
Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons Retrospective
Summer 2001, and Nintendo does what only it can – looks backwards and forwards at the same time. While Nintendo’s handheld gaming legacy was being passed to the new Game […]
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Retrospective
Ask The Legend of Zelda fans which is the darkest, strangest entry in the adventure series and the answer will invariably be Majora’s Mask. But Link’s first Game Boy adventure, […]
FIFA vs. Pro Evolution Soccer vs. Sensible Soccer
The definitive, objective, and mostly serious buyer’s guide to which soccer video game is the best. If you are a fan of either FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer (or both) […]
Donkey Kong Retrospective
In 1994 Nintendo went back to where it all began with a remake of Donkey Kong. Though to call this Game Boy platformer a remake is unfair. Overlooked and underappreciated, […]
Advance Wars: Dual Strike Retrospective
Stay hydrated. Walk around the cabin at regular intervals. Stretch and exercise. All good advice for surviving a long distance flight, but I was too busy playing Advance Wars: Dual […]
The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation
How the Humble Handhold Changed Gaming Raiders of the Lost Ark opens with a famous set-piece – Indiana Jones escaping from an ancient Peruvian temple laden with booby traps, including […]
Marathon 20th Anniversary Retrospective
Before Halo and Destiny, there was Marathon. In 1994, only a year after id Software’s Doom defined a genre, Marathon takes the template and runs with it. Released on the […]
