Jeff Minter is a legend among game creators, and for good reason. From the Eighties heyday of the bedroom coder to the present day, he has developed highly distinctive games that combine his AAA passions – and by that we mean arcade games, animals an

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In the future, man and machine will have to unite if they want to bring back peace and justice to our world. That was the main premise behind the story of Slave Zero, the shooting mecha action title developed by Accolade at the end of the Nineties. I

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◼ Speaking on the official Nintendo website in 2000, hardware designer Ryuji Umeji claimed that the Game Boy Advance’s CPU wasn’t up to the task of 3D, and that 3D games would run down the battery more quickly. Despite this claim, as well as the hard

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» What do you need when the galaxy is in trouble? You need a strong and heroic man dressed in red and blue spandex – and since Superman is booked with the Justice League this week, his police-approved substitute Captain Quazar will have to do. He doe