You hear it said all the time: one of the best reasons to own a Steam Deck is for emulating classic games. The Steam Deck is fundamentally a PC, but despite this, you'll rarely hear anyone talk about ...

Launched for Apple devices in mid-May, the RetroArch emulator became a go-to emulator for iPhone and iPad users. What's more, the newly updated version of the app will allow you to relive your ...

In context: For those looking to build a retro gaming PC in a tiny form factor, Eivind Bohler's ITX-Llama could be a perfect DIY project for you. He recently dropped an introductory video on YouTube ...

DOS games are like fossilized time capsules of a gaming generation — I think about them far too often, but rarely ever play them. We're talking boot disks, weird config files, and endlessly tweaking ...

Super Mario, Zelda (or Link), Purple Tentacle, Sonic—these are just a few of the heroes who have inspired gamers for over 40 years. Some of the original gaming devices from Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, ...

Controller manufacturer 8BitDo has just announced a brand new gamepad tailor-made for your smartphone. Known as the 8BitDo FlipPad, it was revealed by the brand on its official X / Twitter account via ...

Some people might consider the Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS) era as the golden age of PC gaming. That's when games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Ultima VI: The False Prophet, Doom, SimCity, and a bunch ...

This new VS Code plugin gives you the power to develop the DOS game you've always dreamed of using entirely free tools. Ring in the new year by bringing your retro ideas to life with "dos-dev".

Alongside the latest titles, retro gaming is a never-to-be forgotten sub-genre of games that - thanks to millions of fans worldwide - just won't quit. Retro gaming communities work hard to deliver the ...

The word “retro” has taken a lot of forms over the years, but in the video game space, it typically refers to titles that haven’t been around for a long time or were made in some of the earlier ...

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