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The ZX Spectrum Gets a Stunning White Collector’s Edition Homage
Plaion Replai has teamed up with Retro Games Limited to announce a new collector’s piece for retro gaming enthusiasts: The Spectrum Collector’s Edition. This stunning, all-white set is a tribute to a hugely significant piece of British computing history—the one-millionth ZX Spectrum ever produced. This strictly limited, premium Collector’s Edition…
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14% of American Gamers Still Play on Consoles Released Before 2000, Survey Reveals
The retro gaming industry is now well-established and continues to grow every year. The ways to play classic titles have increased over time, with many options available today. These include official outlets such as classic games sold in digital stores (think of the variety available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation…
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GoldenEye 007 is Coming Soon to the Nintendo Switch & Xbox Game Pass!
While there have been many rumours over the years that the N64 classic, GoldenEye 007, might have been getting a remake or remaster, to date I think most of you have probably noticed that nothing ever came of all that talk (and there has undoubtedly been a lot of it…
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Lego to Release an Atari 2600 Kit
Update – Lego has now formally confirmed the kit with a UK price of £209.99 – You can check out its official website via the link here! – The original article continues below: Atari is currently in the middle of celebrating its 50th anniversary. A factor which, for some of…
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Every Single English SNES Gaming Manual Has Been Archived Online!
I have a lot of fond memories from my old Super Nintendo (SNES) and, admittedly, part of that is perhaps due to the fact that while games were one presented with more than a bit of style and polish, today, things seem a lot more basic. I mean, what was…
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Doom Compatible with McDonald’s Self-Service Kiosks? – (Press X to Doubt!)
I’m starting to become fairly convinced that, sooner or later, people will find a way to get Doom to run on practically anything even mildly electronic! We’ve seen it running on calculators, printers, drones, holographic displays, and even smart lamps. Put simply, if it has a computer chip, some memory,…
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Sega Japan Unveil the Megadrive Mini 2 With 50 Built-In Games!
Earlier this week, Sega posted a teaser on their Twitter account strongly hinting that something new was coming from the world of the Megadrive. Now, admittedly, exactly was this was at the time was more than a little unclear. The teaser was, after all, predominantly an image of a cake…
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Overclockers UK Unveil their reBoot Range of PC Hardware
It’s the 1990s when phones were still phones (or bricks), your best friend was your Tamagotchi, you collected all those McDonalds Beanie Babies, and computers were beige oversized boxes. Well, at Overclockers UK they’ve decided to bring back one of those things. No, sorry, it’s not an 8Pack Beanie Baby…
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Hundreds Of Factory Sealed Nintendo & Sega Games Discovered in Storage Unit
For anyone with an interest in retro games, finding a hidden gem, possibly lurking at the back of a charity shop among the DVD cases, is always an exceptionally pleasant discovery. I still have more than a few fond memories of nabbing a boxed copy of 1997’s Blade Runner (for…
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Nintendo Quietly Uploads the Original Earthbound Strategy Guide for FREE!
Earthbound undoubtedly represents one of the most iconic RPG titles ever created. A bit like when it comes to the reading of many of the classic novels, however, I daresay that while many people claim to have played it, very few actually have. – As someone who has completed Earthbound…
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Amiga A500 Mini Gets Confirmed Release Date and Game Bundle Roster!
Back in August, it was confirmed that following the trend of retro-console revisions, there would be an upcoming release of an Amiga A500 Mini system. And, I’m not going to lie, I was hugely interested in this! – Admittedly, growing up as a child I fell more into the Atari…
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F-Zero Fans Offer $5,000 Bounty in Hope of Finding 5 Missing Race Tracks!
Over recent years there have been amazing efforts from the gaming community to look to preserve data for, basically, historical purposes. This is especially important for when the title was released in a format that isn’t standing the test of time particularly well. For BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2, however,…
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PCSX2 Emulator Team Confirm 97% of PS2 Games Are Now “Playable”!
Despite the PS2 being (at least to my knowledge) the best-selling video game console of all time, it is perhaps surprising to see that PC emulation for it has taken something of a significant backseat to efforts made on the PS3. – For example, while I daresay many of you…
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BBC Micro Celebrates 40th Birthday With Retro Sounds Contest Winner!
For those of you who attended school in the UK between the 1980s or early to mid-’90s, you were probably more than familiar with the BBC Micro. Designed by Acorn Computers (perhaps best known for the Electron), the system was specifically commissioned by the BBC in order to, basically, bring…
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Over 300 OG Xbox Prototype Games (Many Never Released) Get Posted Online!
The original Xbox is fast approaching its 20th birthday, and it certainly represents one of the most iconic consoles of all time. Not least of all because it represented Microsoft’s first official foray into the world of dedicated home gaming systems. Albeit, it would certainly be remiss of us to…
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