While the console wars continue to rage on with more modern contenders, the ferocity of the fight is nothing like it used to be. Given that just about every game released today arrives on every platform going, there’s not really much to battle over. Several decades ago the exclusive titles hitting both the Super Nintendo […]
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US Equivalent Of GamesMaster ‘Starcade’ Airs Again Online

A good decade before the Brits were enjoying Dominik Diamond’s raunchy humour on GamesMaster, North American gamers had their very own video game TV show known as Starcade. Three decades after its original air date in back in 1982, the production company behind the show has decided to gift the series an online home with […]
Sega Dreamcast SD Card ISO Loader GDEmu Gets Menu Driven Interface

The days of discs are long gone. The Sega Dreamcast has been leading the way in this retro-revolution with an after-market solution to loading games on the original hardware using SD cards. While the initial release of the GDEmu may have done the job just fine, it left a few things to be desired – […]
Custom Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance SP Takes Nintendo’s Handheld Back To The Jungle

Unsurprisingly, after a mere few weeks since his last offering, the talented console modder Vadu Amka has returned with yet another stunning creation. Next up on our list of handhelds we’ll never own is a jungle themed bananarific take on the Game Boy Advance SP which celebrates the Donkey Kong series in style.
JM Production Company Offers All 133 Episodes Of Arcade Based Game Show “Starcade” At No Cost
About a year and a half ago, we reported that the Internet Archive had made available a great collection of videos for those that are interested in retro video games, on an arcade standpoint. Back in February of 2013, we […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New “Pac-Man” Inspired Restaurant & Club Called “Level 257″ To Opened By Namco Early Next Year
All across the country, there are all different types of venues related to classic video games. From bars to restaurants and everything in between, there always seems to be a place that you can go locally to enjoy a night […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents New “Ultimate” Review Guide Devoted To Castlevania Series
When you think about retro video game series, there are only that select handful that can be called classics. Within that set of classics, there are also a select few that have the distinction of having games being released from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hardcore Gaming 101 Release The Ultimate Guide To Castlevania

If there’s anyone that knows retro games inside out, it’s Hardcore Gaming 101. Having earned a reputation for their extensive research, accurate facts, and expansive information, the team behind the website have been working together to create the definitive anthology of the Castlevania series. Not only does this compendium cover every single game ever released […]
Brand New Nintendo NES Adventure ‘Mystic Searches’ Hits Kickstarter

Remember the days when we designed our own video games on paper and fantasised about our creations translating into pixels? Well one inspired gamer recently found his childhood drawings and decided it was about time he did his past justice. Turning to Kickstarter, Joe Granato has not only set out to create his dream game […]
Commodore 64 Homebrew “Powerglove” Receives Modern Era Windows, Macintosh & Linux Releases
While we mostly talk about console gaming around these parts, we cannot forget that the computer played a big part of our gaming heritage, with a variety of great computers that were just perfect for gaming. One of the most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
