While companies like Nintendo and Sony are content to cram a smattering of back-catalog titles into a tiny box to cash in on gaming nostalgia, Analogue has instead focused on making it easy for devoted retro gamers to enjoy all of their favorite classic games by making them shine on modern TVs. To date, the companyâŚ
Companies like Sony and Nvidia have tried to make game streaming a thing for years, so gamers can skip the download process entirely and instead stream games from the cloud. But only recently has the tech been good enough to make it feasible. Sony has PS Now, which can stream games over the internet to a PS4 or PC,âŚ
Despite Nintendo promising to bring back the NES Classic Edition next year, and to manufacture enough SNES Classic Editions to meet demand, both consoles are still hard to come by ahead of the looming Christmas deadline. ThinkGeek has managed to get its hands on a bunch of both consoles, but the retailer says it willâŚ
Still having a hard time finding a Nintendo Switch in stores? Or maybe youâre tired of waiting for Nintendoâs promised online store full of retro games? Tim Lindquist took things into his own hands and built a Nintendo Switch clone from scratch that can emulate games from over 50 classic systems.
If you were one of the many, many sad people who missed out on snagging the NES Classic Edition before Nintendo inexplicably pulled the plug on it, thereâs still a chance you can get one without spending hundreds on eBay as ThinkGeek has apparently stumbled onto a massive cache of the consoles.
As Segaâs Hail Mary pass on hardware, the Dreamcast wasnât exactly the miracle the company prayed for. But the long-dead console still has a massive fanbase, as a clever hacker who managed to port the infinitely addictive Flappy Bird to the Dreamcastâs interactive memory card recently demonstrated.
The Nintendo Switch is the perfect console for taking your games on the road, but if you want to connect it to a hotel TV for big screen gaming while traveling, youâll need to make room for its clunky dock in your suitcase. Itâs arguably the worst-designed part of the Switch, but third-party companies like Nyko areâŚ
It sounds like the best thing the new Nintendo Switch has going for it, at least at launch, is a new Legend of Zelda game. That makes it a hard sell, especially when this custom portable Super Nintendo already has a massive library of classic 16-bit gamesâmost of which are probably collecting dust in your parentsââŚ
We now know that the Nintendo Switch officially drops on March 3 for $300, but if having a new Legend of Zelda game available at launch isnât enough incentive for you to pre-order the shape-shifting console, maybe a game that has you milking the udders of a virtual cow will have you whipping out your credit card.
After the release of the NES Classic Edition, thereâs been quite a bit of speculation about what console Nintendo plans to miniaturize next. The SNES? The N64? The geniuses at Kei Studio clearly want a Game Boy Classic Edition, but instead of waiting for Nintendo to make one, they went and hacked together their own.
Aside from the pointlessly short controller cables, the only other complaint we have with Nintendoâs NES Classic Edition is that it only comes with 30 classic games. There are so many classic consoles and retro titles to choose from, which is why the RetroEngine Sigma might be a better alternative since it promises toâŚ
Todayâs the day you can finally get your hands on Nintendoâs attempt to squeeze a little more revenue out of the NES games library. Thatâs right, the tiny NES Classic Edition is finally hitting stores, which got us thinking, does Nintendo have an SNES Classic Edition in the works too?
YouTubeâs HMS2 wields a hobby knife like ancient samurai warriors wielded their katana swords. And with the help of equally precise tools like tweezers and toothpicks, the master miniaturizer turned a bunch of thin plastic sheets into an impossibly tiny Famicom consoleâthe Japanese predecessor to the original NES.
The adorable NES Classic Edition wonât be available for another week, but thereâs already a wireless replacement for the tiny consoleâs included tethered controller because as much as we all love retro authenticity, weâve learned to despise wires when it comes to gaming.
ThinkGeekâs timing couldâve been better with this 240-page notebook inspired by the NES consoleâs boxy controllers. It would have been the perfect place to write down level codes, cheats, or draw out maps to help you navigate Metroidâs endless caves and cavernsâwhen you were eight years old. But hey, itâs never tooâŚ
Despite a $500+ price tag, the Analogue Nt, a gorgeous NES clone made from a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum, has been continuously selling out since it was first released back in 2014. If you keep missing out, you can always grab one off eBay for $4,000, or wait until January when a smaller, cheaper, improvedâŚ
If youâve still got your childhood Super Nintendo hooked up and on active duty youâve probably discovered that while the console is going strong, its original controllers have long since died. But since itâs 2016 and weâve made so much progress on cutting cords, isnât it about time for your SNES to go wireless too?
There were very few complaints when the original Xbox One was announced, and it failed to handle 4K. In 2013 nobody really cared about HDâs successor. Not unless theyâd spent thousands of dollars on one of the few 4K TV sets available at the time. Yes, the best consoles have a habit of being future-proof (see the PS2âŚ
When Nintendo announced the pint-sized NES Classic, people rightly got super excited about the little guy. Although its hardware limitations became more known over time, the gadget is just so tiny, cute, and cheap that itâs easy to look past its faults. But one hardware hacker named daftmike crafted the mini NESâŚ
If thereâs one thing modern gaming consoles are missing, itâs a stylish wood veneer finish. Thatâs what classic â80s consoles did best, and if youâre feeling nostalgic for those gaming machines of yesteryear, why not build yourself a retro version of Pong, complete with a pair of paddle controllers for two players?
