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Nostalgia

A collection of 45 posts

Opinion

Nintendo Revives Its Biggest Flop: The Virtual Boy Returns On Switch

It's brilliant, baffling, and somehow has me reaching for my wallet

Indie Game Club

Indie Game Club Issue 6: Loria

Loria is a fan-made ode to Warcraft and the origins of the RTS genre

PAX West 2025

PAX West 2025: The G’AIM’E Light Gun Is Bringing Arcades Back to the Living Room

Nostalgia in the barrel of a (light) gun

Opinion

Indie Review Roundup, Part 2

Back with more love for indie games

Retrospective

Why Grand Theft Auto III Deserves To Be Remembered

A look back at Grand Theft Auto III—the flawed, groundbreaking title that helped define open-world gaming

Preview

A Steam Next Fest Goodie Bag, Part 2

Continuing the demo-y goodness

Review

Miniatures and the Wonders of Memory

What we treasure as our childhood inches further away

Opinion

Resident Evil 2 (Nintendo 64): A Weird and Wonderful Achievement

The Zombie White Whale

PAX West

PAX West 2024: Atari 7800+

The classic console returns for an encore

Opinion

Carmen Sandiego Is Back! You Can Play As Her in 2025

We're on the case!

Opinion

Astro Bot's Beautiful Nostalgia Extends Beyond PlayStation

Getting the fundamentals right

Feature

My Quest to Find a Specific Demo Disc from 1997

Tracking down "Harvey Norman: The CD-ROM"

Game Design

Command & Conquer Through the Years: A Retrospective Analysis

Examining the path of one of gaming's most revered strategy franchises

Retrospective

The Rise, Fall, Revival, and Eventual Death of G4TV

The life cycle of a once-beloved gaming culture pioneer

Retrospective

Learning To Love The Sega Saturn: Catching Up Decades Later

Sega's overlooked 32-bit console featured many classic games

Opinion

Sid Meier's Pirates! Allowed Gamers to Become Swashbucklers

Hoisting the anchor

Review

Legend Bowl: Echoes of the Pixelated Past

A worthy successor to the Tecmo Bowl legacy

Review

Full Void: A Child Lost in the Darkness

Minimalist story-driven horror adventure awaits

Opinion

The Challenge of Preserving the Game Industry

What will it take to preserve video games?

Feature

The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 2

The arrival of GOG, remasters, and the future of abandonware

Feature

The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 1

The history of abandonware and its purveyors

Opinion

Relearning Super Mario Bros. 3

Revisiting a beloved classic isn't always easy

Opinion

Zelda, Music, and Second-Hand Nostalgia

Connecting music, memory, and games never played

Opinion

Unlocking Flow: An Afternoon at the Arcade

Outrunning anxiety

Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems of Game Design: Volume 11

Digging into Victor Vran, Earthlock, and Spellforce: The Order of Dawn