Category: Pixel

Fire Emblem : The Sacred Stone

Of the many Fire Emblem games released in the Land of the Rising Sun, only a few actually made it to the Western continents during the early years of the new millennium. Sacred Stone was, in fact, only the second to be localized and…

Golden Sun: The Lost Age

Today, the Pixellum editorial team is taking a look at a rather unusual title, an RPG brand that was very successful when it first appeared on the GBA. Developed by an internal studio at the Kyoto-based company, Camelot to be precise...

The Story of Donkey Kong – Part 3

The year 1994 was marked by major launches, new consoles, new games, and new developers. Most importantly, Nintendo announced that this was the year of the cartridge (despite the competition switching to CD format). A period full of surprises and changes for…

The Story of Donkey Kong – Part 2

After the huge success of Donkey Kong in 1981, Miyamoto decided to develop, a year later, the sequel entitled Donkey Kong Jr., in which, unlike the previous game, you control Donkey Kong's son who tries to save…

The Story of Donkey Kong – Part 1

We all know who Donkey Kong is, but not everyone actually knows how he came to be. The name Donkey primarily translates to "donkey." Many even thought it was a misspelling or typo from the word "Monkey."