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5 Shocking Video Game Adverts From Magazines
Jake 'The Voice' ParrMar 11, 2020
These days, we have the internet to thank for keeping up to tabs on the latest or upcoming video games. In the past, however, many gamers relied on magazines for...
5 Playable Characters You Probably Didn’t Know About
Jake 'The Voice' ParrMar 04, 2020
Playing as soldiers, martial arts experts and space marines is one thing, but can you think of any titles that let you partake in a basketball tourney as an...
10 Silliest Excuses For Secret Levels
Jake 'The Voice' ParrFeb 17, 2020
Sometimes, we may stumble across them by pure chance, or after pulling off some ridiculous requirements. Regardless, secret levels in video games are usually a real...
Cyberpunk 2077 Retro Demake – Cyberpunk 1997 Is Amazing
Zac CockenJan 13, 2020
We all know that Cyberpunk 2077 is a beautiful powerhouse of a game when it comes to the graphical fidelity rankings, but we’re not interested in that here at...
New Marvel vs Capcom Cabinet Could Be Coming Soon
Zac CockenJan 06, 2020
Ahead of CES, it looks like some new arcade cabinets from Arcade 1UP are on the way featuring some staple games. Thanks to ‘bikr’ on Imgur, the following...
Bubble Bobble Arcade Cabinet Announced
Zac CockenDec 20, 2019
Numskull Designs and Taito have teamed up to produce another cabinet in their Quarter Arcades range. This one features Bubble Bobble – which is one of the first...
Our Retro Game Gift Guide For 2019
Zac CockenDec 04, 2019
Whether you’re looking for Christmas or any other occasion, here are our favourite retro game gift suggestions for the retro fan in your life. The retro gaming...
Evercade – Everything You Need to Know About the Brand New Retro Handheld!
Jonny LuptonSep 03, 2019
[Updated 19-02-2020 – many more details added!] We’re getting seriously excited now about Evercade’s upcoming retro handheld console. Below we’ve...
Nightmare Creatures (PSX) – You Didn’t Buy It?
Reuben MountApr 01, 2019
The fifth generation of home consoles was a wild time; the mighty Sony entering the ring with their new console, the fires of the first console war was dying down after...
Nintendo Switch Retro Mods To Make You All Nostalgic
Reuben MountMar 21, 2019
It’s not often that we would gush over something to do with a modern console, especially one as modern as Nintendo’s 2017 Switch console/handheld, but it’s...
The Review: Toejam & Earl – Back in the Groove
Carl HoughtonMar 07, 2019
It’s been 28 years since the original Toejam & Earl was released for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. In that time, we’ve seen the massively dividing...
Unreal Tournament – Think You Can Beat It?
Jake 'The Voice' ParrJan 21, 2019
Epic Games may be known as the team behind the kiddie-centric battle royale shooter Fortnite, but history will forever know them as the creators of one of the greatest...
Retro Highlights of 2018
Jonny LuptonDec 23, 2018
From the Virtual Console on the Wii to the myriad of mini console remakes hitting the shelves, console manufacturers and gamers can’t get enough of the past. Of...
Quake III Arena – Think You Can Beat It?
Jake 'The Voice' ParrDec 11, 2018
The Quake series always had a bit of an identity crisis. Id Software bickered like children on whether the first game should be a fantasy game or a sci-fi shooter,...
Arcade Hall of Fame: Breakout
Jonny LuptonNov 09, 2018
The game you have probably already played but had no idea you have done so, Breakout is an arcade classic from Atari that has as storied a development history as any...
Bust-a-Move 2: Arcade Edition (PlayStation) – You Didn’t Buy It?!
Jake 'The Voice' ParrNov 05, 2018
We’ve all been fooled by a game that looked pretty childish or silly at first glance, only to discover that we were wrong in so many ways. Released in arcades in 1995...
5 Goofy Video Game Weapons
Jake 'The Voice' ParrOct 23, 2018
Weapons are pretty important in video games. While most games let you fight battles with guns, blades and magic – which is a lot more fun than fixing your problems...
Twisted Metal 4 (PlayStation) – You Didn’t Buy It?
Jake 'The Voice' ParrOct 09, 2018
There were plenty of big-name game franchises in the nineties, and one of them was SingleTrac’s Twisted Metal. Essentially, it was like a deathmatch in cars –...