Classic 2D arcade platformers, brawlers and beat ’em ups can have amazing background art—with pixel perfect details and a wonderful color palette. Unlike the similarly awesome 2D fighter backgrounds, ...

Final Fantasy 7 hasn't aged gracefully, but strip away the low-polygon character models and there's a world of beauty to rediscover. Final Fantasy 7 employed a mix of dynamic 2D backgrounds and 3D ...

Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over ten years ago. She tends to enjoy musical theater, ...

How do you make old games attractive to modern players? Masaaki Hayasaka, the producer of the remake, explains the magic ...