That Time Sega Made the Impossible Genesis Port Actually Work
My mate Dave called me up last week, practically bouncing off the walls with excitement. “You need to get round here now,” he says, voice...
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That Time Nintendo Actually Made Water Feel Like Water – Wave Race 64 Changed Everything
Water in games used to be absolute rubbish. Proper rubbish. You’d jump in and either die instantly or swim through what felt like blue jelly...
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Why Diddy Kong Racing Absolutely Smashed Every Other Kart Racer (And Still Does)
Right, let me tell you something about Diddy Kong Racing – this game completely did my head in when I first got my hands on...
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Why Those Grimy Corner Arcades Were Gaming’s Golden Age (And We’ll Never Get That Magic Back)
The smell hits you first, doesn’t it? That peculiar cocktail of stale carpet, burnt cheese from whatever questionable food they were serving, and that electric...
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That Time Batman Returns on Mega Drive Made Me Remember Why Sega Did Movie Games Better
Proper embarrassing moment last Saturday – I’m round at my mate Dave’s house helping him clear out his loft when I spot this cardboard box...
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Two N64 Adventures That Showed Me What Games Could Really Do
That haunting whistle of wind through stone corridors, followed by the gentle pluck of harp strings—that’s the sound that changed everything for me back in...
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That Chunky Black Box That Defined My Gaming DNA
The six-button controller was just sitting there on my mate Dave’s coffee table like it had fallen from another planet. 1993, this was, and I’d...
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Why the NES Never Made It to My House (And Why That Still Bothers Me)
Right, let me get something off my chest that’s been gnawing at me for decades. Everyone bangs on about the NES being this generation-defining console,...
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Why 90s PC Gaming Was Proper Mental (And Why I Miss Every Frustrating Minute)
Found myself rummaging through the spare room last week, hunting for an old ethernet cable, when I stumbled across this battered cardboard box wedged behind...
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Why Most Game Remakes Miss the Point (And the Few That Don’t)
First time I saw a remake done properly, I was queuing up in Game in Manchester city centre, holding a copy of Resident Evil for...
