Posted on September 11, 2026
25 Retro Shooters That Still Test Your Reflexes And Your Nerves
For several games here, modern releases provide an easier route. Konami’s Contra Anniversary Collection, for example, includes multiple classic Contra titles on current digital platforms, while Sunset Riders has an Arcade Archives release on Switch and PS4. Nintendo’s Genesis library currently includes M.U.S.H.A. and Contra: Hard Corps, and Ikaruga remains digitally available on Switch. Radiant Silvergun also has a modern PC release.
Posted on July 4, 2026
When the Best Retro Games Wore Red, White, and Pixel Blue
Before video games became obsessed with realism, moral ambiguity, cinematic pacing, and tactical authenticity, many of the best retro games treated patriotism like a comic-book power fantasy. The flag was not usually a policy statement. The soldier was not a documentary subject. The hero was not weighed down by geopolitical complexity. Instead, patriotic imagery became a shorthand for courage, sacrifice, teamwork, big speeches, bigger villains, and the belief that one brave fighter — or two, if your friend had another quarter — could stand between freedom and total chaos.
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Posted on August 24, 2026
Golden Axe Animated Series Gets Its First Trailer — and Death Adder Is Back Again
he new Golden Axe Animated Series is a comedic adaptation of SEGA’s classic fantasy franchise produced by CBS Studios, with Titmouse handling animation.
The series follows the game’s familiar trio of Ax Battler, Tyris Flare, and Gilius Thunderhead, who reunite for another attempt to save Yuria from Death Adder. Joining them is a new character named Hampton Squib, an enthusiastic would-be adventurer whose heroic ambitions appear considerably larger than his actual abilities.
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