Featured Story
The 16-Bit RPGs That Still Outclass Modern Games
Every few years I sit down with a modern blockbuster — some gorgeous, hundred-hour epic with a map the size of a…
▸Latest Posts
News
The SupaBoy Grew Up: Hyperkin’s SNES Cart Handheld Gets Its 2026 Refresh
SNES · NEWS · HARDWARE · FRESH CARTRIDGE Most retro hardware announcements ask you to admire a spec sheet. Hyperkin’s latest asks…
Features
Master System Gems: The 8-Bit Sega Library Hiding Behind the NES
MASTER SYSTEM · FEATURES · FROM THE VAULT If you grew up in North America, the 8-bit story was told to you…
Reviews
Flagship Review: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal — The Series Fires on All Cylinders
At a glance: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004) · Developer: Insomniac Games · Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment · Platform: PlayStation 2 · Release: 2 November 2004 · Players: 1 (campaign), 1–8 (multiplayer) · Genre: third-person shooter / platformer · Score: 9.0/10
News
Last Call: R-Type DX’s Physical Game Boy Cart — Preorders Close Tonight
GAME BOY COLOR · NEWS · FRESH CARTRIDGE This is your final boarding call. Preorders for the new physical R-Type DX cartridge…
Features
Wave Race 64 at 30: The Jet Ski Racer That Still Feels Wet
N64 · RACING · FROM THE VAULT Thirty years ago this week, Nintendo released its third Nintendo 64 game in North America…
Reviews
Super Mario Galaxy at 19: The Art of Falling Up
Nineteen years after its Japanese launch, Super Mario Galaxy is still the Wii’s masterpiece: tiny planets, gravity that points wherever it likes, a full orchestra, and the most joyful platforming Nintendo has ever made. Our retrospective review.
Features
MSX turbo R: The 16-Bit Finale Nobody Outside Japan Saw
In 1990, Panasonic alone carried the MSX standard into its final generation: the turbo R, with a 16-bit heart, built-in sound and software that showed what the standard might have become.
Features
The Brazilian MSX Scene: Gradiente, HotBit and a Million Keyboards
Import restrictions made Brazil build its own MSX industry — Gradiente’s Expert, Sharp’s HotBit, translated software and a fan culture that never stopped. The story of the standard’s third heartland.
Features
How Konami Turned the MSX Into Its Secret Weapons Lab
Metal Gear, Castlevania’s twin, the Maze of Galious, the SCC sound chip: for a decade, Konami’s best ideas were prototyped on the MSX. This is the story of its secret laboratory.
