Jeremy Parish

Pokémon Sun & Moon Versions 3DS Review: Aloha, Alola

Pokémon Sun and Moon dishes out plenty of sun, surf, and fun for Pokémon fans.

Donkey Kong Country Turns 25: Gaming's Biggest Bluff

Twenty-five years ago, Nintendo faced the threat of obsolescence with sheer bravado—and won.

The Final Fantasist: A Conversation With Yoshitaka Amano

COVER STORY: The artist who has given life to so many Final Fantasy games speaks about his inspirations, the difference between fine and commercial art, and his current projects.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Super Metroid

The third time's a charm.

A Link to the Past Deep Dive, Part 4: Why A Link to the Past's Dungeons Were Perfect

CLASSIC DEEP DIVE | In transforming dungeons from combat gauntlets to complex puzzles, the third Zelda reinvented the action RPG.

How Dragon Quest Inspired the First Big Console RPG Boom in Japan, Both For Better and For Worse

HISTORY OF RPGS | A survey of the innovative RPGs to emerge in Loto's wake.

The Bard's Tale Launched the Second Wave of RPGs

HISTORY OF RPGS | Welcome to Skara Brae, and to the future.

How Wizardry Cast Story Aside in Favor of Casting Spells

HISTORY OF RPGS | In Part Two of our monthly series, Robert Woodhead enlightens us about Wizardry's pursuit of systems over story.

How the Ultima Trilogy Took a Genre from Tabletop to Hi-Tech

HISTORY OF RPGS | In Part One of our new monthly series, Lord British shares his perspectives on the process of bringing pen-and-paper RPGs into the digital realm.

Yuji Horii Remembers the Difficult Road to Liberating RPGs from Costly Computers With Dragon Quest

HISTORY OF RPGS | The great migration away from just PCs started with Dragon Quest in 1986.

Roguelikes: How a Niche PC RPG Genre Went Mainstream

HISTORY OF RPGS | Mystery Dungeon tackled the daunting task of making roguelikes friendly.

How Ultima 4 and Wasteland Ushered in a New Era of Maturity for RPGs

HISTORY OF RPGS | Inside Ultima 4 and Wasteland, two critical attempts to bring meaning to the genre of RPGs.

NES Classic Edition F.A.Q.: Everything You Need to Know About Nintendo's NES Mini

Fully updated! Your questions about Nintendo's new mini-console — answered!

NES Creator Masayuki Uemura on the Birth of Nintendo's First Console

The man who designed Nintendo's revolutionary console recounts the system's birth and the challenges of building an international business.

A Bathtub Full of Acid: The Story of How Dylan Cuthbert Went From Making 3D Engines for Game Boy to Star Fox

The Super NES's most impressive tech trick would never have happened without a bit of unauthorized Game Boy hacking.

Hajime Tabata Pulls Back the Curtain on Luminous Productions

Square Enix’s latest splinter project appears to be striking out in new yet familiar directions.

New Deer is Blazing a Trail for Western Animation in Japan

How one animation enthusiast hopes to use games to broaden Japan's cultural horizons.

How a Blind Prince is Guiding NIS to a Better Future

With the help of a monstrous princess… and many talented up-and-comers.

With The Good Life, Swery Aspires to Make Life and Games Truly Good

But maybe that's a given in a game where you can ride around on the back of a sheep.

Lumines Remastered Owes Its Existence to Nintendo Switch

Further cementing the system's reputation as the modern-day PSP and Vita replacement.

"We Need More Traps!" Nigoro Speaks on La-Mulana 2's Development and Console Possibilities

Nigoro's Takumi Naramura on challenge levels, creative challenges, and more.

With Jupiter and Mars, Two Former Game Journalists Hope to Save the Planet

Walk 100 miles in another dolphin's shoes. Or maybe swim. In their fins.

Cave Story Publisher Nicalis Brings an Eclectic Slate of Games to the West

Nicalis' BitSummit 2018 showing in Japan had a big emphasis on Switch games too.

Metroid Game-By-Game Reviews: The Metroid Spin-Offs

Samus Aran by moonlight.

Metroid Game-by-Game Reviews: Metroid: Other M

Never meet your heroes... or your heroines.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

The Prime comes to a head, simultaneously elevated yet diminished by technology.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Revenge of the sophomore slump.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Metroid Zero Mission

The golden standard of remakes.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Metroid Fusion

Metroid's fourth entry may have painted the saga into a corner, but those brushstrokes present a better picture than many want to admit.

The Famicom Legacy

Jeremy Parish explores the many ways in which the NES continues to affect gaming and gamers 30 years after the system's debut.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Metroid II: Return of Samus

The constraints of portable design helped Nintendo develop smarter expressions of the Metroid concept.

Metroid Game By Game Reviews: Metroid

Nintendo's classic sci-fi adventure can be a tough sell today, but it redefined action games.

The Past was on Prominent Display at BitSummit 2017, but the Event Feels Like The Future

Look past the loving tributes to retro games and Japan's premiere indie games event feels like the natural, inevitable destiny of video gaming.

Iconoclasts Offers the Perfect Combination of Vintage SEGA And Nintendo

Konjak brokers peace for the 16-bit console wars.

Hey, the Creators of Pokémon Released a New Game That You Didn't Know About

Game Freak wants you to know Giga Wrecker exists (and it's pretty cool).

One of Japan's Unsung Developers Makes a Move For Independence

The wizards at Hexadrive want to prove they can offer to gaming more than just tech savvy.

Splatoon and Bomberman Had a Baby and Named It Mekuru

Over Fence presents: The next Switch game that will estrange you from your three best friends.

Love, Peace, Revenge, and Crowdfunding: Keiichi Yano Raps With Us About Project Rap Rabbit

We talk to Keiichi Yano about his joint venture with PaRappa creator Masaya Matsuura.

Mighty Gunvolt Burst: We Talk to Inti Creates About The Upcoming Sequel

Inti Creates gives Mighty No. 9's cast a shot at a happier ending.

"The Greatest Star Wars Game Ever": Dark Forces

It's May the 4th! Here's one of our favorite Star Wars games ever!

Great Works, Troubling Moments

The controversy surrounding Dragon's Crown inspires the question: Does one rotten element ruin the entire experience?

Hajime Tabata Reflects on the Transformation of Versus XIII to Final Fantasy XV

INTERVIEW | The trials of transforming Versus XIII, preparing a global launch, and making Prompto popular.

Design in Action | The Last Guardian: How to be Trained by Your Dragon

Or: How the players got played.

Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS Review: Poochy Ain't Stupid

Nintendo's charming Wii U platformer gets a visual downgrade, but there are enough new goodies to make up for it.

5 Essential SEGA Soundtracks On Spotify

SEGA just dumped a huge collection of game soundtracks on the popular streaming service. Here's where you ought to start.

Our Dreams for Virtual Console on Nintendo Switch

As well as more grounded speculation about the form it's actually likely to take.

Hajime Tabata on Final Fantasy XV's DLC, Chapter 13: "This Won't Be a Completely Different Game"

FFXV's director offers some insight into the game's unconventional downloadable content scheme (and who is FFXV's best boy).

Yakuza 0, a Fascinating Game Completely at Odds With Itself

SEGA's crime odyssey isn't afraid of a little tonal whiplash, which sometimes can be a good thing... but not always.

Opinion: Switch Isn't for Everyone, But It's Definitely For Me

From concept to software, Nintendo's new console hits all the right notes for at least one USgamer writer.

The Handheld's Last Stand

2017 in Preview: The final days of 3DS and Vita herald the end of an entire way of gaming.