Opinion: Neo-Retro - Movement Or Passing Fad?
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[In this opinion piece, Japan-based journalist Nayan Ramachandran considers the appeal of Mega Man 9 and other "neo-retro" titles that hinge on gamer nostalgia, and ruminates on the potential shelf life of the burgeoning subgenre.]
For gamers over the age of 22, the 8-bit era holds a certain level of nostalgia that is hard to [...]