News for retro home video game consoles
We all love a list, so every Tuesday we’re posting one, on a variety of retro-themed topics! Feel free to share your own favourites down below — and let us know what other lists you’d like to see on future Tuesdays! We’re coming up on the end of the year, and of course every gaming [...]
I have always loved collections of old games for new platforms — and I’ve always been especially fascinated by collections of really old games. And so, when Atari Flashback Classics released for Nintendo Switch in 2018, promising a full 150 games from across the classic Atari arcade, Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 libraries, I knew [...]
Hello everyone! It’s almost Christmas (which means it isn’t Christmas, I know, I know) so before we clocked off to go and spend time with our loved ones, I thought it’d be nice to share a quick message of appreciation with you all. Retrounite is a new site that is still very much in its [...]
We know how it is — when we investigate retro games today we don’t always have the luxury of a manual to teach us exactly how to play. And sometimes that can be a real problem! Our How to Play column explains how to get the best out of some of the more complex retro [...]
Sports games aren’t popular with collectors because everyone thinks they suck. But there are some hidden gems out there to enjoy — and their lack of popularity means you can pick ’em up pretty cheap, too! Let’s explore this unloved genre! As a gentleman who has always been on the uncoordinated side — and, in [...]
We all love a list, so every Tuesday we’re posting one, on a variety of retro-themed topics! Feel free to share your own favourites down below — and let us know what other lists you’d like to see on future Tuesdays! We’re coming up on the end of the year, and so every gaming site [...]
Astrosmash is a beloved favourite of Intellivision fans everywhere. Designed by John Sohl and first released in 1981 — with an Atari 2600 port known as Astroblast following in 1982 — it went on to be one of the most popular games of the ’80s, selling nearly a million copies by mid-1983, and over two [...]
The day a lot of people have been waiting for is finally here: Evercade update version 2.0 for the handheld has finally arrived! And not only does this bring a complete revamp to the experience of using the handheld, it also finally brings with it a Mac OS updater, so Apple users can get in [...]
Regular readers will hopefully know me by now; I’m someone who is generally willing to give even games with the absolute worst reputation a chance to shine. And in a surprising number of cases, I’ve found things to love in games that are supposedly “the worst” in their respective genre. So when I saw Capstone [...]
We all love a list, so every Tuesday we’re posting one, on a variety of retro-themed topics! Feel free to share your own favourites down below — and let us know what other lists you’d like to see on future Tuesdays! Christmas is coming! Not to freak you out, but it’s like, totally next weekend [...]