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Here's Why The Designers Republic Stopped Working On WipEout

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"No thank you. Mission complete. Game over".It's hard to think of WipEout without also thinking about The Designers Republic, the Sheffield-based agency that built the franchise's look and helped it become one of the trailblazers of the 32-bit era.What you …
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Review: A To Z Of The Designers Republic - The Design Rulebook For A Generation

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Work. Buy. Consume. Die.Founded in the '80s by Ian Anderson and Nick Phillips, The Designers Republic will be most famous to gamers for its amazing branding and iconography work on the WipEout series, but, as a design agency, its influence and impact goes …
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27 Years Later, PlayStation Cult Classic 'Krazy Ivan' Is Getting A Soundtrack Release

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Along with a previously unheard song.The soundtrack to Psygnosis PS1 classic Krazy Ivan is getting released 27 years after the game hit store shelves.Composer Tim Wright – also known as CoLD SToRAGE – made the announcement on social media, confirming t …
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Anniversary: CD-ROM Trailblazer 'Myst' Turns 30 Today

Time Extension about 8 months ago

"Myst was approachable; it felt real".Cyan's Myst, the game which, alongside The 7th Guest, is credited by many as kickstarting the CD-ROM revolution on computers, turns 30 today.The game launched on Mac on September 24th, 1993, and would come to PC the fo …
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Codemasters Was Supposed To Make A NES CD Drive, But It Never Happened

Time Extension about 10 months ago

"Camerica announced it way too early".Codemasters might be more famous today as part of EA and a maker of racing games, but once upon a time, the company was something of a trailblazer in terms of software and hardware.The most memorable piece of kit conne …

319 - Gremlin Graphics pt.1: The 8-Bit Era

Retro Gaming Discussion Show about 1 year ago

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics.  This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 8-bit era.   The Games: Wanted: Monty Mole 1984 Monty is Innocent 1985 Monty …
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Trailblazer (Gremlin Graphics, 1986)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 1 year ago

Developed by Mr. Chip Software. Designed and written by Shaun Southern with additional graphics by Andrew Morris. Originally published for the Commodore 16/+4 by Gremlin Graphics in 1986.Commodore 64 version also written by Shaun Southern with title screen …