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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...

Best PS2 RPGs list – iconic PlayStation 2 role-playing games that defined the golden era of gaming

PS2 RPG Guide – Discover the Best PlayStation 2 Role Playing Games

Relive the golden age of PlayStation 2 with our definitive list of the best PS2 RPGs—featuring timeless adventures,...

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...

Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast consoles side by side under Sega logo – retro console wars image

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...

Colorful 90s-style graphic with bold retro lettering saying 'Back to the 90s', surrounded by nostalgic icons like a cassette tape, high-top sneaker, and pixel shapes – evoking the era of classic Legend of Zelda SNES and Game Boy games

Retro Deep Dive: The Legend of Zelda in the 1990s – Complete Guide to Every 90s Zelda Game

The Legend of Zelda is one of the most iconic video game series of all time. With over 51 million copies sold during...

NES Metroid password screen – retro video game save system using alphanumeric codes

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...

10 Best Retro Horror Games” over a dark, moody background featuring the Scissorman character from Clock Tower on PS1, evoking a classic survival horror atmosphere.

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...

Stereotypes in video games – concept art of gender and race representation issues in gaming media

Stereotypes in Gaming: The Effects of Sexist and Racist Video Games

This article explores how sexist and racist video games shape harmful stereotypes, influence player behavior, and...

Telltale Games logo with years active 2004 to 2018

Telltale Retrospective – The Wolf Among Us & The Walking Dead S2

A retrospective exploring The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead: Season Two, and how Telltale Games rose to fame before...

Main protagonists from Persona 1 to Persona 5 representing the evolution of dungeon crawling RPGs and social simulation gameplay

The Allure of Persona: Why Social Bonds Make These RPGs So Unique

The Persona video game series combines dungeon crawling RPG combat with deep social simulation, offering a unique and...

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