Polygon Nintendo Direct Game reveals, trailers, and what’s next from the house that Mario built. Get more news→ 2D sprites moving in a 3D plane has been the hot new trend for Japanese roleplaying ...

Opening moments of games can often feel long and slow, and may even be boring as the game must teach you how to play it first thing. They’re a necessary evil, but there's a new high bar, as the new ...

METAMORPHOSIS is a brutal 2D pixel art horror game focused on exploration, navigate a dead world using any tools at your disposal. You play as Aria, a nun branded a sinner, seeking absolution. Journey ...

The Legend of Zelda series is renowned for its compelling gameplay, intricate puzzles, and epic storytelling. Although the franchise has evolved into 3D landscapes, many fans hold a special place in ...

In celebration of Castlevania's 40th anniversary, Konami has announced Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new stylized 2D Castlevania game co-developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin. It's due out in ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...

If Japan's release schedule for Dragon Quest games going back to 1986 resembles a picket fence, North America's release schedule for the same series looks like a few of those pickets were knocked ...

Final Fantasy 5’s very identity is wrapped up in the fact that it’s a pixel-based game, which a remake could lean into. FF5 feels like it has more in common with the tone and style of Dragon Quest, ...

Hello, this is Kaoru Yokaze. Last time, I reported that I had completed the official 'First 2D Game' tutorial, but this time I've added some features! I implemented a 'feature to fire bullets and ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history.Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...