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As a child of the 80s, I didn’t have an Atari, an NES, or even a Sega Master System. My first console was actually…
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Having to feed a machine an unending supply of quarters to enjoy your favorite video game was just one of many…
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On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart and 17 other researchers from the Stanford Research Institute gave a 90-minute…
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A month ago, when we first covered App Craft Studio’s Retro Widget that gave the iPhone and Apple Watch a Nokia make-…
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The release of the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. seems to confirm that Nintendo has no plans to revive or revisit…
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After successfully hacking Nintendo’s Game & Watch revival a day before the handheld was officially released, it…
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Modern video games and consoles offer a narrative experience that rivals Hollywood blockbusters, but also require a…
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After releasing the NES and SNES Classic Edition consoles in 2016 and 2017, many hoped that in 2019, for its 30th…
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As exciting as it is to retro gamers to see Nintendo resurrect its earliest handheld consoles, with just three games…
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Playing the Nintendo Switch With an Original 1977 Atari Joystick Is Extreme Devotion to Retro Gaming
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Having a hard time deciding between the Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch SE, or a heavily discounted Apple…
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Just five months ago I called the original Retro Game 350 the best portable retro gaming machine you could buy. It’s…
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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round-up of toys and collectibles. San Diego Comic-Con 2020 didn’t quite…
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It didn’t take long for the handheld emulators coming out of China to get powerful enough to finally play N64 games,…
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Earlier this year, Justine Haupt revealed a custom cellphone she built that eschewed unwanted battery-killing…
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Yesterday, Sega revealed its Game Gear Micro throwback console and if you think putting just four retro games inside…
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