Retro Gaming News
Pixel art is still one of the most recognizable visual styles in gaming even while graphics technology has been zooming forward. Modern hardware can pull off realistic characters, cinematic lighting, and huge environments, but somehow a lot of well made games still choose pixel based looks. From indie breakthroughs to newer retro leaning adventures, pixel…
Nomsa was nine years old the first time she put a coin into an arcade machine at a Spur in Pretoria, and she still remembers the exact sound it made, not the game sound, but the coin dropping. That small metal click before everything lit up. She told us this while describing what it feels…
For years, the video game industry has focused on pushing the boundaries of technology, with ever-more powerful consoles, photorealistic graphics and expansive online experiences. Yet, despite these advancements, many younger gamers are looking in the opposite direction. Generation Z has embraced retro gaming in a way few expected, helping to breathe new life into classic…
Whether you’re offloading a shelf full of NES games or a boxed GameCube set, it comes down to a choice between mailed trade-ins, franchised brick-and mortar trade-ins and online peer to peer marketplaces, all of which have different terms of payment, shipping, and grading features. The retro gaming market will grow 10% from last year,…
The Pokeriomokykla editorial team covers platforms the way a serious player scrutinizes any new tool: does the interface hold up before a single session begins, and are the controls genuinely usable before hours are invested? That test is exactly what iiSU passes. According to XDA Developers, the Android app functions exclusively as a retro gaming…
Retro gaming collectors face a genuinely fun dilemma these days. Do you chase the portability and massive libraries of modern handhelds, or do you commit shelf space to a tabletop cabinet that actually feels like the arcade you grew up in? Both formats claim to “preserve” classic gaming, but they do it in fundamentally different…
The chaotic new build is the work of the modder KOUZEX. If you have children or friends with kids, there’s a chance you might have seen the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Lil’ Gamer before. Designed to look like a baby-ified version of Nintendo’s classic Game Boy handheld, it is a sensory toy that plays sounds…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Brett Weiss who currently is displayed on card number 221, from the Superstars of 2012 Collection. He is also featured on cards 227, 1193,1207,1320,1393 and 1402. These cards commemorate Brett’s books that he has written over the years. Brett is a passionate writer of many books and has contributed…
The company faces accusations of “punishing” existing customers. Since the initial announcement of GBA-inspired KONKR Pocket Advance back in July of this year, AYANEO has taken a very deliberate approach to marketing the Android-based handheld, drip-feeding reveal after reveal to keep it in the spotlight. For most people interested in the device, it was inevitably…
“We have carefully reviewed your feedback”. As we’ve covered on the site before, Forever Entertainment’s long-delayed remake of the Sega Saturn classic Panzer Dragoon Zwei hasn’t exactly gone down well with fans of the series. Back in 2025, when the game resurfaced after years missing in action, one commenter, for instance, encouraged players to “reject…