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10 of the Best Text-Based Adventure Games You Never Knew You Needed
The news that old-school adventure game pioneers Roberta and Ken Williams are returning to gaming after 25 years with a virtual reality version of classic game Colossal Cave got me thinking about how awesome text adventure games were. Elden Ring is cool and all, but sometimes you want to type “GO NORTH” and enjoy some…
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Slipstream Is a Shot Of ’90s Arcade Racing Nostalgia Coming to a Console Near You
Sometimes you see a screenshot of a game and you immediately think to yourself, “I need to play that.” Retro sprite-scaling racer Slipstream is one such game for me, which is why I’m excited to see the indie title will get a wider release on April 7 for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
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Child-Sized Arcade Cabinets Let You Force Your Favourite Retro Games on Your Kids
Tired of your kids wasting hours on games like Fortnite and PUBG? Arcade1Up is introducing a new line of extra small stand-up arcade cabinets letting kids as young as four-years-old experience the joy of retro games, minus the endless frustration thanks to updates like “Super Easy” modes and infinite lives.
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The Barbarian and the Troll Is the Kid-Friendly Red Sonja With Puppets You Didn’t Know You Needed
Got six minutes? You could do far, far worse than using them to watch this giant preview of The Barbarian and the Troll, a new Nickolodeon series that adds puppetry to the sword-and-sorcery genre. Also, explosions. Lots and lots of explosions.