Hands On Retro Fighters Brawler64 Pro - A Solid Controller For N64, And More

I'm just not sure about that 'Extreme Green' colour...

26

• Wed, 6pm
• Retro Fighters
• N64
• Hands On
• Features

Hands On The Activision Super Pocket Is Bursting With Games, But I Feel Like I'm Not The Target Audience

...and that's fine!

5

• Fri 4th Sep 2026
• Evercade
• Super Pocket
• Hands On
• Activision
• Previews

Hands On The Evercade Nexus Feels Like A True Evolution Thanks To A Great Display And Dual Analogue

Enter the Nexus

26

• Wed 2nd Sep 2026
• Hands On
• Evercade
• Features
• Previews

Hands On Taki Udon's Console Mode Finally Gives MiSTer FPGA the Accessibility I've Always Craved

Works on both MiSTer and SuperStation One

5

• Fri 31st Jul 2026
• MiSTer FPGA
• FPGA
• SuperStation One
• Taki Udon
• Hands On

Hands On This Power Bank Has Become A Daily Driver For My Switch, AYANEO And Steam Deck

The INIU P63 offers a massive 25,000mAh capacity

4

• Wed 8th Jul 2026
• Accessories
• Steam Deck
• Hands On
• Features

Hands On I Was Already Excited About Truxton Extreme, But Playing It On A Next-Gen Cinema Screen Is Something Else

Extreme, close up

16

• Fri 3rd Jul 2026
• Hands On
• Features
• Truxton
• Nintendo Switch
• PS5

Hands On JSAUX 4K 6-in-1 Dock - Switch-Up Your Handheld Gaming PC

Big picture mode

0

• Tue 19th May 2026
• Hands On
• Accessories
• PC
• Features

Hands On The Genki Moonbase Doesn't Just Charge My Devices - It Looks Cool, Too

Node activated!

3

• Fri 15th May 2026
• Genki
• Accessories
• Features
• Hands On

Hands On 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller – Now With Extra N64 Energy

Colour me excited

35

• Thu 19th Mar 2026
• Analogue
• N64
• Nintendo
• Hands On

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

27

• 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
• Light Gun

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

42

• Mon 7th Jul 2025
• Previews
• Features
• Nintendo
• SNES
• Limited Run Games

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
• Super Mario

Hands On GameBook Advance, A Heartfelt Tribute To Nintendo's GBA

Advanced reading

1

• Wed 21st May 2025
• Previews
• Nintendo
• GBA
• Books
• Hands On

Hands On Quarter Arcades' BurgerTime Is Good Enough To Eat

Yum

5

• Tue 11th Feb 2025
• Previews
• Features
• Hands On
• Quarter Arcades
• Gallery

Hands On Tokyo Xtreme Racer - The Welcome Return Of An Arcade Racing Classic

Flash for cash

6

• Fri 7th Feb 2025
• Previews
• Hands On
• Features
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer
• Steam

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
• Quarter Arcades

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
• PC

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
• HyperMegaTech

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
• Magazines

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
• SNES

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
• Indies

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
• Features

Hands On Mind-Blowing NES Shmup Chouyoku Senki Estique Just Keeps Getting Better

"The game is about 60% through development"

10

• Tue 28th May 2024
• Previews
• Features
• Hands On
• Nintendo
• NES

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

8

• 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
• Features

Hands On Xeno Crisis Continues Its Quest To Be Released On Every Gaming System Ever Made

We unbox the new N64 and GameCube versions

37

• Fri 28th Apr 2023
• Nintendo
• GameCube
• N64
• Hands On
• Previews

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

9

• Wed 18th Jan 2023
• Hands On
• Previews
• Golden Axe
• Sega
• Homebrews

Hands On We Went To Japan To Play M2's Amazing 'SenXin Aleste'

Akihabara, here we come

5

• Mon 16th Jan 2023
• Hands On
• Previews
• Features
• Japan
• Aleste

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
• Features

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
• Nanoleaf

Hands On Polymega Is Shaping Up To Be The Ultimate All-In-One Retro Emulation Box

Time to dust off your entire vintage library

80

• Wed 10th Apr 2019
• Features
• Polymega
• Hands On
• Previews
• Hardware

Hands On Exploring The Future Of Retro Gaming With Polymega

Hello, lovely

63

• Fri 22nd Jun 2018
• E3 2018
• Polymega
• Emulation Consoles
• Features
• Previews