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Best Saturn games of all time from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga
Best List The 25 best Sega Saturn games, from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga
Explore the history of the Fallout games with some of the devs who helped bring the iconic RPG franchise to life
Interview On the Radar | Fallout has seen many changes, off-shoots, and failed projects in its time – who knew the end of the world could be so full of life?
"It felt like a great, natural fit, it was just a matter of tuning the gameplay": How Shogun: Total War marched into new territory and laid the foundations for a strategy game empire
Interview Every great military campaign has to start somewhere
Before Banjo-Kazooie's mascot was a bear and after he was a human, the N64 icon was actually a rabbit, according to a former Rare developer
News "We went from a boy to a rabbit for about a week"
GoldenEye 007 had a "strong influence" on Banjo-Kazooie's sequel because Rare devs spent "probably every lunchtime for a couple of years" playing the N64 FPS
News "It just felt like the next logical step"
The 25 best PS2 games of all time
Best List Looking back at the best PS2 games that defined Sony's second gen console
A mandate came in from the Rockstar head office," Bully artist recalls, and "the art team pretty much purged itself from the studio" – which ended up giving the cult classic "its own identity"
News "The game was pitched to me as an Americana piece. The goal was to have it look and feel more akin to a Norman Rockwell painting"
Rockstar used GTA: Vice City's code to craft cult classic open-world game Bully, but immediately found the choreography "hard" because "you're getting into fistfights with other kids"
News "If you took it too far, it would immediately get too violent and inappropriate"
Golden Joystick Awards 2025: Check out the winners on our Steam page
Vote Now Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins seven awards, with Peak, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Ghost of Yotei claiming trophies
Rockstar "laughed at all the controversy" surrounding Bully's name before the cult classic open-world game launched: "They were freaking out over something they didn't really know anything about"
News "They all made a big deal out of the name 'Bully,' but they didn't know that ultimately, the game was an anti-bullying statement"
Former GTA boss and Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser's "own childhood" shaped "a lot" of Rockstar's cult classic open-world game Bully, former dev says, but it also "touched on all our childhood memories"
News We all knew a Jimmy Hopkins or two
Mario is a sports star, doctor, and has even fought Sonic – 40 years after Super Mario Bros, it's the plumber's sheer versatility that's been the secret to success
Feature 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
Super Mario Bros' legendary themes have ensured they're unforgettable after 40 years: "Koji Kondo wrote Mario music with such light-hearted joy"
Feature 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
Super Mario Bros' legendary jump helped define 40 years of platforming, Donkey Kong Country programmer says: "You had more control... There was risk/reward"
Feature The Magic of Mario | From his Donkey Kong coin-op debut to the long-running Super Mario series, Mario has been defined by his responsive controls and eclectic abilities – Chris Sutherland helps to explain why Mario's mechanics are sublime
The "elegant design" of Super Mario Bros levels has inspired devs for over 40 years, but it was Super Mario 64's 3D leap that was a "watershed moment"
Feature 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
40 years later, Mario is still the ultimate gaming mascot: "He's got that Mickey Mouse effect"
Feature 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
The 25 best PS1 games of all time
Best List Let's wind back the years to look at the 25 best PS1 games from Sony's ground-breaking games console
The 10 best NES games of all time
Best List From Metroid to Mega Man 2, these are the best NES games to play right now
