Jacob 
One thing that’s missing from modern game consoles is backward compatibility that goes beyond playing games from just one generation ago. Yes, the PlayStation 5 ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 26th August 2023
If you’re a 90s kid who owned a PS1, you probably remember playing fully 3D games that looked better than anything else on the market. ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 24th August 2023
Old game consoles are quite fascinating from a technological as well as historical perspective. Back in the 8 and 16-bit era, developers used to write ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 23rd August 2023
When people think of popular retro handheld consoles, the Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear are considered prominent examples. However, few are aware that ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 20th August 2023
Memory cards work very differently from SRAM chips in old 8 and 16-bit game cartridges. These use flash memory, which is a type of non-volatile ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 17th August 2023
SNES game cartridges are some of the most resilient electronic devices ever made, and I’m quite sure they can survive a nuclear apocalypse. But just ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 15th August 2023
Modern television sets have much better fidelity compared to old CRTs, or at least that’s what you’d think until you plugged in your old PS2. ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 7th August 2023
As if the regular Game Boy wasn’t small enough, Nintendo released a super-compact version of it in 2005. Called the Game Boy Micro, it’s a ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 1st August 2023
Modern emulators do an excellent job of replicating retro game systems such as Atari, NES, Genesis, etc. In addition, they can also play games from ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 22nd July 2023
If you were a kid growing up in the 1970s, you’d be very familiar with the Atari name as they helped establish the arcade and ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 20th July 2023