Retro Archive
Sunday, 20 May 2018
Digital FoundryDF Retro: Revisiting E3 2004 - PlayStation Portable vs Nintendo DS
How these machines defined mobile gaming, from smartphones to Switch.
Saturday, 19 May 2018
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How ideas of civilisation have shaped gaming
Level progression.
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
We are living in a new golden age of video game music
Child of leitmotif.
Monday, 14 May 2018
NES Mini returns to shops this June
Small mercy.
Sunday, 13 May 2018
Digital FoundryDF Retro: Revisiting Sega's Nomad - the original Switch?
A handheld/home console hybrid... sound familiar?
Kane & Lynch 2 is nasty, pointless, and well worth playing
Every dog has its day.
Friday, 11 May 2018
SNK is releasing a Neo Geo Mini
Includes 40 classic Neo Geo games.
New SNES game is all about crunch
And it's for a good cause.
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
When Sonic and Mario dominated children's television
“If you make seven million kids laugh, that must count towards something.”
Saturday, 5 May 2018
Digital FoundrySSX 3 is a retro masterpiece - and it's even better on Xbox One
Another unmissable enhanced back-compat release.
Friday, 4 May 2018
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
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Why Jack Reacher is gaming's greatest hero
Child's play.
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Obituary: Rick Dickinson, industrial designer of the ZX Spectrum
"You had to be incredibly inventive and imaginative."
Saturday, 28 April 2018
The rules of a gaming friendship
"We decided that neither of us could perform a fireball ever again."
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Concept art for cancelled TimeSplitters 4 shows never-before-seen characters
I'm all steamed up.
Monday, 16 April 2018
Sega is making a Mega Drive Mini
For its NES trick.
Disgraced Donkey Kong champ Billy Mitchell releases statement
As Guinness World Records disqualifies all his scores.
Sunday, 15 April 2018
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Donkey Kong champ Billy Mitchell's high scores wiped after cheating evidence emerges
The King of Kong is dead, long live Wiebe.
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 4 flipped Return of the Jedi's final lightsaber battle
See a redeemed Anakin kill dark side Luke.
A Wii U game is coming out
It's called Shadow Archery and will launch for free.
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Far Cry 5 fishing: How to fish, where to unlock all fishing rods and find all hard fishing spots
How to become an Angling Master with one of Far Cry 5's best pastimes - fishing.
Sunday, 8 April 2018
Digital FoundryDF Retro: Sonic CD - under-appreciated but still brilliant today
A tale of two Sonic Teams.
In praise of a BBC Micro classic: Forever playing in Exile
Cramming exploding jam into 32k of RAM.
Saturday, 7 April 2018
On mouse clicks and paperclips: the dark, frustrating pleasures of tedium games
“The aim is to convert all known matter in the universe…”
Friday, 6 April 2018
Far Cry 5 fishing: How to fish, where to unlock all fishing rods and find all hard fishing spots
How to become an Angling Master with one of Far Cry 5's best pastimes - fishing.
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Don't gush: why the vision of Mirror's Edge Catalyst makes it a modern great
Feminism and futurism are at one.