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Console histories, honest rankings and practical how-tos — written and checked by the Retro Games Online editorial desk, not generated in bulk.
A plumber, a hedgehog, and the fiercest rivalry in gaming history. How Sega's attitude took on Nintendo's dominance — and changed the industry foreve…
Retro gaming is even better on the couch with someone next to you. The best co-op and versus classics, from team brawlers to friendship-ending compet…
That dizzying, rotating, into-the-horizon effect in Mario Kart and F-Zero had a name — Mode 7 — and a clever trick behind it. Here is how the SNES fa…
The NES era was brutal by design. Here are the games that defined "Nintendo hard" — and the practical strategies that actually get you to the end.
Sprawling worlds, unforgettable parties and stories that have outlived the hardware they ran on. If you want to lose a weekend to a classic RPG, star…
A green-tinted screen, four shades of grey, and some of the most replayable games ever made. The handheld classics that still hold up on any screen t…
Before the living room, there was the arcade — loud, neon, and the birthplace of nearly everything we love about games. A whistle-stop tour through i…
Keyboard works, but a real gamepad transforms retro games. Here is exactly how to connect one, what works, and how to fix the most common problems.
New to retro gaming and not sure where to dive in? A friendly, opinionated comparison of the three consoles that defined the era — and who each one i…
The single most misunderstood topic in retro gaming. Here is a clear, honest breakdown of where emulation stands legally — and where this site draws …
Blast processing, attitude, and the best library of arcade-style action on any 16-bit console. My definitive Genesis fifteen, and why Sega did "cool"…
The Super Nintendo is, pound for pound, the strongest 16-bit library ever assembled. Here are the 20 games I keep coming back to, and what makes each…