Retro

V8 Arcade: The best next-gen game out there

What's new? Not much.

But they put a lot of work into fixing what was broken.

Casual "Grandma" Non-Games

I tend to go through waves of playing a lot of games, to not playing any at all. Last fall I was at the top of that wave in large part due to all the new systems. But by early this year I was back to not playing much at all, and it had little to do with the lack of games on these new systems. I just didn't feel much like playing. It took me over two months to beat Twilight Princess. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game, but I just didn't have much desire to sit down and play it. Then I discovered the joys of simple, pick-up-and-play games.

Sierra goes the way of Atari

This is a sad day. Vivendi Universal Games, who currently owns Sierra, announced that they were shutting down Sierra's Seattle headquarters in a "restructuring move", and that Sierra would live on in name only.

A look back at Dreamcast

The Dreamcast was an inspiration to many console gamers today, but why was it so loved? It's online capabilities were fun, easy to use, and most importantly, free. Well, they were free for a while.

RetroBrid - The Pros and Cons of the Nintendo

This is part one of our new RetroBrid series in which articles from the past are brought back to be enjoyed, or even scrutinized! Here from August of 2000 is Hybrid himself looking at the just announced GameCube. Does it still stand true?

Pinball (NES)

Pinball games have been around for ages, and for good reason: they're fun. One of the many classic NES games emulated in Animal Crossing is Pinball. Let's take a detailed look at this version and how it stacks up.

Tribute to the Greatest Game Ever Made: Tetris

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Death to the Arcade?

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Console War of Yesteryear

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The Downfall of the Arcade

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