Tom Massey

Contributor

Tom is a nomadic traveller, born in the arcades of yesteryear, who eats 16-bit gaming for breakfast and then writes all about it. He'd give his kingdom for a PC Engine and some Oreos.

Interview

A game developer's story with Vanillaware's Kentaro Ohnishi

Making Muramasa, Dragon's Crown, and plenty about Odin Sphere Leifthrasir too.

8 Jun 2016 Tom Massey

21 comments

Feature

Falcom vs the fans

Toshihiro Kondo Takes the stand for Falcom's biggest ever interview.

15 Feb 2016 Tom Massey

42 comments

Review

Recommended | Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours review

Something fishy.

13 Dec 2015 Tom Massey

77 comments

Feature

Dariusburst Another Chronicle is still the ultimate trip

I've always wanted a thing called tuna sashimi.

20 Jul 2015 Tom Massey

6 comments

Feature

Inside Shanghai's hardcore gaming heartbeat

The last arcade.

16 Jul 2015 Tom Massey

31 comments

Feature

Death from Above: The making of Slap Fight MD

Mikito Ichikawa takes us behind the doors of a forgotten classic.

5 May 2015 Tom Massey

33 comments

Review

Ys: Memories of Celceta review

That's pronounced 'eece', adventurer.

9 Feb 2015 Tom Massey

50 comments

Feature

A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures

Super bank breakers: the most desirable games on everything from the Dreamcast to the FM Towns Marty.

27 Jan 2015 Tom Massey

102 comments

Review

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD review

John Szczepaniak's sentimental journey into gaming's past.

17 Nov 2014 Tom Massey

13 comments

Feature

Remembering Double Dragon, a true arcade icon

Two's a party.

10 Aug 2014 Tom Massey

58 comments

Feature

Final Fight retrospective

Not so fast, Mike.

26 May 2014 Tom Massey

59 comments

Feature

Korea's fighting passion: The rise and rise of CafeId

Get hype.

12 May 2014 Tom Massey

27 comments

Feature

Strider retrospective

Blade runner.

14 Apr 2014 Tom Massey

21 comments

Feature

Chronicles of Ys: A series retrospective

Millennium Falcom.

10 Feb 2014 Tom Massey

26 comments

Interview

Inside Ys

Nihon Falcom gives a rare interview about its long-running RPG series.

10 Feb 2014 Tom Massey

12 comments

Feature

Shin Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken retrospective

Atatatatatatatatatata!

16 Jan 2014 Tom Massey

26 comments

Feature

Bullets and Toothpicks: Inside Hong Kong's gaming scene

Hong Kong nights.

23 Dec 2013 Tom Massey

47 comments

Feature

Democratic gaming in the People's Republic of China

Seeing red.

4 Nov 2013 Tom Massey

39 comments

Feature

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time retrospective

Timeless.

28 Oct 2013 Tom Massey

88 comments

Feature

Seoul calibre: Inside Korea's gaming culture

Oppa gaming style.

4 Sep 2013 Tom Massey

29 comments

Review

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Thank goodness for arcades.

16 Mar 2009 Tom Massey

23 comments

Feature

ATEI 2009 Show Report

Hands and coins-on at the annual arcade trade show.

4 Feb 2009 Tom Massey

26 comments

Feature

Battle of Destiny 2008

A weekend in the beat-'em-up hardcore heartland.

22 Aug 2008 Tom Massey

23 comments