Retro Gaming Articles & Opinions

Are you thinking about buying a Pokémon Crystal cartridge, or do you want to check if yours is real? 

The PS2 startup sound set the stage for so many great games. From the strategy of MGS3 to the quiet moments in Shadow of the Colossus, these 15 classics are must-plays for everyone.

Explore how first-person, third-person, and hybrid perspectives shape the way we play, experience stories, and interact with modern video games.

Raya Systems made SNES games about diabetes, smoking, and asthma for hospitals. They weren't good games. The research behind them was.

Enemy leveling systems can make or break an RPG. Oblivion proved what happens when you get it wrong. Final Fantasy XII's T. rex shows what getting it right looks like.

Metroid revealed Samus was a woman at the end, not as the game's focus, but just as a fact. The Last of Us did the same with Ellie in the Left Behind DLC. Both got it right.

From King's Quest to Baldur's Gate 3, the RPGs I keep coming back to share one thing: they make your choices feel like they actually matter. That's harder to pull off than it sounds.

 Discover how a game that barely sold in 1997 turned into one of the most talked-about and successful franchises in gaming history.

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.