Retro Games: How Aussies Keep the Old-School Spirit Alive

Retro Games: How Aussies Keep the Old-School Spirit Alive

retro gamingDarren James
If you’re an Aussie who loves old retro video games, the chances are high you have nostalgia and a soft spot for retro gaming. Retro gaming, or as some call it classic gaming, is the hobby of playing and collecting games from the early years of gaming. Specifically, the 1970s to the early 2000s when video game consoles like Atari, Nintendo, SNK, Sega, PC Engine and PlayStation ruled the world.
The Nintendo Switch is a Retro Console at Heart

The Nintendo Switch is a Retro Console at Heart

Nintendo SwitchJohn McCormick
When Nintendo recently announced their latest console – a home system/handheld hybrid named Switch – gamers around the world were...
What makes an addictive game?

What makes an addictive game?

addictive gamesJohn McCormick

The first game that ever got me well and truly hooked was Tetris. I got a Game Boy for my birthday. It was the clear one where you could see all of the innards of the handheld. We loved that clear hardware back in the ‘90s. It wasn’t my first games system, but it was the first that truly got its claws into me.

My first system was a...