Retro Gaming
A Little Love Letter to Sega’s ‘Virtua Racing’
It’s not my favorite game or anything, but once it hit the 32X, Sega’s arcade racer blew my mind in a memorable way.
Ron Gilbert Talks ‘Thimbleweed Park’, Crowd Funding and Funny Bones
Only a real tuna-head wouldn’t bet on Gilbert’s new adventure living up to classics like 'Maniac Mansion' and 'Monkey Island.'
In Praise of Video Gaming’s Old Dalliance with Distance Fog
It’s a problem rarely faced today, but the necessary mistiness of fifth-generation games could sometimes be a blessing.
Meet the People Keeping the Original Xbox Online
Some folks prefer the consoles and gameplay styles of yesteryear.
‘Double Dragon IV’ Looks Like a Comeback Solely for Its Creators’ Sake
The series’ 30th anniversary is marked by a new, not-so-new-looking game. But who is it really for: the players, or its makers?
Five NES Games, Five Minutes, and One Five Year Old
I wanted to show my five-year-old son some gaming history. Turns out today’s kids aren’t so enamored with 8-bit titles.
I Love Sherlock on Sega CD, But Sherlock on Sega CD Hates Me
I dug out the early ‘90s FMV game for more of that sweet Baker Street fix, only to find I was utterly awful at it.
Remembering Fighting Games' Fatalities Arms Race
We look back at the Mortal Kombat wannabes with two games industry veterans from the blood-soaked early 1990s.
Why 2006’s ‘Urban Chaos: Riot Response’ is 2016’s Most Relevant Police Video Game
We speak to one of the makers of Rocksteady's pre-Arkham game, which cast the player as a police officer using maximum force to get the job done.
In Conversation with the King of Game Boy 'Tetris'
You won't know Uli Horner. He's no eSports star like Faker or xPeke. But he's a world record holder on the world's biggest-selling game, Tetris.
In Conversation with the King of Game Boy 'Tetris'
You won't know Uli Horner. He's no eSports star like Faker or xPeke. But he's a world record holder on the world's biggest-selling game, 'Tetris.'
A Decade Later, the Original ‘Gears of War’ Demands to Be Called a Classic
Oh, it's just a grey, bro-dude shooter. Wrong. Epic's original 'Gears' was a massively influential masterpiece of action game design.