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Tag: retro

Light gun games finally feel good on modern displays

Light gun games finally…

It’s time to bring back a classic genre. What types of games have suffered a painful decline to the…
How as a child I used Encarta 95 to sneak a gaming PC into my house

How as a child…

I can’t have been the only child that made a presentation for their parents in order to sell the…
Xbox Series S/X is better at playing PS2 games than the PS5

Xbox Series S/X is…

Retro gaming enthusiasts are managing to get PlayStation 2 games up and running on Microsoft’s Xbox Series S/X. By…
Sega is now turning Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone into movies

Sega is now turning…

Sega is giving two more of its classic titles the movie treatment: Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone. No…
What’s old is new again: What the rise of ‘Boomer Shooters’ says about the FPS market

What’s old is new…

Ion Fury is the latest in a long and enjoyable line of boomer shooters I’ve ticked off lately. The…
Some people archive video games for a living – here’s what they feel about the state of game preservation

Some people archive video…

Before the Spyro Reignited Trilogy released in 2018, it came to light that series creator Insomniac Games didn’t have…
Wave Race 64 is a true classic, and an essential play on Nintendo Switch

Wave Race 64 is…

Nintendo’s Switch Online N64 service adds one of the best – but perhaps somewhat underappreciated – racing games on…
Lego is a video game force to be reckoned with – but I miss its early, experimental gaming age

Lego is a video…

This week, Lego turns 90 years old – an incredible milestone for a little toy company that, at several…
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit is a free fan-game – and a worthy successor to Sonic Mania

Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit…

It’s been a bit of an up-and-down year to be a Sonic fan. Sonic Frontiers has looked brilliant and…
Over 20 years later, we’re getting a new Fatal Fury game

Over 20 years later,…

It was a big weekend over at EVO 2022: as well getting new character announcements for Street Fighter 6,…