All Things Retro
Say hello to ‘Super Junkoid’. Super Metroid is one of the best games on the SNES, and arguably needs little in the way of introduction. However, a new ROM hack by P. Yoshi takes the game in an interesting new direction, using its engine to create an entirely new experience based around a young female…
Side-talkin’ for two decades. Nokia’s N-Gage is now 20 years old. Released in 2003, the device was seen as a rival to the Game Boy Advance. Boasting powerful hardware and the ability to make phone calls, send text messages and access the internet, many predicted that it would steal away market share from Nintendo thanks…
Rolling into town late on a Friday night, we didn’t know what to expect about the accommodations set up for us by Ryan of the Illinois Game Con. I had checked out the website for Arcadia (vintagevideogames.com) and it looked really cool. I was told we were staying above the arcade in some level of…
“I think EA would have responded quite badly to that”. A lot has been written this year about EA Sports’ decision to part ways with the FIFA brand to release EA Sports FC 24. However, what you might not know is that this could have happened much sooner than it eventually did. When we were…
Old School Gamer chats with game developer Karina Chow about her rhythm game Udder Mayhem and involvement in this year’s Maker Faire Coney Island. About Udder Mayhem: An alternative controller rhythm game in which the player plays a barista preparing café lattes by squeezing four silicone udder teats to a beat. Game programming done in…
As part of Atari’s XP line. Save Mary, an unreleased game from the early ’80s by Tod Frye, is finally getting an official release as part of Atari’s XP range of physical carts (thanks, Destructoid) The game is notable due to Frye’s involvement; if his name seems familiar, it’s because he developed the Atari 2600…
“I wish the games industry was a bit more like that”. Given that video games now generate more revenue than books, music and films, it’s odd that the industry as a whole doesn’t do a better job of making sure its history is readily available to all. A recent study showed that almost 90% of…
We’ve certainly heard a lot about that famous platformer the Great Giana Sisters from 1987, especially as it came back to the Amiga as a Giana Special Edition by Reimagine Games and then of course the Great Giana-Sisters Construction-Set, whereby you can create your own levels. But if you’re looking for more Giana Sister retro…
“Neon rail shooter set in a polygonal rhythmic universe”. Rez is one of the most timeless and influential video games of all time. Offering a combination of amazing visuals and superb music, the Dreamcast classic survived the death of its host platform to find fame on a wide range of systems – including, most recently,…
“Getting Nintendo to sign off on game elements was difficult”. Out of all gaming genres, horror is the one that few would directly associate with Nintendo. After all, its flagship titles largely use brilliantly chirpy and loveable characters in settings that maintain a family-friendly approach and mass appeal. But throughout its history, Nintendo has never…