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Time Crisis is my favorite arcade shooter, so I'm naturally losing it over this upcoming light gun plug and play console
By Phil Hayton published
News The G’AIM’E: Plug & Play Time Crisis Gun system offers up a way to play classic light gun games on your modern TV, and it's set to arrive in November 2025.

I'd pair this NES-themed gaming mouse with a sleeper PC, but it boasts plenty of modern clicker tricks
By Phil Hayton published
News The 8Bitdo Retro R8 is a gaming mouse that looks like an old NES accessory, but it boasts high specs that'll help it pair perfectly with a punchy sleeper PC.

This mini arcade machine is my favorite retro game room gadget, and it makes for a phenomenal conversation starter
By Phil Hayton published
News Quarter Arcades Bubble Bobble arcade machine is remarkably small, but it makes a big impression with its visuals, authentic details, and built-in battery.

Resident Evil 2 still deserves its high praise 27 years on, but how did it turn a one-off PS1 success into an unstoppable horror franchise juggernaut?
By Martyn Carroll published
Features Feature | In 1998, Capcom returned to the world of survival horror with an ambitious sequel that would propel the Resident Evil series into the stratosphere

The Super Pocket retro handheld is cheaper than a Switch 2 game, but you'll want to grab one before that potentially changes
By Phil Hayton published
News The Super Pocket is a a remarkably cheap retro handheld that costs significantly less than a Switch 2 game, but US tariffs could result in it costing more.

For the same price as a Switch 2 game, you can now grab my favorite mini console for playing crusty old Atari adventures
By Phil Hayton published
Deal The Atari 400 Mini is now down to the same price as a new Switch 2 game, and it's perfect for retro console collectors and curious newcomers alike.

One of my favorite retro controllers of all time is now both wireless and will work with the Switch 2
By Phil Hayton published
News The Retro-Bit Sega Saturn Pro is a wireless gamepad that looks like the 90s original, but it fuses retro console vibes with features that benefit the Switch 2.

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was almost "based on an unproduced Indy script," says project lead: "But after reading it, I decided it was unproduced for a reason"
By Mike Bevan published
Interview The Making of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: "The main research was done sitting on a couch watching the movies unspool on video tape"

Best Saturn games of all time from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List The 25 best Sega Saturn games, from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga

Nintendo quietly clarifies that the Switch 2 GameCube controller will only work with the Online Classics library, potentially dashing my original console plans
By Phil Hayton published
News Small print included in Nintendo's Switch 2 GameCube trailer states that the controller will only work with the Online library and not regular games.
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