Items tagged with retro gaming
Analogue has been the established front-runner of FPGA-based home consoles that play real game media. Over the last decade, the company has traversed gaming history from 1985 with the Nt Mini to 2002 in the form of the Pocket and 3D, with...
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Anbernic is hoping to elevate its dual-screen gaming experience to the next level with its newly announced RG DDS (Dream Dual-Screen) gaming handheld. The device is designed to be the best way to experience classic gaming on the go, and to...
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Popular retro gaming handhelds preloaded with thousands of unlicensed games could soon face federal intervention as major industry groups push for stricter trade penalties.
The Entertainment Software Association, representing the likes...
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The retro revival, which has seen classic gaming hardware get revitalized with modern design touches and technology, shows no signs of slowing down. The latest entry is the Atari 800XL, and while it might not be as well-known as the Atari...
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DuckStation, one of the more popular Sony PlayStation 1 emulators, received a major update that significantly boosts performance and enhances the user experience. The developers of DuckStation have incorporated multi-threaded shader...
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PC gamers of a certain age will fondly remember the days when physical copies of PC games came in oversized boxes known simply by enthusiasts as "big boxes." These so-called big box games used oversized packaging so that they could fit...
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If you want to play retro games and want them to look accurate, in-line with the original designers' intentions, you pretty much need a CRT. You can get by with emulation and smart filters that simulate scan lines and other effects, but...
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The retro gaming handheld market has seen countless reimaginations of classic ergonomics, but hardware newcomer Yoniq turned heads at Gamescom 2026 by building a portable display and console into the iconic shape of a PlayStation 2 DualShock controller.
Relatively new hardware brand Yoniq...
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There has been a retro hardware resurgence the last few years, with faithful re-releases of classic favorites that often recreate every detail as they originally existed. Although lately we’ve been treated to new takes on the classics that...
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It's always exciting to report on the latest in game recompilation and decompilation efforts, and today I get to tell you that GoldenEye 007 was just completely decompiled for PC. The work took five years from KholdFuzion and his team, and...
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DoomPaint is the latest in the series of unusual Doom ports, from Mark Russinovich, the CTO of Microsoft Azure. Russinovich whipped DoomPaint up in his spare time with the help of Claude Opus 4.8, based on information in his LinkedIn posts and the code itself.
DoomPaint is about what you'd...
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In collaboration with AMD, ModRetro has formally announced that its upcoming FPGA Nintendo 64 clone, the ModRetro M64, is finally set to launch on July 27th. ModRetro is best known for its Chromatic handheld, an FPGA-based Game Boy/Game...
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Update 05/25/26: We received the following statement from Lenovo after publishing, “Lenovo does not authorize the sale of this device outside of China, including third party platforms such as AliExpress or other reseller sites. Any such sales are not conducted or sanctioned by Lenovo or its...
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Retro Games Ltd have been racking up wins with the releases of old school fan favorites, such as THEC64 alongside “mini” versions of the Atari, Commodore and Spectrum systems. However, the company has run into a major hiccup as it works on...
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In a PDF on Personnel Changes quietly attached to Nintendo's latest fiscal report, the retirement of one of its most prestigious directors, Takashi Tezuka, was announced. Takashi Tezuka is best known for his involvement in the Super Mario...
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Retro games and consoles have been making a comeback lately, and LEGO is leaning into the nostalgia by bringing back the iconic Sega Genesis in its own signature style. This new LEGO set is scheduled to launch on June 1, 2026, and will be...
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The Neo Geo console is legendary for its ability to replicate the arcade experience at home, although gamers needed to pay a big premium for the privilege back in the day, and that ultimately limited its reach. Thankfully, the retro...
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After 8BitDo collaborated with Analogue on the final (delayed) release of the Analogue 3D with its 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth wireless controller, 8BitDo is following up with the release of two new products: a Bluetooth 8BitDo Retro Receiver for...
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Much to the chagrin of gamers of a certain age, retro video game consoles encompass far more than the 8-bit systems of yesteryear. Now, even more players are about to feel the sting of their childhood gaming systems being hit with the...
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Ayaneo is sharing a few more details about its Pocket S Mini gaming handheld that it unveiled in September of last year. We now know that it will feature a premium full CNC metal frame instead of a plastic housing, and a display with a...
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There has been a spate of retro gaming projects lately that try to nail every little detail of beloved classic game consoles and computers for the ultimate hit of nostalgia. The experienced team at Epilogue is taking a different approach...
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Fans of retro computing have had a lot to digest lately, with several companies reviving classic hardware such as the Amiga A1200 and the Commodore 64. It’s not just larger companies getting in on the action, though. Individual makers have also been releasing custom projects as of late, with...
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