How Descent 4 Became Red Faction

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 10, 2024 | 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

Red Faction Lead Designer Alan Lawrance was one of the main minds that turned PS2 classic Red Faction into something special, but the changes during development were far more than you’d think and it was never easy. Selling nearly two million copies on the PlayStation...

The Story of Steel Battalion Online

by William Schwartz | Jun 9, 2024 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, The Story Of...

There are many contenders for the greatest mech sim of all time, but Steel Battalion for the original Xbox has amassed a remarkably intense and devoted following due to the sheer fidelity of its simulation. I refer not so much to the gameplay as to its monster of a...

Final Fight Enhanced – An enhanced Amiga AGA/ECS version of a classic Beat ’em up from 1991 (New build available)

by Indie Retro News | Jun 7, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours, we’ve been told that Prototron and team, have released an updated build of the previously released enhanced version of the 1991 US GOLD published Beat ’em up of ‘Final Fight’ for the Amiga;...

Video Game of the Day – June 2nd – The Sims

by Video Game of the Day | Jun 2, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Mister Mosquito: Blood-Sucking Fun From The Land of the Rising Sun

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 1, 2024 | 2000s, Gaming, Interviews, The Story Of...

While the original PlayStation had a plethora of unique titles the likes of Aquanauts Holiday, Parappa the Rapper and LSD that have endeared themselves to collectors and players, the PlayStation 2 had just as quirky a library. Developed by Zoom (known for their work...

The Wonderful Worlds of SMW Central

by William Schwartz | May 25, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

Super Mario World is a classic of gaming. The launch title of the Super Famicom, the vibrant sprites and slick control were next generation in every sense of the word when it premiered in Japan in 1990, slowly migrating to other regions over the next two years. Gamers...