Often overlooked in todays polygon-obsessed videogame culture, the 2D videogame still has a place firmly in our hearts. We pay tribute to this genre inside.

America came close to conquering the videogame world 15 years before the Xbox arrived. We take a fond look back at Commodore's much loved Amiga inside.

What's the first thought that comes to mind whenever someone mentions the NEOGEO? Hmm? Well, you can be excused if the answer was

A quick glance at the latest multiformat chart should fill any gamer over the age of twenty-five with a depressed feeling. Endless versions of FIFA, wrestling

Few videogame series can boast a pedigree as impressive as Konami’s Castlevania. Since the inception of the franchise

The second part in our look back at this much loved series of games.

Conan the Barbarian. Red Sonja. Willow. The Beastmaster. Krull. No, don’t click away now - this isn’t an appreciation thread for

Golf is by its very nature prohibitively repellent to most neutrals. As a spectator sport it rarely becomes exciting until the

Shoot-'em-ups have always been something of a memory test, but in today's age of score-multipliers, chaining & buzzing, it's not enough

The early 90’s - the time of terrible dance music and Pat Sharp’s mullet - a lost cause then? Not quite, as Sonic and Mario continued to

Ah, the Dreamcast… wistfully I gaze upon its lactescent beauty and ask myself why is it still the console I lovingly molest the most… why I still instinctively, imperatively head

Tom and John report on the Dreamcast's ever-expanding homebrew scene and interview a pioneer.

Console launches are a funny old thing. At the time, the press decides from the quality of the console launch whether it will survive the coming years or flounder in its infancy.

The Dreamcast is a must have system for techno-lusting hardware fetishists everywhere. Richard Davies takes us through

20 years since its release, we pay homage to a 100 year old Japanese playing card manufacturer's first console release.

Blair Macdonald looks back at the different ways to play GBA games.

The turn-based strategy genre has enjoyed a renaissance of late, courtesy of companies such as SquareEnix, Koei and Atlus

LucasArts became famous during the late eighties / early nineties, thanks in no small part to the success of their brilliant Point 'n'

To many NTSC-uk readers, Microsoft’s most recent videogames product will be a popular one. Early innovations such as the

A serious collectors dream, the Neo Geo system represents some of the finest, and most expensive, gaming experiences available. We take a close look at the legendary console.

The start of a week of retrospectives to celebrate the N64's 10th birthday. Begins with a look at the N64, Mario64 and Pilotwings64

Nintendo64 week continues with the 64DD Unit, 64DD games and Blast Corps

Nintendo64 week continues with the Sin & Punishment and Snowboard Kids

Nintendo 64 week continues with Waverace, 1080, Excitebike and Mischief Makers

Nintendo 64 week continues with Spacestation Silicon Valley and Goldeneye

Nintendo 64 Week continues with Perfect Dark and Starfox 64

Nintendo 64 week comes to a close with a look at Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh and Ogre Battle 64: The Person of Lordly Calibre

Now this is a rare breed, a 2D shooter that even some "casual" gamers will have heard of. The reason of course is the amount

Trends are much like lazy, hungry zombies - they can only be bothered to copy (eat) what's directly in front of them. In the

Retro Gamer is dead. Retro Survival rises from its ashes. We take a look and talk to those involved.

Describing the greatness of Goldeneye isn't the easiest task in the world. If you were to show it to a gamer who has recently been showered with PC First Person Shooters such as Far Cry.....

Ever since Tokimeki Memorial, the great granddaddy of all dating games, hit the PC Engine back in 1994, the genre has attracted fans who

1985: Super Mario Bros. perfects the art of teeth gnashing, pixel-perfect, arcade run-and-jump action. In Japan, Super

At the Tokyo Game Show 2004, Sega were trying to tell you something: after six long years the Shining Force series was back on home consoles. Anime and in-game

A week devoted to some SNES Retro Action. Today: A brief SNES history, Arcana and Super Mario Kart

A week devoted to some SNES Retro Action. Today: Pop'n Twinbee, Clock Tower and UN Squadron

A week devoted to some SNES Retro Action. Today: Raccoon Rascal, Super Castlevania 4 and Umihare Kawasi

A week devoted to some SNES Retro Action. Today: Super Aleste, Ganbare Goemon and Soul Blazer

A week devoted to some SNES Retro Action. Today: Contra 3: Alien Wars, Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium and F-Zero

The final day in our week devoted to some SNES Retro Action. Today: Chrono Trigger, Donkey kong Country and Yoshi's Island

The fifth in our top 10 series, this time we rank the 10 best driving games, with choices ranging from way back to Pole Position to the current day, this is another hotly contested chart.

Perhaps the most contested top ten we have done, we select the ten best fighting games on any system. The results may surprise.

Another in our top 10 series, Nintendo, widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, developers in the world. Their top 10 titles discussed inside.

This 1980's console was at the forefront of videogame technology and was host to a multitude of excellent games. We pick out ten of the best.