A Web Renaissance Thanks to the mistrust of big tech, the creation of better tools for developers, and the weird and wonderful creativity of ordinary people, we’re seeing an inc...
The Code Behind The Code The Konami Code is one of the longest-running inside references amongst both gamers and coders, acting as something of a shibboleth for a certain kind of nerd....
Design Choices of Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the greatest games ever made, and one of the breakout hits of the Nintendo Switch platform, which is on its w...
Putting the Soul in Console Playdate, the upcoming indie handheld gaming console from venerable software publisher Panic, is really important. But if you don't know the history of where t...
Phones are For Hardcore Gamers Please (re-)visit Dan Cook’s seminal Nintendo’s Genre Innovation Strategy essay from 2005. It’s chock-full of his signature revelatory insights, in this case...
Automated Mario Okay, these are just fun — a series of custom-designed Mario levels that let the little plumber make his way through a whole level without the player ever havi...
Into the Portal Many of my nerd friends are all excited about Portal , Valve’s brilliant reworking of Narbacular Drop . I’ve only played about five minutes of the game...
