Posted on September 14, 2026
Nintendo GameCube Turns 25: The Little Purple Console That Refused to Play It Safe
Nintendo launched the GameCube first in Japan on September 14, 2001. Contemporary reporting from Tokyo described a relatively quiet hardware debut accompanied by only three launch games: Luigi’s Mansion, Wave Race: Blue Storm, and Sega’s wonderfully eccentric Super Monkey Ball.
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Posted on July 27, 2026
Why Retro Gaming Keeps Growing Even as Modern Games Get Bigger
by Big Willie Retro
For longtime fans, this is not surprising. Retro games never really left. They just changed shape. They moved from dusty entertainment centers to handheld emulation devices, mini consoles, FPGA systems, digital collections, Nintendo Switch Online libraries, GOG preservation releases, arcade streaming services, YouTube retrospectives, TikTok clips, collector shelves, and weekend couch co-op sessions.
Category: Commentaries Tags: Game Preservation, Gaming Nostalgia, Retro Collecting, Retro Consoles, Retro Games, retro gaming