by Jim Gray | Oct 6, 2025 | Features
Prior to 1999’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, good skateboarding games were mostly confined to arcades, and while Pro Skater wasn’t the first skateboarding game for home consoles, it was the first to spawn true imitators. Depending on who you ask, 2000s...
by andrew | Oct 5, 2025 | Features, News
Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in the world of hardware and software. Our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee,...
by Jim Gray | Oct 5, 2025 | Features, Reviews
If you’ve spent any time at all on ad-supported gaming websites, you’ve probably started to see AI-generated gadgets (below) in thumbnails that, upon further scrutiny, are clearly bogus. Usually, pictured “devices” suffer from confusingly...
by Dan W | Oct 4, 2025 | Features
In the UK, where I live, we have a long-running radio program called Desert Island Discs. In this show, which was first broadcast in 1942, guests are invited on and asked to select 8 audio recordings. The ones they would choose to be with them if they were stuck on a...
by Dan W | Oct 3, 2025 | Features, Guide
There’s a lot of variety when it comes to device-agnostic game launchers for Android. Some like Dajisho because it’s free (and that makes sense), some like Beacon Launcher because it’s new and shiny, and some like Reset Collection because it comes free with a Patreon...
by Ban | Oct 2, 2025 | Features, Reviews
Fantech seems to be following a number of other controller makers this year. Dumping out a lot of controllers in an attempt to see what sticks. They’ve had this in their EOS line, as well as the Shooter III. They’ve also had less-than-stellar releases like the...