Damien McFerran

1 week ago | timeextension.com | Damien McFerran

In a world where analogue control is now seen as more important than digital, we've recently seen some emulation handhelds (AYANEO Pocket S, we're looking at you) get their input layout completely wrong, placing the all-important D-pad below the left-hand analogue stick—which might be the accepted practice on the Nintendo Switch, but makes far less sense on a device where you'll be focusing on digital control first and foremost.

1 week ago | timeextension.com | Damien McFerran

Nihon Falcom's 1990 dungeon crawler Dinosaur is the next game to join the EGGCONSOLE series on Nintendo Switch, we can reveal (thanks, @gamesasylum). Released on the PC-88, PC-98 and FM Towns (the version we're getting on Switch is an emulation of the PC-88 version), Dinosaur doesn't feature any dinosaurs (confusingly) but is notable for being directed by Kazunari Tomi, who, according to Hardcore Gaming 101, would establish Studio Alex (Lunar) shortly afterwards.

1 week ago | timeextension.com | Damien McFerran

The concept of importing video games from other regions has become less popular in recent years thanks to the introduction of region-free software and release dates being much closer together than they were many decades ago. In the modern era, many games will launch internationally on the exact same day, something that was largely unheard of during the '80s and '90s.

1 week ago | timeextension.com | Damien McFerran

NewsRetro Computer MuseumCrime"We are considering going cashless in the future"The UK's Retro Computer Museum has only recently recovered from flood damage, but it has now been hit with another setback. Based in Leicester, the museum was broken into on Friday, 11th of April. A masked intruder broke into the till and stole collection buckets before exiting the building. None of the items on display in the museum appear to have been taken.

1 week ago | timeextension.com | Damien McFerran

The latest season of Charlie Brooker's superbly subversive Black Mirror has recently gone live on Netflix, and one episode in particular will be of interest to gaming fans: Plaything. In it, murder suspect Cameron Walker, a former video game reviewer, reveals that he has been "playing" an unreleased life simulation game from the genius programmer Colin Ritman for many years, with the aim of revolutionising human life as we know it.