retro games
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Apple Will Finally Let You Emulate Retro Games on Your iPhone
Retro gamers have long known that one of Android’s long-time advantages over iOS is its support for emulators. If you wanted to play your favorite old-school Nintendo, Sony, or Sega games on your phone, the iPhone basically wan’t an option, unless you were open to either jailbreaking your device or relying on web-based emulators that…
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I Can’t Stop Watching This Man Restore Filthy Old Consoles
I’ve fallen in love with retro game console restoration channels on YouTube and TikTok. Helsinki-based Odd Tinkering is a YouTube channel dedicated to the methodical cleaning and restoration of old gadgets. The entire channel scratches a deeply Millennial itch to fix broken items rather than throw them away. However, what makes Odd Tinkering special is…
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A Commodore 64 Clone With A Working Retro Keyboard Will Finally Arrive This Year
The most disappointing thing about the miniature Commodore 64 released last year was that its tiny keyboard didn’t actually work—it was just for show. Those cryptically labelled dirt-brown keys were one of the most iconic features of the C64 back in the ‘80s. But come December, the C64 Mini will be joined by another Commodore…
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I Tested Two Retro Consoles – One Good, One Hot Garbage
For all of the hullabaloo its generated with its tiny consoles, Nintendo didn’t invent retro gaming consoles. Not by a mile. When it released the NES Classic late last year, Nintendo wasn’t creating a new field of consoles fuelled by nostalgia and the fat wallets of ageing Gen Xers. Rather, Nintendo was reinventing the retro…