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Retro gaming best and worst lists (Page 2)

A collection of lists about the best and worst of retro gaming, games, hardware, and even music.

Princess Peach, a video game girl

Top 5 video game girls: A personal judgement

2025-03-08
By: John Bowe
On: March 8, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gaming features

Who are the best video game girls? Our very own John Bowe gives it some thought and determines not to place the obvious choice at number one… Girls. They come in all sorts of appearances and they get everywhere. People, animals… my house is full of them and they reallyRead More →

Luigi, Yoshi, Mario figures

World Mario Day: Which games reign supreme? (critics vs. players!)

2025-03-06
By: Gaming Retro Writer
On: March 6, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

World Mario Day is coming! On March 10th (Mar10, geddit?), we celebrate everyone’s favourite plumber, and what better way to do so than by diving into the classic games that have defined generations? But which Mario titles truly stand the test of time? A recent study, digging into Metacritic scores,Read More →

Wii Controller

The 10 essential best-sellers on the Nintendo Wii console

2025-03-05
By: Gaming Retro Writer
On: March 5, 2025
In: Retro Consoles, Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gear

The Nintendo Wii console revolutionized the way we play video games. With its unique motion-sensing technology, the Wii made gaming more interactive and accessible to everyone, young and old. It’s no surprise that the console became a massive hit, going on to sell over 100 million units worldwide. But whatRead More →

photo of play station game console and remote controller

This is my list of the 10 best PlayStation 1 platformers

2025-02-27
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 27, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gaming features

The PlayStation has an impressive amount of platformers in its library. While many iconic games are in the genre, there are also plenty of stinkers. I’ve played my fair share of both, so here are my top 10 Sony PlayStation platformers. 10 of the best platformers on the PS1 I’veRead More →

Original PlayStation and the PSOne, the smaller revision

Top 10 PlayStation games you’ve probably never played

2025-02-27
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 27, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

Sony’s original Playstation has a legacy that few consoles can ever hope to match. So many phenomenal franchises started on the humble gray box still exist. The likes of Tomb Raider and Resident Evil are still going strong to this day, but for now, I’m interested in the good gamesRead More →

EMAP magazines

Periodic table: The best 1990s video game magazines from EMAP

2025-02-21
By: John Bowe
On: February 21, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gaming features

By about June of 1993, it was estimated that in the U.K. there were already more monthly magazines than people born to read them, video game magazines included. They were a constant thing back then, like someone coming into the house and asking if anyone has taken any messages overRead More →

close up photo of a gamepad

20 amazing 1980s electronic games every British kid wanted

2025-02-15
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 15, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

Back in the 1980s electronic games were the best thing you could get if your parents couldn’t afford an Atari or a computer. Handheld systems, robots, and electronic (and pretty noisy) games were everywhere. This list covers the top 20 battery-powered, portable 1980s electronic games and toys kids wanted 40Read More →

close up shot of a sony headset near a nintendo switch

Top 10 retro game soundtracks you need to hear

2025-02-02
By: Bhav Soor
On: February 2, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gaming features

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 →

close up shot of a game controller

The best retro games you can play on your PS5

2025-02-01
By: Kegan Mooney
On: February 1, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

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 →

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