20 Years Later, Snowboard Kids 2 Remains a Hidden Gem
While the Nintendo 64 wasn’t the most revolutionary home console, the clunky cartridge-based system still managed to…
The Brilliant Use of Mode 7 In Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts’ Fourth Stage
When I think of the toughest games of my childhood, the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series from Capcom immediately comes to mind.…
Why Nostalgia For Video Games Is Uniquely Powerful
This year, Netflix will premiere the third season of its hit documentary series The Toys That Made Us. This series of…
Someone Got Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Working On A Sony Watchman
Sometimes gaming enthusiasts are so preoccupied with whether or not they can, they never stop to think if they should.…
The Eternal Castle Is A Great Throwback To Classic Cinematic Sidescrollers
The Eternal Castle is a love letter to old cinematic platformers of the late 80s and early 90s, a throwback to games…
The Fighting Game Capcom Tried To Get Pulled From Arcades
Capcom once filed suit in an attempt to get Fighter’s History pulled from arcades. And today, you can play it on Switch!…
Switch's New NES Controllers Do More Than You Might Think
Nintendo has shipped out its first batch of classic-style NES controllers for Switch. I got a pair today, and I found…
The Year In Old Games, 2018
Whether you want to play your classic games on the Switch, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, a half-sized wooden arcade…
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection On Switch Is A Brilliant Historical Package
New anthologies of old games have gotten a lot better recently, especially on the Nintendo Switch. In addition to Sega…
New Mod Lets You Play Game Boy Advance Games In HD On A TV
The Game Boy Advance had some great games. In addition to portable versions of great console games like Mario Kart:…
PlayStation Classic: The Kotaku Review
PlayStation Classic is a faithful reproduction of the experience of playing original PlayStation games in the…
Removing The Film From A 30-Year-Old Console Is Satisfying And Horrible
The Sega Master System was available in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and this particular…
Retro Japanese PC Games, Yours For Only $13,000
Indie game bullet-hell series Touhou Project debuted in 1996. Creator Zun developed the first and next four games for…
Check Japan's Tiny Electronics Shops For Retro Gaming Finds
Sometimes in Japan, it feels like all the good retro game stuff has been snapped up by famous retailers. That, or it’s…
The Best Places To Buy Old Games
Collecting video games is easy. All you have to do is create an eBay account and click “Buy It Now” on every video game…
How Princess Peach's Story Draws On 2000 Years Of Women In Peril
Nintendo’s Princess Peach is the quintessential damsel in distress. She’s such a damsel cliché that she’s more…
PlayStation Classic Plays Fine, But It’s A Bare-Bones Experience
With the PlayStation Classic’s release less than a month away, I went to PlayStation HQ this week for three hours of…
The Best-Selling Games For PS1, N64, Saturn, And Dreamcast
Historical game sales data can be hard to come by, so I was quite interested to see NPD analyst Mat Piscatella tweet a…