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What We Found in the Vault

Top Sega Saturn light gun games with Saturn Virtua Gun and game box art collage

Locked & Loaded: Top SEGA Saturn Light Gun Games That Still Hit Hard

Ranked list of the best Sega Saturn light gun games—console shooters that bring the arcade experience home. CRT...

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Lost Gems: Learn the History of Handheld Consoles Before the Game Boy

Whether it lived in your backpack or under your pillow, handheld consoles were more than just portable — they were...

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Mech Games – The 10 Best Giant Robot Battles of All Time

Explore the best mech games of all time, from classic strategy titles to explosive action shooters, and relive the...

Nintendo 3DS parental controls reset guide without PIN

Nintendo 3DS Guide – Reset Parental Controls Without a PIN - 2025

Can't access your Nintendo 3DS due to parental controls? This complete guide walks you through resetting parental...

Visual Guide for Identifying Counterfeit Pokémon DS Games

Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver Real vs Fake: Authentication Guide

I popped in a Pokémon DS game that wouldn’t load. The pins looked clean, so I started to suspect it might be a fake....

Portable gaming consoles and handheld devices for casual and mobile gaming

Portable Video Games – How Mobile Play Is Redefining Where We Game

Discover how casual, portable, and mobile gaming are changing where and how we play. The landscape of gaming has...

Sega DreamCast Console Review by The Old School Game Vault

Retro Console Review: Sega Dreamcast – Why It’s One of the Best

The Sega Dreamcast is often considered one of the most innovative retro gaming consoles of all time—and here at The...

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Retro Console Wars - The Sega Saturn vs DreamCast?

Compare Sega’s Saturn and Dreamcast consoles—two 90s icons that defined Sega’s rise, fall, and lasting retro gaming...

Worst retro video games based on movies – Predator NES, Wizard of Oz SNES, and Home Alone SNES adaptations

Retro Disasters – The Worst Video Games Based on Movies (NES & SNES)

A hilarious look at the worst retro video games based on movies, where classic films were turned into bizarre and...

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Retro Games vs Modern Games – Why Old Games Were So Hard

Explore why retro games were so hard compared to modern titles, uncovering the design choices, difficulty curves, and...

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