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The Analogue 3D's controller launches today, but the new N64 gamepad failed to show up on my doorstep
By Phil Hayton published
News 8Bitdo N64 Bluetooth Controller should be available to buy right now, but I'm worried it's delayed just like its matching Analogue 3D retro console.

Fatal Frame's iconic camera exists to force players to "look straight at something scary" says series creator: "We thought it would really bring out the scariness of the ghosts"
By Robert Zak published
Interview Feature | Fatal Frame series creator Makoto Shibata and producer Keisuke Kikuchi on how they delivered a trilogy of the scariest horror games ever made on PS2

My new favorite Steam Deck dock speaks to the retro console nerd within me, but I have one niche gripe with its design
By Phil Hayton published
News The Gulikit 7-in-1 Steam Deck dock makes a big impression by packing plenty of ports into something that looks like a Super Nintendo.

8 years later, the C64 mini is still my favorite way to play a chunk of retro microcomputer classics you've probably never heard of
By Phil Hayton published
News The C64 Mini offers an affordable way to play and run the microcomputer's 8-bit library of classics, and it's still my favorite way to revisit the Commodore 64.

Maingear just revealed the beige retro gaming PC of my dreams, but it'll run much more than Windows 95 classics
By Phil Hayton published
News The Maingear Retro95 is a sleeper-style gaming PC that embodies the beige cases of '90s rigs while packing powerhouse components like the RTX 5080.

"Inflation isn't nostalgic" - Modretro's FPGA N64 console will arrive later this year for $199.99, but I'm curbing my retro console enthusiasm
By Phil Hayton published
News Modretro has announced that its "M64" FPGA Nintendo 64 will cost $199.99 and arrive this Christmas, but it hasn't shared full details the retro console yet.

A new Atari 2600 is coming that "perfectly honors the timeless spirit of Pac-Man," but I'm more excited for its free cartridge
By Phil Hayton published
A new Atari 2600+ Pac-Man edition is on the way

Did I wake up in 1982? A new Commodore 64 is coming, and the nephew of the ZX Spectrum creator is making a handheld
By Phil Hayton published
News Not only is the C64 making a comeback via a new FPGA Commodore 64 Ultimate microcomputer, but the ZX Spectrum just got a handheld spiritual successor.
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