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Retro Gaming

Celebrating gaming's glory days.

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Active Time Event Volume 1: 30 Years of Doom's Enduring Influence in Gaming

A celebration of the iconic first-person shooter

Feature

Polybius: The Waking Nightmare of the Arcade

Tracking the ‘80s arcade scene and its most notorious cabinet

Opinion

Sid Meier's Pirates! Allowed Gamers to Become Swashbucklers

Hoisting the anchor

Feature

Shove Yourself: A People's History of Punk-o-matic

Classic Flash game Punk-o-Matic 2 lives on today with a renewed interest and community

Early Access Review

Blast Your Way to Heroism With Wizordum

Find the source of destruction as the last surviving mage of Wizordum sanctuary in this fun retro fantasy FPS

Opinion

An Explosive Showdown: Sega and Nintendo Clashed in 1993 Hearing Battle

Reliving the moment when the famous console war heated up

Retrospective

The Untold Story of Snoopy Tennis, Part 2

Continuing the story of Snoopy Tennis, from release to legacy

Review

Legend Bowl: Echoes of the Pixelated Past

A worthy successor to the Tecmo Bowl legacy

Retrospective

The Untold Story of Snoopy Tennis, Part 1

Tracing the origins of Snoopy Tennis, from idea to getting ready for release

Review

Full Void: A Child Lost in the Darkness

Minimalist story-driven horror adventure awaits

Review

Baroque - Sin and Suffering

Baroque's timeless iterations deliver an unparalleled roguelike experience

Review

Gravity Circuit: The Scarlet Slugger Review

Putting the mega in modern Mega Man clones

Feature

The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 2

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

Retrospective

Tank Racer: A Hilariously Chaotic Retro Ride

It's racing, with tanks

Review

Alterium Shift: A Quest Across Dimensions

Continuing the retro JRPG trend

Feature

The Unsung Heroes of Game Preservation, Part 1

The history of abandonware and its purveyors

Review

Warhammer 40k: Boltgun Review

All looks and guns, not much else

Opinion

Deus Ex: 23 Years Later

The world of Deus Ex reflects our current situation

Review

Tiny Thor: Pint-Sized Ragnarok

The God of tiny hammers

Feature

The Zelda Game You Could Only Play via Satellite in 1995

Streaming a video game two decades before it went mainstream

Opinion

Celebrating Wild Arms: The Wild West RPG

Saluting a unique and fascinating classic

Opinion

Escape From SR388

How does Metroid Fusion compare to the other iconic Metroid games?

Opinion

The One Thing That Strategy Games Must Learn from 1994’s Warcraft

A classic RTS game like no other

Opinion

Remembering Arctic Thunder

Snowmobiles have never been more enthralling

Feature

Examining Sega’s Early Publishing Attempts After The Console War

What was it like for Sega right after admitting defeat in 2001?