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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…
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ZERO: The Game Boy Color Just Got an F-Zero
The Game Boy Color launched in 1998 with a colour screen, a modest speed bump and absolutely no hardware for rotating a…
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Ocarina of Time Is Back: The Remake Arrives on Switch 2
Today, November 5, the centrepiece of Zelda’s 40th anniversary lands: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, rebuilt from the ground up,…
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Thief: The Dark Project (1998) — The Stealth Blueprint
Some games invent a genre and then watch everyone else spend thirty years catching up. Thief: The Dark Project did something ruder:…
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare at 19: The Shooter That Rewrote the Rules
Nineteen years after it walked away from the Second World War, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare remains the shooter everything else is measured against: a film-tight campaign, All Ghillied Up, and the multiplayer template a generation copied. Our retrospective review.
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A Game About Saving Retro Games: Cozy Game Restoration Launches Today
STEAM · NEWS · FRESH CARTRIDGE Every retro collector knows the work. The parcel arrives smelling of somebody else’s attic. Inside: a…
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PS1 Hidden Gems: The Weird, Cheap End of the PlayStation Library
PLAYSTATION · FEATURES · FROM THE VAULT Everyone knows the PlayStation’s famous shelf: Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII, Gran Turismo, Tekken…
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Super Mario 3D Land at 15: The Pocket Masterpiece That Saved the 3DS
Fifteen years after its Japanese launch, Super Mario 3D Land is still the 3DS’s defining game: a 2D Mario brain in a 3D Mario body, the Tanooki’s grand return, eight secret Special Worlds, and the title that turned a struggling handheld around. Our retrospective review.
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Godzilla Smashes Back: Destroy All Monsters Melee, Remastered
GAMECUBE · NEWS · FRESH CARTRIDGE Some remasters rescue games that were trapped. This one rescues a party. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters…
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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…
