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The Analogue Pocket: The Definitive Game Boy Handheld?
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It took a long time for the Analogue Pocket to finally arrive at our doorstep. I was a few minutes too late to pre-order the very first batch more …

The Evercade: A Cartridge-based Modern Retro Handheld
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In 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, Brittany-based company Blaze came with the solution: it is not vaccine jabs, but cartridge jabs we …

E3 2021: a Retro PC Gamer's Perspective
The summer of 2021 is here: not only the sun, but also hope is in the air. Most conferences are still mostly virtually presented, but at least this …

Wizardry 8 Playthrough Blog
Wizardry 8: the Adventure Blog! I’ve been keen on replaying the whole game for old times sake - on a ‘real’ retro Win98 PC. After …

The Best and Worst Retro Hack & Slash Games
A selection of retro Hack & Slah games, ranked. Which ones stack up to Diablo 2? A summary of the best and worst action RPG games from 2000 to …

Super Mario 64 aged badly
Super Mario 3D All Stars, the sneaky compilation release Nintendo bestowed upon us in the previous month, contains high definition remakes of three …

Reviews from 2001 revived!
Good news everyone! Futurama might not be back, but old PC gaming previews and reviews from UnionVault.NET, one of Jefklak’s Codex ancestors, …

The Gaming Setup, a 2007 Flashback
While digging through an old archive, I came across pictures of my gaming setup in 2007. CRT gaming and the ultimate game boy - it’s all there! …

A Look At the Evolution of Retro Shooters and Their Engines
I’m feeling nostalgic. Why don’t you join me so we can marvel at magnificent achievements of the FPS past?

31 Animal Crossing GCN Features that (never?) returned
Which features from previous Animal Crossing games do you wish were present in the Switch one? Some features never made the jump to a new iteration. …