The cartoons of the 1980s were a wild mixture of commercialism and fantasy. While it’s easy to see the marketing masquerading now, there’s just something about cartoons with transforming robots, ninja ...

The lesson of MythForce, if Beamdog’s zany roguelite has one, is that parody is easy; homage is hard. It’s simple enough to snicker at the 12-frames-per-second animation of the 1980s, and the cynical ...

The 1980s represented the golden age of television animation, creating shows that entertained children while subtly incorporating sophisticated themes about morality, environmentalism, and social ...