I love programming for a closed system... or maybe I just hate programming for Windows? I recently started getting into PSP programming and so far i'm really enjoying it. I've dabbled into handheld programming before with the Gameboy Advance and it was just as enjoyable. There's just ...

Friday Ramblings are when I have a lot of little things to talk about all at once and i don't feel like making three or four posts in one day. Fun, I know. Backward Compatibility Everybody's up in arms about today's Sony announcement saying they've dropped hardware backward compatibility in favour ...

I buddy of mine is joining in on the next generation bandwagon so he decided to sell me his PSP. With all of the hacking and custom firmware stuff going around, it's too good of a deal to pass up on. My main attraction to the PSP? ...

It really says something about the quality of a game when even the most annoying parts are enough to get you coming back for more. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney exemplifies this. The game starts off well enough. It feels a bit silly having it hold your hand throughout the ...

I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and when it came to gaming at that time there was something so special about going to your local arcade. There was such a distinction between what you could play at home and what you could play for a quarter on ...

It amazes me how some people either aren't aware of or ignore some of the most important cult games ever made. Snatcher is the pinnacle of this, in my opinion. Recently, GameFAQs did an article on the "The Top 10 Most Violent Videogames Ever" and, not surprisingly, Snatcher ...

This year's DICE Summit is coming to a close, but not without some stupidity courtesy of Nintendo's Perrin Kaplan. This wouldn't be the first time she's said something stupid on behalf of her employers (she once stated that the Wii would be region free), but it's still shocking to ...

Found this interesting little discovery over at Hack Mii Wii. Apparently, Nintendo filed a patent for a device that looks like a combination of a Wii remote and a phone. Everyone seems to be going through the phone route lately, with Apple leading the charge with their ...

Sony has an image problem with the Playstation 3 right now, that's no secret. There are detractors everywhere, seemingly, so why the hell did Jack Tretton, SCEA's President and CEO, say what he did? Here's the direct quote in question from EGM's interview with him for their cover ...

Hello and welcome to the launch of 8bitlogic.com! If you've been following the news on my previous site you'll know that i've been having a lot of trouble with uptime which really hurt the site's ability to keep an audience, so I decided to do something about it. ...