The SNES was almost backwards compatible with the NES
First unveiled in November 1988, the SNES prototype was very different from the one that launched in 1990.
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Opinion | Where will retro-inspired developers turn next?
Games that hark back to an age of sprites and 2D scrolling have been all the rage for a while, with PlayStation-style 3D games taking over. But where will we go next for our retro fix, Devon wonders…
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Tracking down the obscure mind behind Castlevania
Castlevania director Hitoshi Akamatsu changed gaming, and then vanished without a trace
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Killer feature: golf’s innovative control method
The incredible persistence of the three-tap system
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