Robert Grosso

Staff Writer

A game playing, college teaching scholar who happens to write some articles every so often. Enjoys penning long-form articles that few probably read. Love the art of gaming, preservation, collecting and RPGs. Have worked as a journalist, critic, educator and blogger for over ten years now, with articles published (as user editorials) on Game Revolution and Giant Bomb as well as a contributor for the websites Angry Bananas and Blistered Thumbs. Now making TechRaptor my home.

Articles by Robert Grosso

The Best and Worst Pokemon Designs of Gen VII

Feature

The Pokemon found in Pokemon Sun and Moon are pretty neat, and have some solid designs to them. Which are the best, and which are the worst?

Published: Mon, 02/22/2021 - 11:00

Nintendo Direct 2/17 Recap

News

The long-awaited return of Nintendo is here, after over 500 days without a Nintendo Direct.

Published: Wed, 02/17/2021 - 17:07

The Best and Worst Pokemon Designs of Generation VI

Feature

Pokemon designs are always the highlight of any Pokemon game, so what did Generation VI give us? Let's look at some of the best, and worst, Pokemon designs from Generation VI.

Published: Mon, 02/15/2021 - 13:00

The Worst Designed Pokemon For Generation 5

Feature

We take a look at the worst designed Pokemon from the fifth generation, Pokemon Black and Pokemon White.

Published: Mon, 02/08/2021 - 12:00

Links to the Past: The Development Timeline of Ocarina of Time, Part 4

Feature

In this final entry in our series, we look at the chaotic Stage 4 of development for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the multiple changes made to the game, the final tweaks days before release, and talk about Zelda Gaiden and Ura Zelda.

Published: Thu, 02/04/2021 - 13:00

Links to the Past: The Development Timeline of Ocarina of Time, Part 3

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Stage 3 of development for Zelda 64 was a major transition point, as it introduced child Link, Ganondorf, and more narrative aspects that would become major pillars of the finalized design.

Published: Wed, 02/03/2021 - 13:00

Links to the Past: The Development Timeline of Ocarina of Time, Part 2

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Part 2 in our series looking at the development of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time takes us through Stage 1 and 2 of development, up until July of 1997.

Published: Tue, 02/02/2021 - 13:00

Links to the Past: The Development Timeline of Ocarina of Time, Part 1

Feature

We take a deep dive into the entire development history of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, looking at interviews, pre-release builds, art assets, and ROM dumps to catalog one of the greatest games of all times development.

Published: Mon, 02/01/2021 - 13:00