Nick Thorpe

Best List From Sonic Adventure to Soulcalibur, here are the best Sega Dreamcast games ever made

Features The Magic of Mario | Mario's platform games are the core of the series, but the star has done everything from racing his rivals to throwing fists with icons like Sonic and Pac-Man – that adaptability has helped to ensure that the plumber's next outing is never far away

Features The Magic of Mario | The sublime sounds of Super Mario Bros have led to the creation of some of the most memorable gaming audio of all time

Features The Magic of Mario | Mario could have all the appeal as a character, but without engaging worlds to explore he wouldn't be much of a star – Nintendo's divine design has been key

Features The Magic of Mario | A captivating character is one element that makes Super Mario Bros timeless – after all, you can't have Mario without the Mario

Features Game developers and media reflect on the hugely successful launch and mass appeal of the Nintendo DS, celebrating 20 years of the twin-screen handheld

Interview Interview | "I couldn't be more flattered and happy with how they used it": Evanescence's superstar vocalist Amy Lee loves how the Devil May Cry track is deployed for its "very special episode"

Interview Feature | The mini making of Arthur Maclean's Mercury

Features Feature | "We're in the big leagues now": Retro Gamer talks to the devs and media who worked with the PlayStation Portable from its 2004 launch

Interview Feature | The Making of Sonic Generations – Retro Gamer talk with Sonic Team creative director Takashi Iizuka about the game's original 20th anniversary release

Features Interview | In conversation with the creators of Sonic 3 and its expansion Sonic & Knuckles

Features Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer spoke to NES vets on 8-bit coding, sprites, and the future of the old-school console

Features Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka and Kensuke Tanabe reveal the hard work that went into this legendary SNES classic

Features Join us on a tour of the series as we explore what makes it so exceptional, before taking deep dives into each game

Features What is it about the Hero Of Hyrule that makes him such a compelling protagonist across many adventures?

Features Looking back on the history of Fatal Fury, SNK's fighting series that's set to return more than 20 years later

Features Retro Gamer looks back at 50 moments that had a major impact on the trajectory of games over the last five decades

Features Retro Gamer takes an in-depth look at the strengths, influence, and legacy of the N64 with veteran developers

Features The presenters tell us how the revived show has benefited from the online age of video games

Features Industry icons join Retro Gamer to look back at the N64 launch title that changed 3D gaming forever: "Mario 64 showed the way forward for the whole industry!"