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Steam Deck

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 →

Steam Deck with Zool Redimensioned installed

I bought a Steam Deck and the first thing I installed was… Zool!

2025-06-19
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 19, 2025
In: Retro Consoles, Retro games news

One day during summer 2021 I spent several hours clicking “refresh” in the hope that I would be able to pay £4 for a reservation on a Steam Deck. One day this summer, the console finally arrived. And while it brought with it the promise of being able to playRead More →

GOG Preservation Program adds Breath of Fire 4

2025-05-20
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 20, 2025
In: Retro games news

PlayStation 1 game Breath of Fire 4 was released in 2000 and ported to Windows PCs in 2003. The GOG Preservation Program’s team have recently added the game to its online store, where it has been made compatible for Windows 10 and 11. 23,038 retro gamers voted for this game’sRead More →

Double Dragon, NES video game, Nintendo Company Ltd., 1988

75 quid for a Switch 2 game and GTA 6 delayed! Retro gaming is about to go mainstream

2025-05-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 11, 2025
In: Analysis

Trade winds, tariffs, and misreading the market. All of these things can affect how a business runs, and if a new product launch is involved, decide whether it lives or dies. However, I can’t recall a moment where it looked like an impending launch was heading for a very obviousRead More →

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Almost 19000 games are Steam Deck verified, but how many are retro?

2025-05-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 11, 2025
In: Retro games news

With so many Steam Deck verified titles, there must be a few retro games in that list, right? If you’re interested in retro gaming on the go, and the Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t quite your cup of tea, the Steam Deck is an increasingly strong candidate. Following its 2022 launch,Read More →

Mega Man

Get 70 Capcom Classics for £15 with Humble Bundle

2025-04-24
By: Christian Cawley
On: April 24, 2025
In: Retro games news

If you’re looking for a way to boost your retro collection, the Capcom Classics collection from Humble Bundle is a great option. Running until the end of February 2024, the collection includes an incredible set of titles, from fighters to shooters and everything in between. As is usually the caseRead More →

SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is available now

2025-03-30
By: Gaming Retro Writer
On: March 30, 2025
In: Retro games news

Right then you lovely lot, dust off your controllers and prepare for a proper blast from the past (with a shiny new coat of paint!). During the recent Nintendo Direct, Square Enix pulled a bit of a surprise on us and announced that SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered is AVAILABLE RIGHTRead More →

DOSDeck

Play DOOM in your browser with DOS_Deck

2025-02-01
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 1, 2025
In: How to run retro games

Playing retro PC games has never been easier than with the browser-based DOS_Deck tool.Read More →

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All 007 ways you can play GoldenEye

2025-01-16
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 16, 2025
In: Features, How to run retro games, Retro games news

It’s the game that will not die: GoldenEye 007. It’s available to play once again on Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass – but what if you don’t have those platforms? First released back in 1997 on the Nintendo 64, the game – featuring the likeness of Pierce Brosnan’s franchise-savingRead More →

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