What We Found in the Vault

GameBoy Guide: How to Tell if Pokémon Crystal Is Real vs Fake Game
Retro gaming can be tricky, especially for collectors. If you’ve picked up a Pokémon Crystal cartridge, you need to...

GameCube Guide – How to Spot Fake Artwork vs Real Collector Inserts
Learn how to spot fake GameCube case artwork with real examples, covering paper quality, spine alignment, barcode...

Gaming Perspective: Jersey Devil PS1 Made Me Question Everything I Loved About the N64
It’s a dark night. Clouds roll across the sky like ominous warnings. In the far corner of Jersey Town, there is a...

Gothic Gaming Guide – The 10 Best Retro Castlevania Games
Castlevania didn’t just make waves—it helped define an entire genre. Its blend of platforming and exploration gave...

Horror Icons – Video Game Characters So Scary They Belong in a Movie
Horror video games create a deeper sense of fear than movies by making players confront terrifying monsters,...

How Video Game Music Tells Stories: Orchestral to Licensed Hits
From sweeping orchestral scores to unforgettable licensed tracks, video game music is now a storytelling powerhouse...

Interconnected Gameplay – What It Is and Does It Work?
Explore how interconnected games link progress, story, and rewards across titles — from Mass Effect’s mobile tie-ins...

Life Lessons: What Classic Video Games Taught Us About Real Life
A couple of years back, while visiting with family over Thanksgiving, my cousins and siblings and I started playing...

Multiplayer Throwback: Best 4 Player NES Games That Support the NES Four Score
When most people think back to the Nintendo Entertainment System, they think of hit games like Super Mario Bros 3 on...

NES Cartridge Screws Explained: 5-Screw vs 3-Screw Variants & Why They Matter
In 1985, Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America, forever changing the video game...