With HD-Rumble on the way I want to pay tribute to where it all began; the N64 Rumble Pak

As we look forward to an exciting future of HD-Rumble with the Nintendo Switch I thought now would be the perfect time to look back at one of the pioneers of force feedback technology; The N64 Rumble Pak.

What the 'NX' Needs is... (Nintendo Switch predictions revisited)

Almost a year ago, I decided to try and counter the many calls for Nintendo to make a high-end, 'gimmickless' gaming console. Now, in the wake of the full Nintendo Switch reveal I thought it might be interesting to revisit my thoughts and predictions for the NX and subsequently give my verdict on the Nintendo Switch's divisive presentation.

Know your roots - Is it important to play the original game in a series?

Every gamer has the system they look back on with rose-tinted nostalgia goggles. Typically it’s the console we cut our teeth on and experienced our favourite franchises the first time. It’s easy to hold the games on these systems in high esteem and think of them as the best of their respective series just because they meant so much to us the first time we experienced them. 

My foray into gaming began on the Super Nintendo and Gameboy and really took off with the release of the N64. Many of the franchises I love today I first played on these systems and to this day I think of many of them as the best of their kind. But many of these series have older origins which I was never able to experience at the time due to either being too young or in some cases, not having even been born.