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 September 5, 2026
8 GameCube Games That Deserve More Respect
But some of the most interesting underrated GameCube games lived farther down the rental-store shelf. They were the games you discovered because your first choice was already checked out, because the box art looked strange enough to gamble a weekend on, or because somebody at school insisted, “No, seriously, you have to try this.”
Posted on September 1, 2026
Why Retro Game Re-Releases Matter More Than Ever
The games we grew up with shouldn’t become museum pieces we can remember, collect, and watch—but no longer easily play. There was a time when rediscovering an old game could happen almost by accident. Maybe you spotted a… Read More
Posted on August 31, 2026
August 2026 Retro Gaming Recap: Lost Games Return, Classics Escape Old Hardware, and Preservation Wins Big
From unreleased Virtual Boy games finally seeing daylight to Terranigma reaching North America and Metal Gear Solid 4 escaping the PS3, August was a remarkable month for making gaming history playable again. August 2026 was a very good… Read More
Posted on August 29, 2026
CRT TVs Are Still Retro Gaming Royalty — But Are They Still Practical in 2026?
There is something almost magical about plugging an original Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, or Nintendo 64 into a CRT TV for retro gaming and seeing everything suddenly look… right.
Posted on August 28, 2026
10 Nintendo 64 Multiplayer Games That Are Sleepover Classics
We’re counting down ten Nintendo 64 games that best captured the social rhythm of a classic sleepover: multiplayer competition, approachable controls, memorable stages and modes, escalating trash talk, and that wonderful ability to generate stories people remembered after the console had been turned off.
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.
Posted on August 23, 2026
Devil May Cry Turns 25: The PlayStation 2 Classic That Made Action Stylish
Twenty-five years after Dante first walked into Mallet Island, Capcom’s demonic action game still feels like the moment 3D combat learned how to show off. Today, Devil May Cry turns 25. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in… Read More
Posted on August 21, 2026
11 Retro Platformers That Defined Childhood Weekends
There was a particular rhythm to childhood weekends in the cartridge-and-disc era. The CRT came on. A controller cable stretched across the living-room floor. Maybe there was a rented game sitting beside the console, still tucked inside one of those chunky video-store cases. Maybe a friend came over carrying a cartridge you had only seen in magazines. And suddenly, whatever plans existed for Saturday afternoon were gone.
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Posted on September 8, 2026
Why 16-Bit Pixel Art Still Looks Timeless
The enduring appeal of 16-bit graphics isn’t just nostalgia for cartridges, CRT televisions or afternoons spent sitting too close to the screen. It comes from something deeper: artists working within severe technological boundaries developed an extraordinarily expressive visual language built around color, silhouette, animation, suggestion and imagination.
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