Nintendo PlayStation: Secret Chronicle of the Lost Nintendo & Sony Alliance
Sony's public humiliation at CES 1991, a lone working prototype rescued from an attic, and the birth of Nintendo's fiercest corporate rival.
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The Making of the Original Fallout (1997): From GURPS to Wastelands
How Tim Cain and a small dedicated crew crafted the definitive post-apocalyptic RPG despite corporate doubt.
Symphony of the Night: How Castlevania Redefined 2D Action on PS1
Koji Igarashi's non-linear masterpiece proved that 2D gameplay could soar even during the dawn of 3D polygon craze.
Super FX: How Nintendo Brought True 3D to 16-Bit SNES
The British engineers at Argonaut and the co-processor technology behind Star Fox and Yoshi's Island.
The Voice of 16-Bit: How Yamaha YM2612 Defined the Sega Genesis Sound
Six FM synthesis operators, 9-bit DAC quirks, gritty distortion in Streets of Rage, and the wizardry of Yuzo Koshiro.
Chrono Trigger: Inside Square's Legendary Dream Team
When Sakaguchi, Horii, and Toriyama joined forces to craft the pinnacle of 16-bit role-playing games.
