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Kenji Eno missed the “loose, free atmosphere” of the original Shoshinkai demo. When Super Mario 64 was released on the N64 back in 1996, it was considered a landmark title, acting as a blueprint for many developers on how to approach 3D movement inside their games. Tetsuya Nomura, for instance, recently called it “the game…
For over 20 years, Capcom’s Phoenix Wright series has been a diamond in the rough for Nintendo and the newest entry in the series, “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies” on the 3DS may be the most charming of all. Regardless it doesn’t change the problems that have plagued the series since its birth. Simply…
“No AI involved”. It’s been roughly 40 years since the Sega Master System was first released, and remarkably, the system is still going strong, with a dedicated homebrew community helping to keep the console alive with a steady stream of new releases. From unexpected titles from established studios like Studio MDHR’s Mighty Cuphead Adventure to…
Totally bananas! If you look back on its development now, Monkey Ball is a game that seemed perfectly suited for the Sega Dreamcast. Not only was it developed using the Sega NAOMI arcade hardware (a system that shared a lot of the same architecture as the Dreamcast), but it also seemed to share the bright,…
Dock ‘n’ Go. I have always had a huge fondness for the Game Boy. I can say that it lead to my lifelong love of gaming when I first clapped eyes on my classmate Ben’s brand new DMG-01 in 1990. Battery powered, gaming on the go, interchangeable cartridges… it couldn’t get better, could it? Sure,…
‘Hercules no eikou II Taitan no metsubou’ is also coming to Console Archives. Taito’s 1988 dragon-based shooting game Syvalion is heading to modern consoles this week, as part of Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2, Hamster has revealed. Developed by a team that included the Bubble Bobble creator Fukio Mitsuji, Syvalion was famous for including…
“Nobody wants to take a risk on unicorn ballet in space”. Back in the days of the original PlayStation, it felt like Sony was constantly experimenting with new ideas and greenlighting weird and exciting projects. From the paper-thin, hip-hop stylings of PaRappa the Rapper to the Dual Analogue-controlled antics of Ape Escape, the company clearly…
“You told me when I was good, and you told me when I wasn’t so good”. Glen Schofield, the director of games like Gex: Enter the Gecko, Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol, and the co-director on three Call of Duty games, has announced his retirement after 35 years working in the games industry. In…
“There really needs to be continued pushback on this kind of methodology.”. The obscure Dreamcast turn-based RPG Tricolore Crise has just received a fan translation, but rather than celebrating, some fans are calling on members of the Dreamcast community to “push back” against the patch for using what is being described as a new ‘AI-friendly’…
With over 80 mini-games, GamePad integration and the Wii-Fit meter, “Wii Fit U” manages to expand upon the already solid workout experience provided in the original game. Regardless of if you’re a gym rat or a couch potato, there’s something for everyone in “Wii Fit U.” The standard strength building exercises come with a virtual…