“Playing retro games,” says Schranck, “you’re happy to be feeling like a kid again. As an adult, you have all these responsibilities and anxieties, and if you can just find a way to forget about that, even just for 15… Read More ›
Gaming
Super Nintendo World: can it really work?
I headed down to Osaka for the opening day to see exactly how Nintendo and USJ would pull this off. The short answer is that they’ve succeeded. Super Nintendo World is a gleefully surreal experience that pushes surprising technological boundaries…. Read More ›
Queen: Rock Tour
Queen: Rock Tour has been released and after Bob tipped me off I gave it a try. It is so well made and great fun to play. Yes, they may be the best band who ever lived, but I still… Read More ›
The history of Snake
There are a couple of moments from my childhood that I’m sure many others can relate to. The first takes me back to an afternoon on the school bus, eagerly waiting for my Bluetooth polyphonic ringtone of Akon’s Beautiful to… Read More ›
Draw an iceberg and see how it will float
Icebergs are less dense than water, so they always float with about 10% of their mass above the water. But which way up? An iceberg wouldn’t float exactly like on this page in reality. Its three-dimensional distribution of mass and… Read More ›
The Super Nintendo Switch
While the Switch currently supports 1080p output while docked (or 720p in handheld mode), 4K video would be a new frontier for Nintendo. Exploring Breath of the Wild’s Hyrule or zooming around Bowser’s castle in Mario Kart will be more… Read More ›
Chessformer
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. Each of the pieces moves as expected, but they fall down after moving and can’t move again until they stop falling. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing… Read More ›
Ghosts’N DJs
In a parallel universe where a life is in a 16-bit pixelated form, the music scene has been dominated by fake artists and DJ’s. They rise to fame and become superstars in the media because of two important tools. The… Read More ›
The history of gaming (in one chart)
Tweeted here. This chart says a huge amount, no words needed.
Backbone One
With Backbone One, next-level gaming has never been more magical and effortless. Just connect the controller to your iPhone, press the Backbone Button to open the app, and instantly start playing games like Call of Duty®: Mobile anywhere, in seconds…… Read More ›