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Nintendo does what '90s Nintendo could only dream of – sell out of the Virtual Boy
By Scott McCrae published
News If anything, that's already a pretty bad emulation

After 30 years of using every PS1 controller you could dream of, I'm convinced most players will just want to use their DualSense with the OG console
By Phil Hayton published
News 8Bitdo's Retro Receiver will let you use new controllers like the DualSense with your PS1 and PS2, saving you from the pain of janky old gamepads.

The Atari ST is making a mini FPGA-powered comeback, but don't expect Commodore 64 Ultimate levels of availability
By Phil Hayton published
News The miniST is an FPGA-powered fan remake of the Atari ST with HDMI output and cycle-accurate hardware, but the initial run consists of only five units.

Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Kazooie gets fanmade PC port with 60 FPS and widescreen
By Scott McCrae published
News Plus, it already supports a number of N64 mods

As a CRT enthusiast, I'm hyped to see a startup try to bring back the "VHS combo TV", but the retro gamer in me is suspicious
By Phil Hayton published
News RetroBox is a startup company that's working on a faux CRT VHS Combi TV that supports retro console inputs, but I'm concerned about its modern LCD approach.

This Switch 2 dock will soon make my evil plan to turn everyone's handheld into a GameCube a reality
By Phil Hayton published
News Retro Fighters just shared a teaser for its new GameCube Battle Dock that adds controller ports and authentic face plates to the Switch 2 docking station.

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"

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.
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