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14% of American Gamers Still Play on Consoles Released Before 2000, Survey Reveals
The retro gaming industry is now well-established and continues to grow every year. The ways to play classic titles have increased over time, with many options available today. These include official outlets such as classic games sold in digital stores (think of the variety available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation…
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Apple Allows Retro Game Emulators in the App Store
In a landmark shift, Apple now welcomes retro game emulators into the App Store, ending years of restriction. This change, announced on Friday, opens the doors globally not just to emulators but also to downloadable games. Apple’s move is seen as a response to the European Union’s new stance on…
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Retro Games Reveals Modern Atari 400 Mini
For those nostalgic to your retro gaming days back in the 80s, Retro Games Ltd has announced that their modern recreation of the Atari 400 computer named THE400 Mini, is available for pre-order and will be arriving in March. THE400 Mini THE400 Mini is a modern recreation of the ATARI…
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GoldenEye 007 is Coming Soon to the Nintendo Switch & Xbox Game Pass!
While there have been many rumours over the years that the N64 classic, GoldenEye 007, might have been getting a remake or remaster, to date I think most of you have probably noticed that nothing ever came of all that talk (and there has undoubtedly been a lot of it…
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New (And Huge) Super Punch-Out Cheats Discovered 28-Years After Its Release
Super Punch-Out is probably among my top 5 SNES games of all time. It is, in fact, despite not having picked it up in years, I’m pretty sure that I could still do a full playthrough of it now and beat it within 30 minutes! – With it being nearly…
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Every Single English SNES Gaming Manual Has Been Archived Online!
I have a lot of fond memories from my old Super Nintendo (SNES) and, admittedly, part of that is perhaps due to the fact that while games were one presented with more than a bit of style and polish, today, things seem a lot more basic. I mean, what was…
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Overclockers UK Unveil their reBoot Range of PC Hardware
It’s the 1990s when phones were still phones (or bricks), your best friend was your Tamagotchi, you collected all those McDonalds Beanie Babies, and computers were beige oversized boxes. Well, at Overclockers UK they’ve decided to bring back one of those things. No, sorry, it’s not an 8Pack Beanie Baby…
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Hundreds Of Factory Sealed Nintendo & Sega Games Discovered in Storage Unit
For anyone with an interest in retro games, finding a hidden gem, possibly lurking at the back of a charity shop among the DVD cases, is always an exceptionally pleasant discovery. I still have more than a few fond memories of nabbing a boxed copy of 1997’s Blade Runner (for…
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Amiga A500 Mini Gets Confirmed Release Date and Game Bundle Roster!
Back in August, it was confirmed that following the trend of retro-console revisions, there would be an upcoming release of an Amiga A500 Mini system. And, I’m not going to lie, I was hugely interested in this! – Admittedly, growing up as a child I fell more into the Atari…
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F-Zero Fans Offer $5,000 Bounty in Hope of Finding 5 Missing Race Tracks!
Over recent years there have been amazing efforts from the gaming community to look to preserve data for, basically, historical purposes. This is especially important for when the title was released in a format that isn’t standing the test of time particularly well. For BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2, however,…
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PCSX2 Emulator Team Confirm 97% of PS2 Games Are Now “Playable”!
Despite the PS2 being (at least to my knowledge) the best-selling video game console of all time, it is perhaps surprising to see that PC emulation for it has taken something of a significant backseat to efforts made on the PS3. – For example, while I daresay many of you…
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Over 300 OG Xbox Prototype Games (Many Never Released) Get Posted Online!
The original Xbox is fast approaching its 20th birthday, and it certainly represents one of the most iconic consoles of all time. Not least of all because it represented Microsoft’s first official foray into the world of dedicated home gaming systems. Albeit, it would certainly be remiss of us to…
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UK Computing Pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair Has Died
I think it would be fair to say that there will be a number of people waking up today who, having perhaps seen the name Sir Clive Sinclair pop up in the news, may be wondering exactly who he was. While I think it would be fair to say that…
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Sealed Zelda NES Game Donated to Charity Shop Sells for $411,278!
It’s no secret that retro games, and particularly those in good or excellent condition, have always commanded a very decent price in the collectible market. Over the last few weeks, however, it seems that the market is currently undergoing something of a boom. Not only have we seen a new…
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Myst Remake (With VR Support) to Release Next Week!
Without a shadow of a doubt, Myst arguably represents one of the most important and iconic PC gaming releases of all time. Originally launched back in 1993, many credit this (alongside ‘The 7th Guest’) as being one of the key reasons why PC owners (and gamers specifically) first started buying…
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