What makes a game stick in your memory? What are the early games that defined, for you, what games could be and how they could make you feel?

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.

Old-school games were brutal by design. Here's why that might have been a good thing.

PlayStation just announced that new PS5 games will no longer ship on disc starting in 2028. Here's why physical games matter more now than ever.

Nintendo's Virtual Boy experiment lasted less than a year. After playing Mario Tennis, I saw flashing red lines everywhere in my house for hours.

I tried replaying Champions of Krynn. I quit after an hour. The split-screen interface was unbearable. But Super Mario still holds up perfectly. Not all old games hold up. After over 17 years in retro gaming, I know which ones are worth a second look and which should stay in the past.

Explore our latest retro game haul, featuring Resident Evil, Silent Hill, GameCube favorites, and a few collectible surprises.