Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 gets retro 2D events
The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games franchise is now more than a decade old. And if you’re like me, you’ve never really...
The RetroBeat: Strider is the craziest 16-bit game I never played
When I turned on the Genesis Mini that Sega sent me, I first went for Mega Man: The Wily Wars (for reasons I’ve detailed...
Sega Genesis Mini hands-on: 5 things you’ll love
I sure am loving my Sega Genesis Mini, and I think you will too. Sega has sent me an early system, and I’ve been...
The RetroBeat: It’s time for a Game Boy Classic
On July 31, the Game Boy celebrated the 30th anniversary of its U.S. launch. Sadly, Nintendo didn’t do much to mark the occasion. That’s...
The RetroBeat: Critiquing classic Sonic box art
I bought a refrigerator magnet last week that has the box art for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, the one that came out for...
The RetroBeat: I can’t wait for the TurboGrafx-16 Mini
Having miniature, HDMI-compatible versions of classic consoles like the Genesis and Super Nintendo is great, but a lot of us once owned those systems....
Nintendo Switch Online’s NES games are getting a rewind feature
Nintendo announced today that a rewind feature is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online’s collection of NES games on July 17. Many older games...
The RetroBeat: The best retro speedruns from Summer Games Done Quick 2019
Summer Games Done Quick managed to break an event record last week, raising over $3 million for Doctors Without Borders. The show featured speedruns...
The RetroBeat: Timespinner is a beautiful Symphony of the Night indie tribute
I love Metroidvanias, and indie developers have taken to the genre to create worthy games like Hollow Knight, Guacamelee, and Axiom Verge. Metroidvanias have...
Evercade is a new handheld for classic Atari, Interplay, and Namco games
Evercade is a new portable gaming machine partnering with publishers of classic games Namco, Atari, Interplay, and Data East to make it easier to...