Have you ever wondered how the graphics in your favorite video games worked? This is the start of a series on game graphics, and what better place to start than how exactly the original Mario Bros.

Last time, I talked about racing the beam, a type of graphics used when memory was scarce. Now it’s time to step into the future with more memory and talk about what modern 2D games still do to ...

Perhaps a game doesn’t need incredible graphics to be great but incredible graphics certainly have the power to elevate or define tremendous experiences. They are a vital component of the ...

Games with pixel graphics are striking a chord with gamers, making older players nostalgic and giving younger players an insight into video game history. I was either 11 or 12 years old when I ...

The quality of the graphics have been central to games companies' sales pitch since the beginnings of the video game industry. If you go back to the 1980s, both Nintendo and Sega were offering 8 ...

It wasn’t too long ago when the top-of-the-line video game graphics were two white lines bouncing a ball from one side of the screen to the other. Since then, we have steadily evolved from the ...