The Definitive Super Nintendo (SNES) Guide: Emulation, Games and Passwords
Everything you need to know about the Super Nintendo (SNES) in 2026. The best emulators, unforgettable games and how to …
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Reviews, trivia and nostalgia about the greatest games ever made.
Pokémon GO turns 10: the craze that stopped the world in 2016
On 6 July 2016, Niantic launched Pokémon GO and the world stopped. Ten years on, it's more than $6 billion in revenue …
Sonic Adventure 2 turns 25 — the Shadow game that changed everything
Twenty-five years ago, Sega marked Sonic's tenth birthday with a game that would define a generation — Shadow, City …
Quake turns 30: the FPS that invented everything in 1996
On 22 June 1996, John Romero uploaded Quake to the internet late at night. Thirty years on, we still play games carrying …
Tetris at 42: the story of the puzzle you can't put down
On 6 June 1984, Alexey Pajitnov stacked the first blocks on a Soviet computer. 42 years later, Tetris is still addictive …
Half-Life 2: Episode One turns 20 — Alyx and the episodic model
On 1 June 2006, Valve released HL2: Episode One betting on an episodic model. Twenty years on, we look at how that bet …
Magnavox Odyssey: 54 years of the first game console
On 24 May 1972, Ralph Baer proved you could play games on the family TV. The Odyssey had no colour and no sound — and …
Dragon Quest at 40: the RPG that stopped Japan
On 27 May 1986, Dragon Quest arrived on the Famicom with no fanfare. Forty years on, it defined the JRPG and nearly …
LAN houses: the room that connected a generation to Counter-Strike
Today is World Internet Day. Time to remember the LAN houses: CS 1.6, Ragnarok, Tibia and the noisy internet we shared …
New Super Mario Bros.: 20 years since 2D Mario came back
On 15 May 2006, Nintendo released the first genuine 2D Mario in 11 years on the DS. More than 30 million copies later, …