Are Emulators Legal? What You Need To Know About Game Emulation
I love emulation: I’ve been playing games since the 1980s and watched emulation mature from a hobbyist pursuit to something the average person has access...
New Player Ready: Nostalgic Gaming Adventures & Retro Reviews
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Controller Comparison: Original vs Modern Alternatives For Retro Gaming
Ever since I started reviewing game controllers back in the 1980s I have used every version of controller (including version one) from the NES controller...
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Castlevania Bloodlines Review – Konami’s Gothic Masterpiece on Mega Drive
Hi. I’m Joe, and I wanted to make a point that has always bugged me since the 16-bit days — Konami clearly had more love...
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Banjo Kazooie Review Why This Collectathon Still Hasnt Been Beaten
Fresh Review: Banjo-Kazooie I played Banjo-Kazooie for the first time in 2023 with zero memories of it; I went in completely blind. What I was...
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Star Fox 64 Review: How On-Rails Shooters Conquered The N64
A game dev lesson you can learn from Star Fox 64 An oft forgotten history – Rail games were essentially non-existent by 1997. Rail games...
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Phantasy Star Online Review: How Dreamcast Created Online Gaming On Console
Phantasy Star Online is one of those games that matters more to the historical context of gaming than it does to the gameplay itself. Phantasy...
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Why Did The Dreamcast Fail? A Console’s Story
Sometimes the reason something fails can be more informative than the reasons something succeeds. The reasons the Dreamcast failed are more informative than why it...
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The 10 Best PlayStation 1 Games of All Time (According to Five Guys Who Watched Sony Win The Console Wars)
It really doesn’t take much debate — PlayStation won the 1990s console wars. Although both Sega and Nintendo produced amazing games and hardware, PlayStation simply...
