High Scores: The Best of 2014
Deliver a baby, save the world, kick your friend’s asses. Our year-end list starts here.
shovel knight
In this game, firearms are all the magic you’ll need
At first glance of Aegis Defenders, with its robed teen hero and wizened old man duo, you may think, “Wow, what a beautiful 16-bit fantasy game!” On one account, you’d be right. This game has an undeniably gorgeous, hand painted art style that redefines what 16-bit is capable of. But on the other yo
Here’s how Shovel Knight devs made the first modern NES game
The discourse around Shovel Knight, the chivalrous and retrofitted platformer released earlier in the week for Wii U, 3DS, and Steam, is that it’s a NES game developed a few decades after the fact—very reminiscent of blasting renegade robots with Mega Man or pogo-hopping on a cane with Scrooge McDuc
Shovel Knight may be retro, but it’s forward-thinking
The lures and limits of nostalgia.
Playlist 6/25: Deceit, befuddlement, and shovels.
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