Tag: MEGAMAN

It's almost a brand new year, so we thought we'd say goodbye to 2010 with a round of indie and flash platformers that both hearken back to yesteryear while looking ahead towards tomorrow. The genre that 'Super Mario Bros.' created 25 years ago is still going strong, and whether you're a nostalgia hound or just a gamer who needs his twitch action fix then this week's picks aim to deliver. ...

Geeky gamers regularly create 8-bit tributes to classic video games. The steady progression of pixellated masterpieces makes it increasingly difficult for 8-bit artisans to consistently produce desirable and impressive works, though. Somehow, game developer Jeff Swenty has overcome those now-cliched wedding invitations and wall posters by tapping into a deep pit of retro inspiration and ...

Conquering a 'Mario' game merely with one's thumbs ceased being impressive decades ago. Bored yet devoted gamers have hence constructed numerous methods of toppling Bowser and his henchmen without having to physically handle a controller, including impressive computer programs and a system which harkens back to the powerless days preceding the Gilded Age. Controller-free NES junkie Nick Hagman ...

While 'Final Fantasy XIII' just can't come soon enough, we still get nostalgic for the simple trappings of old school gaming: power ups aplenty, nigh-impossible end-of-stage bosses, and the occasional cheap death. With the 2-D action platformer 'Mega Man 10', due out next year for Xbox LIVE, Wii Ware, and PlayStation Store, the Capcom developers promise those features and touts the classic 8-bit ...