We see many 16-bit retrocomputers around here based on Intel and Intel-like chips such as the 8086, 8088, V20, and similar. While they don’t seem very powerful by today’s standards, they were ...

In the fourth console generation, we started getting 16-bit games, released on globally renowned systems like the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis, known as the Mega Drive worldwide. There were ...

Indeed, integrated circuitry is becoming increasingly complex. Take for example an Intel Pentium processor that contains some 30 million transistors. The magnetic structures found in hard drives ...

Connor is a writer on Game Rant. Hailing from the east coast of Scotland, with experience in the development and retail spaces of the industry, he uses his passion for games and Scottish charm to ...

After I got my Dual Athlon rig, I booted up UT for the first time in a while... and it was AMAZING. The game play just was sooo smooth. Thought I know not a dual proc capable game, each of my new ...

When the Sega Genesis was released in the late 1980s, it ushered in a new age in home video games: the dawn of the 16-bit era. This console was created from the rib (or at least tech) of its ...

Pat Long is a freelance writer who has been gaming since Christmas morning 1995 when he first flipped on his sister's new Game Gear and heard the word "SEGA" ring harmoniously from its speakers. He ...

I'm not talking about a reduction in color from 24 bit to 16 (plus another channel, I know). I'm talking about 16 bit luminance values such that color setting that would take advantage of a monitor ...

Murillo Zerbinatto is a contributor from Brazil. He's an RPG enthusiast (with a focus on JRPGs) who has been around the world of games and content creation for more than five years now. He has a ...

30 years ago this week, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System launched in North America, setting off the console wars and producing loads of memorable games. We’re fans of RPGs around here, and the ...