Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2012

[WATCH] "Go Right" Make Heart-Swelling Gaming Nostalgia


Here's a powerfully edited YouTube gem called "Go Right" after one of the most fundamental mechanics in any old-school game. I wouldn't call it a tearjerker but it's definitely moving.

Relive your gaming adolescence with this montage of Sonic, Alucard, Mega Man and many, many other classic gaming icons set to the Michael Nyman's "A Wild and Distant Shore." Feel enriched by its deeper message about giving up in the face of adversity.

You can thank YouTube user RockyPlanetesimal for this creation and Kotaku for bringing it to my atención. 

VIA: Kotaku
SOURCE: YouTube

Friday, March 23, 2012

Play Baldur's Gate on your iPad this summer


Everyone squawked and wailed when Beamdog hyped their new Baldur's Gate project with cryptic comment lines and tantalizing tweets. After much to-do, Beamdog and developer Overhaul Games have finally spilled details on their Baldur's Gate revamp, coming this summer to an iOS device near you.