Articles relating to: video games
Online Review: From Console to Concert Hall 2.0, The Manchester Video Game Orchestra
The first three bars of the Super Mario Bros. theme are iconic.
“No-one sees the disability.” Nicola Jones from gaming charity Everyone Can
“There are a lot of friendships that have been formed and there’s no judgement. Some of our regulars are disabled, some aren’t. No-one sees the disability, they just all play together.”
Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong: the video games that changed the world
The 1980s was a transformative time for video games.
An accidental history of football gaming: the era of evolution
The second part of Northern Soul’s Chris Holmes‘s history of football gaming begins under a momentous shadow which revolutionised gaming.
Game Review: Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter is an eerie, incredibly punishing hack-and-slash game by independent developers Heart Machine.
Review: PLAY it! Manchester
Flex your thumbs gamers, Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry’s celebration of more than 30 years of video gaming is back and this year there are even more games to play.
Game Review: Ultimate Chicken Horse
The real appeal of this new indie game lies in its innovative gameplay, not its curious name. But then, mixing things up is actually what Ultimate Chicken Horse is all about. It blends the easy-to-pick-up-but-hard-to-master level building of the recent hit Super Mario Maker and the hardcore (but fun) platforming of Ori And The Blind Forest to brilliant effect.
For the love of gaming
A warm, spring breeze lifts my hair as I crest the hill and, turning, wait for my friends to catch up.
An accidental history of football gaming: a decade of revolution
Football games have existed since the video game industry crawled from the primordial soup of late 70s coin-ops.
Review: PLAY it! Manchester, MOSI
Back in the late 90s I was stuck on a level of Tomb Raider.
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