Retro Gaming Articles & Opinions

I was surprised to discover Bloodborne hides its lore in item descriptions - from Skyrim's 820 books to Baldur's Gate 3, proving players love reading, text enhances gaming more than you think.

I started a King Peasant revolution at Thanksgiving and my sisters stayed mad for years - turns out video games taught me social consequences better than online gaming teaches my kids today.

I was in junior high when Genesis felt cutting-edge and cool - then watched Sega squander it all with scattered add-ons and movie clip games that drove me straight to PlayStation.

My employees get excited when they find a Famicom adapter. However, 90% of NES collections lack them. Here's how to spot the rare ones using the weight test and screw count method.

That damn dog - I wish you could shoot the fu**ing dog. Duck Hunt defined the NES Zapper experience, but Freedom Force made you feel like John McClane meets Terminator.

Before home computers were common, most kids encountered gaming on classroom computers. For a generation of students, that meant Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego, Reader Rabbit, and a few titles so strange they got pulled from schools entirely.

Explore in-depth analysis of video game storytelling, design mechanics, player choices, and the emotional experiences that shape how we play.

My friend shouted across the frisbee golf field: "You have to play Persona 3 Reload on hard!" Here's why difficulty settings make some games feel completely different.

Before diving into FF7 Remake and Rebirth, I went back to the 1997 original, and it made both games infinitely richer. Here's how I structured the experience.