Piracy: The dark side of the rise in retro gaming
For as long as modern gaming systems have existed, there have been collections of older games, repackaged and resold. Now there are whole retro consoles - but some may be illegal.
RetroN 5 to be delayed until Q1 2014
Retro multi-console the Retron5 has unfortunately been delayed.
Videogame soundtracks: Are they less memorable today?
A good videogame soundtrack can be the difference between whether a game is memorable or not. Are game soundtracks as memorable as they once were?
Current gen games as retro classics
What would our current generation games look like if they were still stuck on 16bit machines?
Retro games disturbingly reimagined
Remember the good old days with the clean family friendly games like Mario, Dig Dug, Burger Time and Kirby, well think again
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