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Tomb Raider's co-creator "really didn't want to alter" her, even after a whole new model was created for Japan
By Scott McCrae published
News "Victor wanted us to change in-game Lara to appeal more to a Japanese audience"

Best retro consoles 2026: my favorite ways to play classic capers
By Phil Hayton last updated
Buying Guide Here are the best retro game consoles in 2026, including mini plug-and-play systems, emulation devices, and accessories that will upscale your original hardware.

Nintendo reportedly "demanded" Sega have Mario be always one step ahead of Sonic in all of the Olympic Games artwork
By Scott McCrae published
News Keep in mind, Sonic was in the midst of a terrible 06/07 season

GameSir Pocket Taco Review
By Phil Hayton published
Review The GameSir Pocket Taco has the power to turn your phone into a Game Boy, but it turns out it's also a pretty nifty Bluetooth controller for other devices.

Hyperkin says an N64 handheld could happen "potentially in the future", and the idea of portable cartridge support excites me
By Phil Hayton published
News Hyperkin says it's open to making an N64 handheld "potentially in the future," which suggests we could get a portable, emulation-based rival to the Analogue 3D.

"We’ve been grinding on this for months" - Hyperkin just provided an update on its Sega Genesis handheld
By Phil Hayton published
News Hyperkin just provided an update on its Mega95 Sega Genesis handheld, saying it would "rather be late than ship something that isn’t worthy of your collection."
Almost 10 years after launch, Capcom's NES Disney compilation could finally come to Switch as ESRB rating emerges
By Scott McCrae published
News Hopefully Goof Troop makes it in this time

"That's not OK" - Commodore just responded to my biggest C64 Ultimate issue
By Phil Hayton published
News Commodore has addressed C64 Ultimate Starlight Edition keyboard buckling issues, signalling that it will fix the issues for affected customers.
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