Tag: OLDSCHOOL

N64oid, the Nintendo 64 emulator for Android, was released earlier today, and being absolute fans of the console, we figured a hands-on review would be the only fair and just thing to do. You don't want to know how many hours we've spent playing multiplayer GoldenEye here in the Download Squad bunker, and Lee can almost complete Ocarina of Time while blindfolded. Now -- before you get too ...

Ah, Windows Dancer, how fondly I remember thee. How you would bump, jive and gyrate across my screen! Mr Clippy was mere nothingness when compared to you. And Aquarium! A three-dimensional fish tank... on my screen! I still remember the first time I showed my mother. She actually reached out to touch the fish; I had to slap her hand to remind her that it was only an illusion. With Windows ...

Whenever I cover a time-waster, of course, I have to test it in order to see if it's any good. I wouldn't want to recommend any crappy or boring games, right? I'm always very professional about it, though. I approach it with the mindset that I'm here to test the game. I'm not here to have fun or waste time! This is strictly business, right? Usually, that approach works. However, every now and ...

While the bulk of the buzz about HTML5 still seems to be focused on the video tag, there are plenty of other awesome developments cropping up. Things like drag-and-drop attachments in GMail and all those crazy Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive samples. Then there's the work of developer Joe Huckaby. Joe has taken images created by graphic artist Mark Ferrari to produce some incredibly cool, ...

HTML5 is the buzz word of 2010. Championed by Google and supported by Firefox and Opera, HTML5 is definitely here to stay. In itself HTML5 is still a bit of a curio -- the spec isn't even finalised -- but when strapped on to Javascript or other developing technologies like WebGL, the browser becomes a serious platform capable of impressive things -- cue Akihabara a set of libraries and tools for ...

They say good things come to those who wait. In this particular case "they" were the developers behind OpenTTD, an open source clone of Chris Sawyer's classic game Transport Tycoon Deluxe. The wait is finally over! After six long years of development, OpenTTD has hit version 1.0 and it's now ready for download. Loads of bugs have been squashed, the maps have been embiggened, and multiplayer ...

If you like retro-style gaming, you're going to love Don't Look Back, which is a modern platformer in a retro style by Terry Cavanagh. The game manages to create fantastic ambiance with the use of only about 4 colors, and very simple music. The graphics are old-school, which is to say extremely pixelated. The control scheme is also very simple; you can move left and right and jump, and if ...

Sure, anyone can set their terminal font to green on black and feel l33t but if you really want to go old-school you need GLTerminal. It's a full-screen terminal app for OS X that will make your screen look like an old 1970s tube monitor "complete with flaws in brightness, warped display curvature, and flicker." It also simulates screen lag and you can choose green or amber text. Though ...