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Nostalgia! Here’s over two hours of classic DOS game intros to watch

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 12, 2018
in :  Gaming
5

Taking some pixel art and weaving an intricate first act out of the few blocks of data in the 1990s before the three-dimensional polygon boom was and currently still is a lost art. YouTuber Einokeino303 clearly thinks so, as the fella has created a supercut of 51 classic video game openings.

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Nostalgia in media: Why do we keep looking to the past?

By Sam Spiller
May 31, 2018
in :  Entertainment, Features, Opinion
12

When it comes to popular media, we love to look back towards "the good ol' days". But while this reverence for nostalgia can be great, often it also leads to some laziness.

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Sony has considered the idea of a PlayStation One mini-console

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 28, 2018
in :  Gaming
0

For most of us, our gaming journey began with the best console: The Sony PlayStation. It was cool, the advertising on a VHS tape made it mainstream and it had some of the best games ever that pushed the envelope in several genres. Now that’s a console that I’d love to see reimagined as a mini device.

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The original PS2 dashboard is making a return to the PlayStation 4

By Darryn Bonthuys
December 4, 2017
in :  Gaming
2

The PS2 dashboard is still a work of art, a simplistic collection of menus which allowed players a host of options to navigate through and tweak their game output that little bit more. It’s also getting a revival, just in time for players to slap on some rose-tinted nostalgia goggles and wax lyrical about the good ol’ days.

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The Nintendo Mini makes nostalgia look better than ever

By Zoe Hawkins
October 3, 2016
in :  Gaming
3

I was already signed up for a Nintendo Classic Mini, but now I'm even more excited to play the games inside instead of just using it as an adorable figurine.

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Entertainment

Yes, there is a HARD TARGET 2. Here is a trailer as proof. But let's talk about 1992's HARD TARGET instead

By James
June 22, 2016
in :  Entertainment
2

What the hell? Where did this come from? And will I even watch it? Last Updated: June 22, 2016

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Sony aware of the demand for Crash Bandicoot, but have nothing to reveal

By Alessandro Barbosa
May 20, 2016
in :  Gaming
9

Sony knows that we all want Crash Bandicoot, but are still not willing to talk about the possibility of a return

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Final Fantasy VII Remake will have nostalgia and “surprises”

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 12, 2016
in :  Gaming
11

Ever since Sony showed off what a potential Final Fantasy VII would have looked like running on PlayStation 3 hardware back at E3 2005, fans have been wanting to see more. At least now,the time is right for the Final Fantasy VII Remake.

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