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How to run retro games

Guides that explain how to set up and play retro games and systems

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

How to unlock and play retro Nintendo games in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Guide)

2026-01-17
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 17, 2026
In: How to run retro games

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has finally brought back one of the most nostalgic features from the series — playable retro games — with its free Version 3.0 update. But there’s a catch: unlike the classic GC original, you’ll need to work for these, and they’re tied to a Nintendo SwitchRead More →

GoldenEye

How to play GoldenEye 007 Xbox 360 XBLA game on Windows PC now

2025-11-04
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 4, 2025
In: How to run retro games

The 2010 Xbox 360 GoldenEye 007 remaster (XBLA) is a fascinating part of the franchise’s history. But can you play it on a modern Windows PC? The short answer is: yes, but with caveats. This means that it is now possible to play the Nintendo 64 classic GoldenEye on PCRead More →

Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer, 1982-1985

Forget The Spectrum – build your own Sinclair ZX with a Raspberry Pi

2025-09-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 26, 2025
In: How to run retro games

Today, I’m showing you why you don’t need to spend money on The Spectrum to enjoy ZX Spectrum games. Emulation is easier, especially if you own a Raspberry Pi. Released in 1982 in the UK and Europe, the British-built ZX Spectrum was a budget home computer that contributed hugely toRead More →

Super Mario Bros. Remastered for PC is now available FREE

2025-09-16
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 16, 2025
In: How to run retro games, Retro games news

The developers reckon Super Mario Bros. Remastered is for life, as Nintendo are unlikely to take it down thanks to the way it is built… The Super Mario Bros. Remastered project has been underway for some months, developed using the Godot game engine. Intended for Windows and Linux PCs, theRead More →

DOOM

How to play DOOM on Android

2025-09-04
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 4, 2025
In: How to run retro games, Retro gaming features

Almost any Android phone, tablet, or TV can play DOOM. Here’s how to do it. Playing DOOM on Android might seem like something that shouldn’t work, but it does. After all, the 1993 classic from id Software has been proven to work on anything from a fridge to a LegoRead More →

SabreWulf

How to play ZX Spectrum games online right now

2025-08-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 26, 2025
In: How to run retro games, Retro gaming features

The best-selling British computer of the 8-bit era, a huge library of ZX Spectrum games remains available to play. Think Manic Minor, Horace Goes Skiing, Ant Attack, and many others. Like most other games of the time, these were distributed as cassettes, and required a temperamental cassette player to loadRead More →

Retro games on Steam Deck

I’m now playing GOG games on Steam Deck

2025-07-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 7, 2025
In: How to run retro games

I’ve been playing GOG titles on my Steam Deck, and I wanted to show you how you too can enjoy everything from classic DOS titles to remasters of classics on the portable form factor. The Steam library may well be massive (and if you’re like me, your personal library isRead More →

Sega Mega Drive

SEGA Mega Drive Mini prices skyrocket: Here’s how to pay less

2025-06-15
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 15, 2025
In: How to run retro games, Retro games news

Brought to our attention this week was the obscene price of the SEGA Mega Drive Mini on Amazon – currently at £220. That’s quite an increase from the original release price and can only be due to one thing: the international chip shortage. Certainly, the price hasn’t just shot upRead More →

Evercade update adds DIP switch support

Level up your retro gaming: Evercade’s new dip switch feature!

2025-03-08
By: Gaming Retro Writer
On: March 8, 2025
In: How to run retro games, Retro games news

Evercade has just rolled out a fantastic new feature with its latest firmware update for the EXP, EXP-R, VS, VSR, and Alpha consoles: customizable dip switch settings for arcade games! This much-requested feature means you can now tweak classic arcade titles to your liking, adjusting difficulty levels, number of lives,Read More →

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