Guest Post

Oct
06

VGHW Excerpt: How Kazuko Shibuya's survived the "end times" and changed pixel art forever

"Gamer Girls" author Mary Kenney explores the Shibuya's groundbreaking work, the end of the end times, and the creative freedom of technical limitations
11 min read
Oct
06

VGHW Feature: And that's how you get “Shigeru Miyamoto once tried to make a Donkey Kong dating sim.”

Monster Kids author Daniel Dockery digs into the realities of writing video game history
5 min read
Oct
05

VGHW Feature: Retro eight-bit RPG storytelling, but make it super gay.

How this award-winning SFF writer is turned to retro video games for his next story
4 min read
Oct
03

VGHW Excerpt: Jordan Minor runs down gaming greats in "Video Game of the Year"

"Billions of people may never have the chance to play the greatest games ever made ever again"
7 min read
Oct
03

VGHW Feature: What My Kids Taught Me About Retro Video Games

Raising 16-bit-compatible Zoomers changed how I love old games
7 min read
Aug
31
Astrolabe Feature: 30 years on, DOOM remains supported like no other

Astrolabe Feature: 30 years on, DOOM remains supported like no other

RetroXP's Marc Normandin explores how three decades of fan support have bolstered DOOM to legendary status
6 min read
Jul
20

Astrolabe Gaiden: "Out of the Labyrinth" by Ryan Van Loan

I've been a big fan of Ryan Van Loan for a while. His kindness and optimism is infectious,
8 min read
Jul
13

Astrolabe Gaiden: "How a Spark Became a BonFiyah" by Iori Kusano and Vida Cruz

Last month, Adri Joy joined me to discuss CoNZealand Fringe—a programming offshoot of CoNZealand that centred fan voices and
8 min read
Jun
11

Astrolabe Gaiden: "Well, somebody has to do this!" The story of CoNZealand Fringe by Adri Joy

One glance at the "Best Related Work" ballot for this year's Hugo Awards reveals a rich
9 min read
Aug
20

Guest Essay: The Transformative works of Xan West by Nicole Field

Nicole Field shares how her personal canon was shaped by the power and wondrous possibility of West's writing
4 min read