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Retro Gaming Week 2025: Rediscover Classic Video Games With How-To Geek
We're celebrating the staying power of old-school video games.
Why I Think Chrono Trigger Is the Best Video Game Ever Made
We've all got our favorite games, but is yours as good as Chrono Trigger?
The Best Games Aren’t New, Which Is Great News for Your Wallet
You probably already have a few of them in your backlog.
I Tried Using My Apple TV for Retro Emulation, Here's What I Learned
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
8 Forgotten Game Boy Classics Worth Digging Out Your Old System For
The Game Boy helped define handheld gaming, but not all of its best titles are still celebrated today.
11 Best Fan-Made Browser Ports of Classic Games
Revisit the classics from the comfort of your browser.
12 GameCube Games That I Want to See on Nintendo Switch Online
From Melee to Monkey Ball, and a few weird gems you may have forgotten.
After Over a Decade I Bought a Physical Gaming Magazine—And It's Magical
It's the smell that's really the best thing.
The 8 Best Steam Games for Your Chromebook Plus
If you've got an up-specced Chromebook, why not have some fun with it?
The iPhone Now Has a Nostalgic Game Boy Camera App
Shoot low-res monochromatic photos like it's 1998!
8 Video Game Mechanics That Blew My Mind the First Time I Saw Them
Some video game mechanics were so innovative that they changed gaming forever.
Sonic the Hedgehog Turns 35 Next Year, Here's 5 Things SEGA Should Do to Celebrate
It's Sonic the Hedgehog's 34th anniversary, but all I can think about is what SEGA has in store for next year.
23 Years Later, This PS1 Game Is Still My Mount Everest
Even with 30 years of gaming under my belt, this PlayStation game remains one of the most difficult I've ever played.
Here's What Separates a Good Video Game Remake From a Pointless Rehash
Some gamers are begging for the remakes to stop.
This Wild ROM Hack Let Me Create My Own Pokémon
This community project might be the best Pokémon game of all time.
