Spending under £30 to come home with hours of entertainment is what I call a CeX retro haul. I was up at the Metrocentre in Gateshead at the weekend, and took some time while the girls were shopping to drop in on CeX with my son. Situated opposite the relocatedRead More →
Issued almost two decades ago, the Nintendo Wii console remains one of the most groundbreaking gaming hardware releases ever. John Bowe remembers it well… Do you remember when the Nintendo Wii came out? It was released worldwide over the winter of 2006/2007, and Nintendo’s Wii marked a return for aRead More →
Atari 50 has proved to be a huge success for Atari, highlighting the company’s legacy in fine style. But the latest linited edition seems like a bit of a piss-take. A complete set of the ten Atari XP cartridges (for the Atari 2600) is being released exclusively on Atari.com, limitedRead More →
Like many others, I was stunned to learn that RGL had announced The 400 Mini, a tiny revivial of the Atari 400. While essentially a PCB capable of playing the whole 8-bit Atari range from the 400 to the 800XL, and the Atari 5200 home console, the choice of chassisRead More →
Music can be such a core element in any video game. I still listen to some of my favourite soundtracks even outside of gaming sessions. Finding a community of people that share the same appreciation for these soundtracks and detailing their memories of playing these games is something that isRead More →
The PS5 might be one of the most innovative and impressive games consoles out today, but sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy some retro classics. Before you go scouring the city for CRT TVs, Scart cables, and of course, retro consoles, you might want to consider takingRead More →
I’ve recently discovered that my children are learning about native Americans and the impact the European settlers made in North America (apparently they’re not covering Central and South America). As we enjoyed an episode of Horrible Histories about The Mayflower, it dawned on me that there was a way toRead More →
Playing retro PC games has never been easier than with the browser-based DOS_Deck tool.Read More →
It was The Sims 2 that helped Will Wright’s series of super-powered Tamagotchis to develop from cute game to mega franchise. The Sims will not run on a budget PC World tower with a Cyrix processor and ATI graphics. That was the first thing I learned about Will Wright’s magnumRead More →
