In the weeks since Apple announced that it was relaxing its App Store policies regarding emulators, we’ve seen a few emulators for Nintendo systems come and go for various reasons, like iGBA being delisted for using entirely stolen code or an NES emulator that was uploaded and approved before being…
Go back in your mind to the early days of gaming. The year is 1982, Mario isn’t a household name yet, Pac-Man is taking over arcades, and you’re headed to the store to check out what’s new in the Atari library. Odds are if you were an avid video game…
After having its imminent early access release announced just yesterday, it’s looking like early technical tests for Hades II have begun. Developer Supergiant Games doesn’t want anyone left out of the fun though, so they’re live streaming the technical test in multiple places to make sure everyone can get their…
My fellow Americans. It has often been stated that, uh… former President Barack Obama… does not know how to game. “He’s a poser,” they would say. “I bet he doesn’t even know what a video game is. I could beat his–his butt at Smash Bros. any day. He can’t footsie…
The all-new Double Dragon Gaiden just hit modern consoles, giving the beat ’em up duo of Billy and Jimmy an all-new adventure. If you want to head back in time, though, Arc System Works has you covered with the announcement of a Double Dragon Collection. Double Dragon Advance and Super…
Earlier this month we shared a video from Square Enix that brought together various Final Fantasy alumni to discuss the games that started it all. Now the promised second part is here, covering the latter half of the Pixel Remaster series – Final Fantasy IV through VI. Final…
Nintendo’s Ask the Developer series of articles is back! Just in time for the release of Pikmin 4 later this week, a roundtable of important people behind the plucky plants has come together to discuss the origins of the series and more. Be sure to check out Ask the Developer…
Out of the blue during yesterday’s Limited Run Games Showcase, a little caveman with pink hair made a surprise appearance. Tomba! first released for the PlayStation on Christmas Day in Japan way back in 1996, but now he’s leaping over to modern platforms. Limited Run Games will once again be…
The classic Jurassic Park trilogy of films released at just the perfect time when it came to licensed video gaming. Spanning the ’90s allowed dinosaur action across a full breadth of systems, though it found its home primarily on the handhelds and consoles of Nintendo and Sega. Limited Run Games…
The canceled Game Boy Advance sequel to the original 2002 game Shantae is getting a revival thanks to series developer WayForward and publisher Limited Run Games. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution was announced during Limited Run Games’ LRG3 showcase and will be released on Game Boy Advance cartridges early next year….
Games preservation is an ongoing effort by countless people to try and honor the legacy of an industry that now stretches worldwide – but it’s an uphill battle. The very first study on the current availability of classic games – conducted by the Video Game History Foundation in partnership with…
If you were active on video game forums in the mid-2000’s you might remember fans raving about the Game Boy Advance RPG Riviera: The Promised Land. A blend of anime aesthetics, dating sim elements, and turn-based combat, it struck a chord with quite a few players. It may be time…
Square Enix has released a bunch of different projects and merchandise for Final Fantasy’s 35th Anniversary but this latest video is something special. While on the surface it might look like a simple interview, some big names have attended. These include series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, original graphic and UI designer…
The folks over at NoClip are known for the extensive documentary work and dedication to preserving games history, and they’ve fished up a real treat today – a special Employees-Only museum located at Nintendo of America headquarters back in 2006: The folks at NoClip are pretty certain this…
Chrono Trigger is a game known for having a pretty legendary score, to put it lightly. And one of its most iconic tracks is the funky, uncannily Rickroll-esque Robo’s Theme: one that has now been covered by guitarist Ohta Mitsuhiro for Square Enix Music. It’s a wonderful, breezy…
