One of the oddities of modern retro hardware is scale. Mini consoles look the part until you plug them into a huge modern TV, at which point the illusion quietly collapses. The Amiga A500 Mini is a good example — charming, capable, and unmistakably Amiga, but always slightly out ofRead More →
UPDATE 28/12/25: Ayaneo has released system specs for the Pocket Vert, added below. Ayaneo has dropped something a little unexpected — the Pocket Vert, a new handheld console with a vertical screen orientation and compact design. The announcement came via the official Ayaneo Twitter feed, accompanied by a reveal videoRead More →
Wow. This is one of those projects that immediately raises the question: why would anyone do this? A YouTuber has built an enormous LEGO-style Game Boy, complete with a full-size screen, oversized buttons, and just enough engineering madness to make it genuinely interesting rather than just daft. It’s a bitRead More →
For the past year or so, it’s been hard to ignore the growing unease around Arcade1Up. Once the go-to name for home arcade cabinets, the brand has felt… quieter. Fewer releases, mixed signals about support, and a lot of unanswered questions from fans who’ve invested serious money (and living roomRead More →
The Abxylute M4 snap-on mobile controller has officially completed its Kickstarter campaign, and it’s shaping up to be one of the more interesting mobile gaming accessories to emerge in recent years — particularly for players who want something compact, pocketable, and low-commitment. Rather than turning your phone into a full-onRead More →
There’s something oddly festive about this announcement, even if it arrives with a raised eyebrow. Space Invaders has finally landed on Arcade Archives, and the overriding feeling isn’t amazement — it’s “hang on, wasn’t this missing?” Apparently, yes. Until now. I’m very much not short on Space Invaders in myRead More →
My son just sent me this on Instagram, and I immediately went looking for the full video on YouTube. In a single video, creator SunPro Bricks sets out to build five classic video games entirely out of LEGO bricks — and somehow manages to make every one of them genuinelyRead More →
Games That Weren’t has closed out the year with its annual GTW64 Christmas Update, and it’s another cracking reminder of just how much Commodore 64 history is still being uncovered. The 2025 update brings a generous mix of fully playable recoveries, rare prototypes, and significant updates to existing archive entriesRead More →
A long-lost Thomas the Tank Engine game for the Commodore 64 has finally surfaced, more than three decades after it quietly vanished during development. Back in the early 1990s, Thomas the Tank Engine 2 appeared repeatedly in Commodore Format magazine’s Early Warning Scanner, but never progressed beyond brief mentions. WithRead More →
