Miles Buckle Recreates Classic Film Scenes as Low-Poly Video Games on Instagram
Miles Buckle turns classic film scenes into retro video game clips, blending nostalgia and fiction in a strange, touching way.
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Tag: retro gaming
Game Reviews7.7/10
Cyber Shadow: A Lean, Sharp Ninja Platformer That Earns Its 7.7
Cyber Shadow review: Mechanical Head Studios' 8-bit ninja platformer delivers sharp combat, a dozen bosses, and hand-crafted pixel art. Score: 7.7/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Streets of Rage 4 Keeps the Brawler Simple and Lets the Punches Land
Streets of Rage 4 revives Sega's beat 'em up with hand-drawn art, four-player co-op and a health trade that rewires every fight.
Game Reviews8/10
Monster Rancher turned the PlayStation into a CD player that could hatch a monster
Monster Rancher turned any CD into a monster on PlayStation in 1997. We look back at Tecmo's disc-reading trick, the training loop, and why it's gone.
Game Reviews9/10
Die On Every Roll, Then Learn To Stop Rolling
Devil Dice review: Shift's 1998 PlayStation puzzle classic where you roll dice as a little devil, build chain reactions, and still holds up today.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Skateboarding’s Most Influential Video Game Holds Up Because of Its Timer, Not Its Tricks
A retrospective review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999): the two-minute clock, combo scoring, special gauge, and why the PlayStation original still holds up.
Game Reviews4.2/10
Fear Effect’s striking imagery can’t make its story feel worth the weirdness
Fear Effect (2000) pioneered cel-shaded looks and FMV backgrounds on PlayStation. A retrospective on Kronos Digital's striking but punishing cult game.
Game Reviews7/10
Grand Theft Auto 2 Ditched the Top-Down Camera and Still Couldn’t Find Its Own Identity
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) review: DMA Design's top-down sequel set in Anywhere City, with gang loyalty, wanted levels, and a score of 7.0/10.
Game Reviews8/10
Armored Core: Master of Arena Review — The Arena Becomes the Point
Armored Core: Master of Arena (1999) turned the Arena into the spine of FromSoftware's mech series. A review of the trilogy's strongest, least welcoming entry.
R-Type Delta’s 3D Makeover Still Holds Up
R-Type Delta hit PlayStation in 1998 as Irem's fourth shooter and the series' first full 3D entry, adding the Dose System and Delta Attack.
Game Reviews8/10
Mega Man’s First 3D Outing Holds Up Better Than Its Reputation Suggests
Mega Man Legends review: how Capcom's 1997 PlayStation action-adventure moved Mega Man into 3D, from Kattelox Island to Mega Man Juno.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Tekken 3 Turned a Sidestep Into the Reason 3D Fighting Worked
Tekken 3 brought sidestepping to the whole cast, a rebuilt roster with Jin Kazama, and sold 8.36 million copies on PlayStation.