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Feature If The Oliver Twins' Ghost Hunters Is The Future Of GenAI Gaming, Then We Have Nothing To Worry About

Easily the worst 'game' of the year

28
- Fri 28th Nov 2025
- AI
- The Oliver Twins
- Features
- Hands On
Hands On The C64 Mini - Black Edition - Commodore's Beloved Home Micro Gets Shrunk Down (Again)

Comes pre-loaded with 25 'modern' C64 classics

4
- Thu 27th Nov 2025
- C64
- Commodore
- Hands On
- Features
Feature 'Trigger Happy' Is A Sumptious Visual Tour Of Gaming's Greatest Controllers

(...and a few that are perhaps best forgotten)

5
- Fri 21st Nov 2025
- Features
- Gallery
- Hands On
Hands On Evercade Alpha Taito Edition - A Bartop Behemoth Packed With Coin-Op History

Space Invaders! Bubble Bobble! Rastan!

19
- Wed 12th Nov 2025
- Previews
- Evercade
- Features
- Hands On
Hands On G'AIM'E Light Gun - This AI-Powered Blaster Hits The Target

Taking aim

15
- Wed 30th Jul 2025
- Previews
- GAIME
- Hands On
- Hardware
Hands On 30 Years On, DOOM's "Super FX 3" Upgrade Gives SNES Players A More Polished Way To Rip And Tear

Hands-on with Limited Run's new port and Retro-Bit's rumble pad

44
- Mon 7th Jul 2025
- Previews
- Features
- Nintendo
- SNES
Hands On This Super Mario World Vinyl Soundtrack Takes You Right Back To 1990

Spin those discs

11
- Thu 22nd May 2025
- Previews
- Nintendo
- Music
- Hands On
Hands On GameBook Advance, A Heartfelt Tribute To Nintendo's GBA

Advanced reading

1
- Wed 21st May 2025
- Previews
- Nintendo
- GBA
- Books
Hands On Quarter Arcades' BurgerTime Is Good Enough To Eat

Yum

5
- Tue 11th Feb 2025
- Previews
- Features
- Hands On
- Quarter Arcades
Hands On Tokyo Xtreme Racer - The Welcome Return Of An Arcade Racing Classic

Flash for cash

7
- Fri 7th Feb 2025
- Previews
- Hands On
- Features
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Hands On Genki And 8BitDo's PocketPro Collaboration Is Neat, If A Little Pointless

A cosmetic update of the existing SN30 Pro

11
- Thu 19th Dec 2024
- Previews
- Hands On
- Genki
- 8BitDo
Hands On Quarter Arcades' Elevator Action Revives A Taito Classic

Going down?

3
- Thu 12th Dec 2024
- Previews
- Hands On
- Features
- Gallery
Hands On Rebellion's Shock Speedball Reboot Is Off To A Promising Start

Ice cream?

4
- Wed 30th Oct 2024
- Hands On
- Previews
- Features
- Steam
Hands On HyperMegaTech Super Pocket Technōs And Atari Editions

Will these be in your Christmas stocking this year?

18
- Fri 18th Oct 2024
- Previews
- Features
- Hands On
- Evercade
Hands On ON Is A Scholarly New Bookazine Created By Some Of The Best Writers In Video Games

Keith Stuart! Keza MacDonald! Christian Donlan!

5
- Wed 16th Oct 2024
- Previews
- Hands On
- Books
- Features
Hands On AYANEO Retro Power Bank - The Cutest Power Bank You'll Ever See

(Just don't tell Nintendo...)

10
- Wed 4th Sep 2024
- Previews
- Hands On
- AYANEO
- Nintendo
Hands On Parking Garage Rally Circuit Is A Fun Cross Between Mario Kart & Sega Rally

We go hands-on with the Saturn-inspired racer, which is coming to Steam in 2024

2
- Fri 9th Aug 2024
- Previews
- Hands On
- News
- Steam
Hands On Run 'n' Gun: A History Of On-Foot Shooters Takes You From Contra To Cuphead

Bitmap Books is back with a blast

4
- Tue 2nd Jul 2024
- Previews
- Hands On
- Books
- Bitmap Books
Hands On Mind-Blowing NES Shmup Chouyoku Senki Estique Just Keeps Getting Better

"The game is about 60% through development"

11
- Tue 28th May 2024
- Previews
- Features
- Hands On
- Nintendo
Hands On Xeno Crisis On SNES Really Is A Dream Come True

Room clear!

21
- Thu 11th Apr 2024
- Previews
- Nintendo
- SNES
- Hands On
Hands On This $20 JSAUX Transparent Back Plate Fixed My Biggest Gripe With The Steam Deck OLED

Up a "creak" without a paddle

9
- Mon 11th Mar 2024
- Previews
- Steam Deck
- Features
- Hands On
Hands On Octopus Arcade Stick - A One-Stop Solution For Fighting Fans

Dreamcast, Saturn, Switch, PS4... and more?

7
- Fri 5th Jan 2024
- Previews
- Features
- Hands On
- Dreamcast
Hands On Evercade's Latest Crop Of Carts Offer Some Welcome Surprises

Sunsoft! Delphine! Piko! Sydney Hunter!

18
- Wed 4th Oct 2023
- Previews
- Features
- Hands On
- Evercade
Hands On Unboxing Astebros, A Brand-New Mega Drive Game For 2023

Cool story, bros

4
- Thu 13th Jul 2023
- Sega
- Mega Drive
- Hands On
- Previews
Hands On Xeno Crisis Continues Its Quest To Be Released On Every Gaming System Ever Made

We unbox the new N64 and GameCube versions

39
- Fri 28th Apr 2023
- Nintendo
- GameCube
- N64
- Hands On
Hands On The Shargeek Retro Charger Is The Ultimate Geek Gift

Charge your tech in style

0
- Tue 31st Jan 2023
- Hardware
- Hands On
- Previews
Hands On Evercade's Latest Cart Celebrates Bedroom Coders The World Over

Indie Heroes 2 contains 12 games

3
- Wed 25th Jan 2023
- Evercade
- Hands On
- Previews
- Features
Hands On Golden Axe Returns Is So Good, Sega Itself Probably Couldn't Do Any Better

A fan-tastic fan game

10
- Wed 18th Jan 2023
- Hands On
- Previews
- Golden Axe
- Sega
Hands On We Went To Japan To Play M2's Amazing 'SenXin Aleste'

Akihabara, here we come

6
- Mon 16th Jan 2023
- Hands On
- Previews
- Features
- Japan
Hands On Evercade's New Carts Come With A Few Surprises

A pair of stunners

7
- Fri 4th Nov 2022
- Evercade
- Hands On
- Previews
Hands On Evercade EXP - Now Packed With Capcom Goodness

Update: Pre-orders now open on Amazon UK

14
- Mon 10th Oct 2022
- Evercade
- Hands On
- Previews
- Hardware
Hands On Nanoleaf's Sonic 2 'Shapes' Pack - The Perfect Games Room Backdrop

Take (nano) leaf out of this book

0
- Thu 22nd Sep 2022
- Hands On
- Previews
- Sonic
- Merchandise
Hands On Polymega Is Shaping Up To Be The Ultimate All-In-One Retro Emulation Box

Time to dust off your entire vintage library

81
- Wed 10th Apr 2019
- Features
- Polymega
- Hands On
- Previews
Hands On Exploring The Future Of Retro Gaming With Polymega

Hello, lovely

63
- Fri 22nd Jun 2018
- E3 2018
- Polymega
- Emulation Consoles
- Features