This Tiny Pac-Man Game Is the Size of a Credit Card
Super Impulse’s Tiny Arcade line—a series of four-inch-tall fully playable arcade cabinets—is a fun way for ‘80s kids…
My Favorite Childhood Gadget of the '80s, the Speak & Spell, Is Back
I can’t remember when exactly the Speak & Spell first entered my life—it was sometime in the very early ‘80s when I was…
The RetroChamp Turns the Original NES Into a Nintendo Switch-Inspired All-In-One Handheld
Thirty years after the original Game Boy was first released, handheld gaming is as popular as it’s ever been.…
Japan's Last Remaining Pager Service Is Officially Calling It Quits
The heyday of the pager is long since over, but the devices themselves have continued to be used for specialized…
VR Shoes Were Thankfully Not the Best Hardware We Saw At E3
There were rumors of a Playstation 5 and news on the next generation of Xbox, but this E3 was ultimately pretty light…
There's a Treasure Trove of Ancient Video Games in This Underground Bunker
Mike Mika is a video game developer, so naturally he has a passion for video games. He modded Donkey Kong once so his…
This Cassette Tape Simulator Makes Your MP3s Sound Like You're Listening to a Retro Walkman
Released in 1979, the original Sony Walkman completely changed how people listened to music. Your tunes were free to go…
This Tiny Clone Perfectly Recreates the Commodore 64 Gaming Experience
Before the Super Nintendo, and even before the original NES arrived in North America, I cut my gaming teeth on the…
Casio Is Reviving an ’80s Musical Calculator So You Can Play the Star Wars Theme While Doing Your Taxes
For a short while, listening to popular songs played on old-school calculators was a fun YouTube distraction. Fads come…
Watching Netflix on a 1995 Internet Connection Would've Required More Patience Than Any Human's Ever Had
The next time Netflix takes more than a couple of agonizing seconds to start streaming a movie, use that time to…
A Brilliant Toy Hacker Turned the G.I. Joe Cobra Rattler Into an RC Plane That Actually Flies
If you grew up in the ‘80s watching G.I. Joe and playing with the toys, you undoubtedly remember the Rattler, Cobra’s…
An Incredible Black Panther Steps Into the Spotlight, and More of the Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of the most amazing toys we’ve seen all week. Usually, this is where…
This Upgraded Super Nintendo Clone Rekindled My Love of 16-Bit Gaming
A few years ago we reviewed a souped-up NES clone called the Analogue Nt with a prohibitively expensive, $500 aluminum…
I'd Actually Consider Going to a Spin Class If I Could Ride Schwinn's Retro-Styled Exercise Bikes
Pour through an old album of your parents (or grandparents) and you’ll probably find a photo of them riding a classic…
Watch the Complicated Smart Home of the 1980s in Action
Have you ever fantasized about having a house completely and totally managed from the comfort of your desk chair? Or…
Watch This Guy Build a Nintendo Switch Clone That Plays Thousands of Classic Games
Still having a hard time finding a Nintendo Switch in stores? Or maybe you’re tired of waiting for Nintendo’s promised…
Tamagotchi Is Back—And I Already Killed Mine
Just after 11 am on Saturday morning, I became the proud parent of my very first Tamagotchi, freshly hatched from its…
I'll Take This Miniature Commodore 64 Over a Tiny SNES Any Day
Unlike many of my friends, my first video game console wasn’t the original NES. It was a Commodore 64, which my parents…
These Are the 25 Games the Game Boy Classic Edition Should Include
It’s widely assumed that the next Classic Edition of retro hardware from Nintendo will be a tiny version of the N64.…