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Zahir Hassan

Zahir is a former writer on Gaming Retro with a collection of interesting retro recollections.
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My 5 favourite retro-style games on Steam

2025-01-24
By: Zahir Hassan
On: January 24, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

Looking for an instant retro vibe? These retro games on Steam might now be authentic, but they look and feel like they belong in the 80s and 90s. Retro-style vs. real retro In the modern gaming world, simplicity is gone. vast open worlds, controversial microtransactions, and various bugs get inRead More →

YouTube retro style

My 5 Favorite Retro Gaming YouTube Channels

2025-01-24
By: Zahir Hassan
On: January 24, 2025
In: Retro gaming features

The first YouTube video changed the internet forever, with the website covering every interest you can think of. Even the retro caming community has benefitted from YouTube. We can watch people talking about the games they love, the games they recommend, walkthroughs, and even speedrunning. But which is the bestRead More →

MS-DOS

5 great MS-DOS games you probably missed

2025-04-19
By: Zahir Hassan
On: April 19, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

One of the great overlooked eras of gaming is the early PC years. While largely inferior to home computer and console cousins, the library of MS-DOS games is considerable. For many years the domain of flight sims and god games, later MS-DOS games included arcade conversions and driving games. AsRead More →

Best retro handhelds

4 reasons to consider retro handheld consoles

2022-11-15
By: Zahir Hassan
On: November 15, 2022
In: Retro Consoles, Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gear

Have you ever wanted to play classic console or arcade games on the go? A few years ago, the concept would be ridiculed; today, retro handheld consoles are practically everywhere. There are many options to play retro games these days such as individual emulators, suites like RetroPie, etc., but theRead More →

Game Boy The Box Art Collection

Game Boy: The Box Art Collection Reviewed

2025-02-13
By: Zahir Hassan
On: February 13, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed, Retro merchandise

The Game Boy needs no introduction. It is the most popular handheld console in the world and kickstarted the popularity of the handheld consoles. It is so popular that it became a cultural icon of its own and define the generation of the late 80s to 90s. Not even itsRead More →

Why I Feel Sad About the State of the Arcades

2022-10-22
By: Zahir Hassan
On: October 22, 2022
In: Retro arcades, Retro gaming features

Do you remember the time when people would compete for high scores on Donkey Kong? When you had to queue to play Street Fighter II The World Warriors, in a place where you could take the wheel of a car without a license? If you remember those times, you rememberRead More →

Super Chase: Criminal Termination

Super Chase: Criminal Termination Review

2022-10-06
By: Zahir Hassan
On: October 6, 2022
In: Retro arcades, Retro games and gear reviewed, Retro games news

Super Chase: Criminal Termination is one of the four games of the Chase H.Q. series. Developed and released by Taito in 1992, it is the 3rd game of the series. While the gameplay is the same in which you have to chase the criminals before they escape, it has differentiatedRead More →

Sega Saturn

Why it is time to reissue SEGA Dreamcast and Saturn games

2025-05-04
By: Zahir Hassan
On: May 4, 2025
In: Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gaming features, Retro gear

Gamers want to revisit SEGA Dreamcast and Saturn games, preferably without an emulator. The SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2 has generated some excitement among us retro gamers. Not only it will include previously unplayed Genesis games, it will also include SEGA CD titles for the first time. Despite the variousRead More →

Why I Would Prefer the Japanese SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2

2022-09-07
By: Zahir Hassan
On: September 7, 2022
In: Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gaming features

So everything is set. The SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2, which is set to be released around October 27th in Japan, US and Europe, already has its game list announced. As expected, there were huge differences between the game lists of the Japanese and US/Euro versions, with some surprises, shocks,Read More →

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