Backbone One is a revolutionary new game controller that connects to a player’s iPhone and integrates with the Backbone app to bring next level gaming experiences to everyone… Thanks to Kirk. This looks much more impressive than previous offerings.
Gaming
Galloping Ghost – The World’s Largest Arcade
Thank you to everyone who helped make this documentary possible, it was such a great collaborative process and learning experience. 30 minutes of arcade gaming joy.
My weird quest to find a lost game
Although the name of the game escaped them, both had a clear memory of how it looked. In the game, you played as anthropomorphised fruit, interacting with other players in a garish 2D environment. The game, they remembered, was linked… Read More ›
Microsoft Flight Simulator (FS2020) vs Real Life
That is remarkably similar and of a level many of us would have expected to wait many more years to see in a game.
The revived Game and Watch
The new machine goes on sale from November 13th and Nintendo says production will cease in 2021. It will cost ¥4,980 (US$46.75), a sum that buys a device with a 2.36-inch full-colour screen, Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros…. Read More ›
Apple vs Epic and Microsoft
Apple threatened the punishment after Epic introduced a new payment system within Fortnite which would have allowed it to get around the 30-percent cut that the iPhone-maker’s App Store takes from all in-app revenue. Epic losing developer tools would create… Read More ›
High Score
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life… More here. A decent series so far, as the review below states. In isolation, High Score has some… Read More ›
Microsoft Flight Simulator (as it was)
Lots of talk about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, but did you know that you can try the original in a web browser. Enjoy.
Fortnite removed
Epic’s Fornite has been removed from the App Store after they implemented direct payments, circumventing Apple’s 30% cut. Tweeted here. This is quickly getting away from Apple. There are some titles that are arguably too big to lose, this is… Read More ›
LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System
Recreate classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay with this cool LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System! Place the Game Pack in the brick-built console. Turn the handle on the retro TV to make 8-bit Mario move across the screen. And place LEGO Mario… Read More ›
