What We Found in the Vault
Pokemon Crystal Real vs Fake: How to Authenticate Cartridges
Retro gaming can be tricky, especially for collectors. If you’ve picked up a Pokémon Crystal cartridge, you need to...
Pokemon Emerald Real vs Fake: How to Spot Authentic Cartridges
Fake Pokémon games have become increasingly common in the used gaming market in recent years. Updated November -2025...
PS1 vs N64: Which Console Left the Better Retro Gaming Legacy?
This article compares the PS1 and N64, concluding that the PS1 won the legacy war, but the N64 remains the better...
Retro Console Reasons: Why You Should Own a Nintendo GameCube
The late 1990s and early 2000s produced some of the most beloved retro games in history. Most often, we credit the...
Retro Console Spotlight: Nintendo GameCube History & Best Games Guide
The Nintendo GameCube didn’t win its generation, but it delivered unforgettable games and remains a fan favorite...
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...
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...
Retro Horror Classics – 10 Survival Games That Still Haunt Us
Before horror games leaned into cinematic cutscenes and ray tracing, they were grittier, slower, and arguably more...
RPG Rewind – Final Fantasy IV GBA Review & Classic Gameplay
Originally released as Final Fantasy II on the SNES, this classic was reimagined as Final Fantasy IV Advance on the...
RPG Rewind – Final Fantasy VI GBA Review & Gameplay Masterpiece
I became a Final Fantasy fan back in 1997 with the release of Final Fantasy VII—and I’ve played every mainline...