Atari Brings Back Night Driver, Sort Of
Released in arcades in 1976, Atari’s original Night Driver is an outstanding example of doing more with less,…
The First Five Furry Minutes Of Jazz Jackrabbit
In honor of the tattoo on my right forearm and the celebration of Easter, I present you with a green rabbit with a gun.…
The Games My Mother Played
(Originally published May 11, 2008) May 1st 1980 I came home from school to find my mother waiting there for me, a…
Someone's Compiling A List Of Every Video Game Ever Made
With help from a growing posse on 4chan, Pastebin user Data_Baser is attempting to compile a list of every video game…
BBC to Re-Release Classic Hitchhiker's Guide Game for 30th Anniversary
Infocom's classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy turns 30 this year, and to celebrate, the BBC will publish an…
NES Remix, a medley of bite-sized challenges based on familiar NES favorites, ended a time challenge after an exploit…
Play the 2013 NFL Season with 22-year-old Tecmo Super Bowl
The mad magicians keeping Tecmo Super Bowl alive nearly 22 years after its debut have released their latest mod—Tecmo…
Dungeon Keeper Returns... As A Mobile Game
The original dungeon defense game returns, but not to the PC from whence it came. EA is bringing back Dungeon Keeper as…
Do You Want a Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! Coffee Table Book? Of Course You Do.
Lots of Kickstarter video game projects come over the transom here every day, a lot of them wishful thinking. So it's…
The Little Vector-Based Console That Couldn't is Reborn on the iPad
In 1982 Smith Engineering released the Vectrex, a self-contained video game console that delivered cutting-edge vector…
Think Rampage Would Make a Good Monster Movie? So Does New Line Cinema
Inspired by the classic giant monster movies of Hollywood's past, Midway's arcade classic Rampage is now the…
Why Yes, I'd Love to Play Wizardry on My iPhone
After receiving a rather lukewarm reception on the PlayStation Network, Acquire is bringing the Japanese-flavored old…
The World's Smallest Functioning Space Invaders Cabinet
Here is what is believed to be the smallest playable Space Invaders arcade cabinet every built, using a ROM and parts…
It's Nice to See Mortal Kombat Putting Skin On for Once
As reported yesterday, the new Mortal Kombat's first dose of downloadable content delivers new skins for the game's…
Get Your Hands on an Original NES Software Development Kit
This may look like a busted up Nintendo Entertainment System, but its seller says it's actually an NES development kit,…
Why Put a Cartridge in a Console When You Can Put a Console in a Cartridge
I get the feeling I've seen this before somewhere, and the creator, dany32412 on Instructables, himself says it was…
Ducks, Limited
Duck Hunt's erstwhile mallard joins two of its kin in flight for this mixed-media wall art, available via Etsy for $120.…
What Classic Gaming Achievements Have You Unlocked?
Today in a very special episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenterQuiddity looks back on the achievements he would have…
Yeah, Pretty Sure This Cheat Code Doesn't Work
I've tried it repeatedly and can't get the damn thing to work. Maybe this is only for the PAL version of the game?
LEGO Wizards Don't Stop the Motion in Their Third Games Tribute
Ninja Moped, the Swedish artists behind a series of eye-popping stop-motion LEGO animations depicting classic video…