Retro Game Journal

Weekly stories about classic games, the studios that made them, and the platforms that defined each era.

Jul 13, 20261 views

The PlayStation as a Genre Workshop: How a Shortlist Tells a Bigger Story

A look at how a handful of PlayStation releases show Sony’s console becoming a proving ground for platformers, fighters, adventures, and action games.

#Action-Adventure #classic-games #fighting-games #platformers

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Jul 11, 20266 views

Between Ruins and Runes: The SNES RPGs That Turned Ambition into Identity

A look at how a small cluster of SNES role-playing games used parties, maps, rival seekers, and unusual settings to push beyond standard fantasy.

#Adventure #japanese-games #Retro Gaming #RPG

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