Namco backs new light gun for modern TVs with Time Crisis built in
Premium pack includes arcade classic Time Crisis and more titles
Retro gaming articles
Classic 1993 Star Wars X-Wing gets new life with Unity engine mod, modern graphics
Mod brings enhanced controls, dynamic music, VR, and visual upgrades to the beloved classic
Space Cadet Pinball returns, now on Android
Miss the satisfying clack of Space Cadet Pinball? The iconic 3D Pinball game bundled with Windows 95 through XP is back, now on Android. This port is the result of a reverse-engineered open-source project, and it's completely free with no ads.
Modders use reverse engineering to bring Nintendo GameCube games to PC
Mario Party 4 is the first decompilation, Metroid Prime may be next
Original Fallout creator was ordered to destroy source code, then Interplay lost its official archive
Archives should always have redundancies
Evertop DIY PC will give you hundreds of hours of DOS fun on a single charge
A retro system that goes big on peripheral support, not so much on raw CPU performance
The Atari ST was eight years too early for Doom, but not anymore
A native port to an emulated 8 MHz processor
Whisky, a popular Wine frontend for Mac gamers, is no more
Solo dev ends Whisky project, calling it parasitic to CrossOver
Pixel wall art meets retro gaming in stunning Raspberry Pi 5 project
A big 128x128 pixel display housed in an IKEA picture frame
Retro acceleration: The SNES might be running faster as it ages
Has the effect increased over time or has the audio processor always operated like this?
Indie studios and homebrewers are still making great new RPGs with a 25-year-old King's Field toolkit
FromSoftware's aging game maker is still cranking out decent retro dungeon crawlers
Developer makes Pong playable across 240 Chrome tabs using synced favicons
Who said tabs are all clutter?
Video Game History Foundation releases trove of game dev documents, magazines, and more
Searchable archived documents and never-before-seen development materials available for free
SuperStation One reimagines PS One with open-source FPGA hardware
Retro Remake console can play PlayStation games, and many others
Classic DOS adventure Last Half of Darkness returns in full 3D after 36 years
"Blossom green of sweet Gi-Gi. Add to red and heat up thee"
Coder shrinks classic Snake game down to a 56-byte QR code
Game features a quirky glitch that adds to the challenge
A racing heart didn't stop this speedrunner from achieving a new Super Mario Bros. record
Just 18 frames away from literal perfection
Tetris has been crammed into a tiny 60KB PDF, works in any browser
Falling tetriminos find new life in a PDF
This cute mod turns the Sony PSP into a PlayStation 2
Handheld nostalgia on the big screen
Nintendo adds ToeJam & Earl and Vectorman to growing Switch Online library
Nintendo Switch Online has grown into a solid retro gaming collection
Pac-Man breaks into the physical world with new live experience from Bandai Namco
You will not just play as Pac-Man, you will become Pac-Man
As Half-Life 2 turns 20, Valve celebrates with a free to download weekend, new Episode 3 footage reveal
Valve releases new two-hour documentary, Raising the Bar reprint coming in 2025
What just happened? Valve is celebrating Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary with a massive update, a temporary free giveaway of the full game, and a bundle including the two episodic expansions and new developer commentary. Additionally, a two-hour YouTube documentary sheds light on the canceled third expansion, revealing new details for fans.
Warcraft returns: Blizzard updates all three classics with high-res remasters, upgraded Battle.net features
Warcraft I, II, and III remasters are available now
Highly anticipated: Blizzard's first attempt to remaster a classic Warcraft game four years ago failed spectacularly. Now, for the franchise's 30th anniversary, the company is aiming for redemption by updating and repackaging the entire trilogy with high-resolution graphics, new user interface features, and more.
Apple is turning classic video game The Oregon Trail into a comedy movie
Hopefully no dysentery for this wagon ride