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Best retro game consoles 2024: my favorite ways to play classic capers
By Phil Hayton last updated
Buying guide Here are the best retro game consoles in 2024, including mini plug-and-play systems, emulation devices, and accessories that will upscale your original hardware.
Forget the Nintendo Alarmo, my bedside clock is an adorable Zelda handheld that's half the price
By Phil Hayton published
Awaken to Link's Awakening
This retro NES-style number pad makes me actually want to do math
By Tabitha Baker published
Hardware 8BitDo’s latest addition to its retro NES gaming keyboard line has me excited every time I have to do math.
The National Videogame Museum's CEO says a digital-only future represents "a fundamental loss of important cultural material from our time"
By Duncan Robertson published
Feature I went on a visit to the UK's National Video Game Museum and spoke to its co-CEO about hardware preservation, digital ownership, and the site's future.
I can't get enough of this retro hot-swappable keyboard - and it's never been cheaper
By Tabitha Baker published
Deals The 8BitDo Retro Mechanical keyboard just dropped to a record low price at Woot!
Analogue Pocket creators just announced the N64 console of my dreams
By Phil Hayton published
News The Analogue 3D is a reimagined N64 console with 4K output and 100% compatibility with original cartridges, and it'll arrive alongside a new 8bitdo controller.
This NES style gaming keyboard comes with giant mappable super buttons
By Tabitha Baker published
Hardware 8BitDo has launched a retro NES-style gaming keyboard today, with pre-orders live at just $99.99.
The Ayaneo Pocket Air isn't a Steam Deck rival, but it could be the next best retro handheld
By Phil Hayton published
News The upcoming Ayaneo Pocket Air targets retro gamers with an OLED display and Android capabilities, and it could become the go-to handheld emulation station.
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