Raiden Fighters Remix Collection Branded “Absolutely Unacceptable” By Disgruntled Fans

“There is no excuse for lazy, no effort releases”. Companies like M2 are resurrecting classic games for a wider audience, proving there’s an appetite for vintage collections – when they’re done correctly, at least. Unfortunately, many retro releases are plagued with performance problems, and it seems that the recent Raiden Fighters Remix Collection falls into…

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Shigeru Miyamoto Predicted Animal Crossing’s Appeal Over A Decade Before It Launched

“Imagine a game with only five houses”. The utterly brilliant translation site Shmuplations has just published a 1989 discussion between Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi, and during the surprisingly in-depth chat between the two legendary game designers, the former predicts the arrival of ‘cosy’ titles like Animal Crossing. Originally published in Gamer Handbook and published…

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