Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game
Rebel Assault helped sell the multimedia PC by turning CD-ROM storage, sound, digitised footage and pre-rendered spectacle into the experience itself.
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Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software
Dagli esperimenti di Lure of the Temptress alla costruzione di Broken Sword: Tony Warriner racconta la storia tecnica e umana di Revolution Software.
From Pen to Screen: When Literature Becomes a Videogame
What remains of a book when its pages become worlds, actions and decisions? From The Hobbit to The Witcher, literature changes shape when the player steps inside.
The Children of the Computer Age Are Afraid of Artificial Intelligence
The generation that grew up defending computers and video games now risks judging AI with the same old prejudices. A personal reflection on creativity, access and responsibility.
Beyond nostalgia: why classic games still connect generations
How classic games become a shared language across generations, countries and communities through memories, discussions and personal experiences.
Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End
In 1993, Commodore turned the Amiga 1200 into a console. CD32 had CD-ROM, AGA and Akiko, but it was born old in the face of the new generation.
Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti
A direct, ironic and sometimes bitter conversation with Massimo Magnasciutti about Dynabyte, Nippon Safes Inc., Deluxe Paint, Donna Fatale and the difficult but unforgettable years of Italian adventure games.
Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival
The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.
Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles
Arcade conversions on Amiga were often painful, but not always. From Capcom disasters to successful ports, all the way to the unreleased Snow Bros.
Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga
The third chapter of Amiga vs the Rest of the World looks at the myth of the Sharp X68000 as “the Japanese Amiga”: Capcom arcade ports, U.S. Gold, Workbench, Human68k, demo scene and two very different computer cultures.
David Perry: “With Aladdin, we wanted to capture Disney magic inside a 16-bit cartridge”
A short interview with David Perry, from Disney’s Aladdin and Earthworm Jim to Shiny Entertainment, Gaikai and new AI-driven creative tools.
Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing
The second chapter of “Amiga vs the Rest of the World” tells the moment when PC DOS stopped chasing: VGA, Sound Blaster, hard drives, 386, 486, LucasArts, arcade conversions and Doom changed the balance.
Amiga vs the Rest of the World: when Commodore’s computer challenged Mega Drive and Super Nintendo
A 1990s comparison between Amiga, Mega Drive and Super Nintendo without console wars: three different machines, from floppy disks and sprites to audio, pads and home creativity.
LucasArts and the Art of Adventure: When Point-and-Click Became Interactive Cinema
From Maniac Mansion and Loom to Monkey Island and Grim Fandango: how LucasArts gave the adventure game its sharpest voice.
When Videogames Had Manuals: The Lost Art of Reading Before Playing
Before games explained everything on screen, manuals, maps, comics and paper inserts were part of the experience: objects to read, study, smell, damage, lose and remember.
Turrican: metal, chip music and the European dream of action games
From Manfred Trenz on Commodore 64 to Factor 5, Chris Hülsbeck, Mega Turrican and the Super Nintendo chapters: the story of a saga that turned home computer limits into legend.
Why Classic Star Wars Games Still Matter to Retro Gamers
Classic Star Wars games still matter because they turned the films into playable fantasies across arcades, home computers, consoles and online worlds.
Hideo Kojima: from the MSX to Death Stranding, the story of an author beyond format
From his early years at Konami to Metal Gear, from Snatcher and Policenauts to the break with the traditional industry, and finally to the freedom of Kojima Productions: a journey through the work of one of gaming’s most recognizable auteurs.
The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future
The recovery of the Sega Channel ROMs brings back one of the most fascinating chapters in video game preservation: SEGA imagined digital distribution long before the world was ready.
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