A "creative sequel" to Pong asks what happens when the ball escapes the paddles
Qomp 2 puts you in control of the ball
Star Wars: Dark Forces and Turok 3 are next on Nightdive's remaster list
Kyle Katarn and the Dark Troopers return
Atari's 2600+ is a rebooted version of the original console that can play 2600 and 7800 carts
No cartridge left behind
8BitDo enters the mechanical keyboard market with an NES homage
87 keys with Kalih Box switches and two gigantic "super buttons" for $100
Tron aficionado rescues extremely rare working arcade game his neighbor almost threw out
Hitting the lottery: A Chicago man recently stumbled upon a video game discovery that was nothing short of hitting the lottery in terms of the odds and coincidences surrounding the find. The item was a rare arcade game from 1983. The classic cabinet-style quarter-thief is worth well over $10,000, but he has no plans of selling it, partly because of the story behind this incredible find.
Super Pocket retro handheld comes with built-in games, supports cartridges
At 60 bucks, it's portable retro gaming that won't break your budget
Community-led site lets you update older versions of Windows like it's the 90s
Update Windows like it's the 90s
In a nutshell: Retro computing enthusiasts recently launched a new site that restores update functionality to classic versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, allowing users to update dated OSes like they used to back in the day from the Windows Update website.
The Book 8088 takes portable retrocomputing back to 1981
In case the 40 MHz Hand 386 isn't retro enough for you
Massachusetts man is offloading 2,200 vintage Z80 computers on eBay one at a time
Originally $20 each, then $60, and now $100, which is still cheap for retro enthusiasts
NeoCities is bringing the eye-bleeding "spirit" of GeoCities back to the modern web
A blend of modern web hosting and unbounded, social-like freedom of expression
The first official Atari 2600 cartridge in over 30 years is on its way
Mr. Run and Jump is also coming to modern consoles and PC
What Ever Happened to Microsoft Encarta? Encyclopedia on a CD-ROM
In the 1990s, the internet was smaller, slower, and harder to search. If you wanted to learn basic facts about a topic, what would you do? You could get a physical encyclopedia. Thankfully, there was one more option.
This miniature Intel 486 computer runs Windows 95, but not much else
100 MHz doesn't go far in 2023
50 Years of Video Games, Part 2: The Rise of 3D, the Gaming PC, and Online Multiplayer
From the mid-90s to the early years of the millennium, video games underwent a paradigm shift in graphics, treating us to some of the most classic titles of all time.
New, customizable IBM Model F keyboards are now available
In brief: Mechanical keyboard manufacturers have spent years trying to recapture the feel and sound of classic keyboards like IBM's iconic Model M. In 2017, a revival project reproduced the Model M's predecessor - the 1981 Model F. The project recently introduced several new models with extensive customization options.
How a hobbyist ran a ChatGPT client on a 1984 IBM PC
Project possible through Virtualbox testing environment and the MTCP library
NexGen: Gone But Not Forgotten
Four decades ago, the CPU market was far more diverse than it is today. One company called NexGen had backing from big PC names, plenty of capital, and a team of great engineers. But what happened?
In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?
A long, long time ago, desktop PCs used to have a Turbo button alongside Power and Reset.
50 Years of Video Games
For over 50 years, video games have been a significant part of popular culture. Born in the minds of creative engineers, games have grown from mere curiosities into a global industry worth billions of dollars.
From Chuck E. Cheese to Boeing 747s, the floppy disk lives on
But for how much longer?
Ghostwriter is an AI creative writing companion living in a typewriter
AI wants to co-author your next story
A new single-player MechWarrior game is in the works, coming in 2024
Official announcement to come around September or later in the fall
Compaq: The Best-Selling PC Brand in the Late 1980s and '90s
#TBT Computers had finally made the jump from taking up a full room to something that could fit on a desk. In 1982, three entrepreneurs founded Compaq to make a portable IBM-compatible PC, they succeeded.
Someone built a Commodore 64 from mostly new parts
Modder builds Commodore 64 almost from scratch
The matchbook-sized Arduboy Mini 8-bit console blasts past its Kickstarter goal
It costs $29 and comes with 300 pre-installed games