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The Best 16-bit Mario Games for Retro Gamers

October 31, 2023 by Retro Alex
Best 16-bit Mario games

Before the world of 3D and online multiplayer, Mario’s 16-bit titles were the pinnacle of gaming

Categories Retro Gaming Tags 16-bit, Mario, SNES, Super Mario Bros

Best 13 Retro Games Perfect for Halloween

October 30, 2023October 29, 2023 by Retro Alex

Dive into a world of pixelated horrors and nostalgic chills with these iconic retro games perfect for Halloween

Categories Retro Gaming Tags Halloween, Horror, Spooky

Classic PC Games That Defined the ’80s and ’90s

October 29, 2023 by Retro Alex
Classic PC Games

Iconic titles that pioneered new genres, harnessed groundbreaking technology, and inspire the next generation of games.

Categories Retro Gaming Tags Features

Myst: The Game that Redefined Adventure & Puzzle Genres

October 30, 2023October 26, 2023 by Retro Alex

Myst shaped the retro gaming landscape and set new standards that continue to influence games today

Categories Retro Gaming Tags Myst, PC Gaming

Video Calls on a 56K Modem

October 25, 2023October 22, 2023 by Retro Alex
Amstrad E3

The Amstrad E3 brought video calling to households before they even had broadband

Categories Retro Tech Tags Dial-Up Internet, Features, Video

Jaguar Dreams and VR Schemes

October 25, 2023October 22, 2023 by Retro Alex
Jaguar VR

Atari’s Jaguar VR vaporware

Categories Retro Tech Tags Features, Jaguar, Retro Gaming, VR

Tweeting Before Smartphones: Remembering the TwitterPeek

October 25, 2023October 22, 2023 by Retro Alex
TwitterPeek

“No phone, no browser, no camera — and no apologies”

Categories Retro Tech Tags Features, Smartphones, Twitter

Bringing TV Channels to the Feature Phone: The Virgin Lobster 700TV

October 25, 2023October 22, 2023 by Retro Alex
Virgin Lobster 700TV

This bulky headset added 5 TV channels to users’ pockets

Categories Retro Tech Tags Features, Smartphones

The Pocket Surfer 2 downloaded webpages over pre-3G networks faster than any other phone

October 25, 2023October 22, 2023 by Retro Alex

In the pre-3G era of smart phones, webpages were painfully slow to download outside of wifi. But the Pocket Surfer 2 was fast. How did it do it?

Categories Retro Tech Tags Features, Smartphones

From Game Console to Movie Center: The Panasonic Q was Nintendo’s DVD Dream

October 25, 2023September 17, 2023 by Retro Alex

The Panasonic Q (2001) was a hybrid version of the Nintendo GameCube, exclusive to the Japanese market

Categories Retro Tech Tags Features, Gaming, Nintendo, Panasonic
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