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Ocarina returns: what a remake needs to preserve
Nintendo’s November return to Hyrule brings new presentation and controls. The deeper test is whether its puzzles, music and sense of discovery survive.
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Crash at 30: the PlayStation rebel
A small team, carefully controlled cameras and a surprisingly useful wooden crate: how Crash Bandicoot became PlayStation’s unruly unofficial mascot.
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5 N64 games that made 1996 unforgettable
Mario, kart rivalries and waves that fought back: five early Nintendo 64 games, with the regional release differences that shaped how we remember them.
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Tomb Raider at 30: the making of Lara Croft
Thirty years after Lara's first expedition, Tomb Raider still has a distinctive pull: precise jumps, silent ruins and the promise of something beyond the…
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Nintendo 64: a whole new dimension
A three-pronged controller, four-player chaos and worlds with a new dimension: the Nintendo 64's inspired ideas and costly compromises.