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The 10 best PlayStation fighting games you need to play

2025-09-10
By: Anthony Yates
On: September 10, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gaming features

Fighting games are a genre that’s near and dear to me. I’ve competed in Tekken tournaments and have followed the scene for decades. My love of fighting games started on the PlayStation, where there are so many titles in the genre it’s hard to keep up. I played some weird stuff whenRead 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 →

super mario and yoshi plastic figure

This Is The Easy Way to Play Retro Games – In Your Browser

2025-02-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 7, 2025
In: How to run retro games

I’ve just been chatting to my sister, who told me she’d bought her fella a Nintendo 64 and GoldenEye 007. It’s going mainstream; with retro games enjoying a resurgence, more and more people are looking for a way to play the classics. This got me thinking: was that the easiestRead More →

Mega Man review: Blast from the past, still a classic

2025-02-06
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 6, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

Capcom’s Mega Man is the stuff of gaming legend. Few other titles have a legacy quite like it, and even fewer can boast so many games of such phenomenal quality. Let’s check out where the series began through a modern lens. The hallmarks of an exemplary platformer As you’re thrownRead More →

Gorf on the C64

My First Computer Game: Gorf (C64)

2025-02-01
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 1, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

Anthony Yates relives Gorf, the first video game he played way back whenever that was. While my obsession with gaming was nurtured by the Game Boy and Sega Mega Drive, the first machine I played games on was the Commodore 64. I vividly remember how a few games looked, butRead More →

Ridge Racer

Top 10 Best PlayStation Racing Games

2025-01-29
By: Anthony Yates
On: January 29, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists, Retro gaming features

You’re spoiled for choice of racing games on Sony’s humble grey box. That said, many crash and burn before they leave the pit lane. These are my picks for the top 10 best PlayStation Racing games. I’ve ordered these with my favorites at the bottom, but I’d recommend any ofRead More →

The Simpsons: Hit & Run

Drive around Springfield in The Simpsons Hit & Run

2025-01-26
By: Anthony Yates
On: January 26, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

A review of Simpson Hit & Run by Radical EntertainmentRead More →

Sega Mega Drive

Top 10 best platformers on the Sega Mega Drive

2025-01-22
By: Anthony Yates
On: January 22, 2025
In: Retro gaming best and worst lists

The Sega Mega Drive has dozens of platformers in its library. While many of them are charming in their own ways, some have survived the test of time better than others. Here are my picks for the top 10 best platformers on the Sega Mega Drive 10 of the bestRead More →

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog reviewed: How did I dominate this game as a kid?

2025-01-17
By: Anthony Yates
On: January 17, 2025
In: Retro games and gear reviewed

Sonic the Hedgehog needs no introduction, and is one of the most iconic video game protagonists of all time. I have fond memories of this game as a kid, and in this review, I’m going to see if it’s still good 30+ years later. Sonic games are known to haveRead More →

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