News for retro home video game consoles
Many developers — particularly from the 8- and 16-bit eras — tended to end up primarily associated with a particular type of game. But some, like Data East, proved themselves capable of turning their attention to many different mechanical genres. And Side Pocket is a great example of this. Side Pocket was first released to arcades [...]
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone talk about Excite Truck for Nintendo Wii. And you’d think as a spinoff to one of the NES era’s most beloved games — Excitebike — more people would be aware of it. But nope, apparently not. Well, that all changes right now, ’cause I’ve been playing [...]
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for the retro gamer in your life? Well, the folks at Blaze and Funstock have teamed up to bring us the ideal option: the limited edition Galaxy Purple Evercade, available at the time of writing for 20% off its usual price. You’d better get in quick, though, because as [...]
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! The Atari 2600, or the Atari Video Computer System, as it was once known, [...]
We’re not all grizzled retro gaming veterans — some of us are new to the hobby. So our Getting Into Retro Gaming guides are here to help you get up and running as soon as possible! If there’s any topic that you’d like to learn more about, be sure to let us know and we’ll [...]
Nintendo’s Game Boy was a huge deal on its original release. Selling millions of units and ridiculous quantities of games, it was a genuine worldwide phenomenon — and kicked off Nintendo’s near-total dominance of the handheld gaming market for at least four generations — five if you count the Switch. And yet these days, the [...]
We talk a lot about video game preservation and retro rereleases these days — but one part of gaming that stands at great risk of being lost forever is the varied and interesting world of licensed games such as Star Trek: The Next Generation for NES and Game Boy — simply because no-one wants to [...]
The Xbox 360 and its library of Xbox Live Arcade downloadable games occupy a weird place in gaming history right now. A lot of people aren’t quite ready to consider the Xbox 360 “retro” despite it being two generations old — and at least part of this is down to the fact that a decent [...]
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! Our rundown of 10 of the best cheap PS2 games seems to have gone [...]
We’re not all grizzled retro gaming veterans — some of us are new to the hobby. So our Getting Into Retro Gaming guides are here to help you get up and running as soon as possible! If there’s any topic that you’d like to learn more about, be sure to let us know and we’ll [...]