Published on March 18, 2025, 5:20 a.m.

There is a sound that lives in the memory of a generation: the satisfying, resonant *thunk* of a plastic cartridge locking into…

Published on March 18, 2025, 5:05 a.m.

There's a specific, almost intangible quality to a perfectly rendered retro game. It's the crisp, integer-scaled sprite of Aluc…

Published on March 18, 2025, 4:35 a.m.

There is a strange paradox in the world of modern technology. The multi-core, gigahertz-clocked supercomputer in your pocket, a…

Published on March 17, 2025, 4:53 p.m.

There is a quiet paradox in holding a modern, sub-$200 retro gaming handheld. In one hand, you hold a device more powerful than…

Published on March 17, 2025, 3:42 p.m.

We remember the noise first. A chaotic, yet harmonious, symphony of synthesized explosions, the rhythmic gobbling of a yellow c…

Published on March 17, 2025, 3:29 p.m.

This is not another review. Let's make that clear from the start. You will not find a simple "buy" or "don't buy" recommendatio…

Published on March 17, 2025, 3:14 p.m.

You’ve done everything right. You invested in the machine with the flagship processor, the supercharged graphics card, and a ge…

Published on March 17, 2025, 2:42 p.m.

There is an artifact from a very specific technological era that many of us have seen, perhaps sitting on a coffee table or pul…

Published on March 17, 2025, 2:28 p.m.

You have felt it. That creeping, insidious decay of performance thirty minutes into a demanding gaming session. The buttery-smo…

Published on March 17, 2025, 2:21 p.m.

We live in an era of digital gigantism. The video games we celebrate for their breathtaking scope and photorealistic detail dem…