The N64 was home to some groundbreaking games that set the standard for games in their genre. Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 are two such titles. Those two games are probably the most influential games for 3D movement and level design of their generation. Arguably, the Playstation didn’t have as many great core titles as the N64, but it did have a great diversity of games available and had titles for every genre you could imagine.…
Category: Hardware Review
ExtremeRate GBA Shells – All that you need to make that ultimate build
The proliferation of many different kinds of emulation handhelds in recent years might have absolutely nothing to do with the fact that no major hardware manufacturer has a dedicated handheld on the market. Or, the fact that Nintendo (and other companies) has no cheap, utilitarian handheld on the market could be the main factor in why companies like Retroid, Anbernic, and Powkiddy are releasing iteration afer iteration of devices that have a primary function of using emulators to play, often pirated, ROMs from the former company’s back catalogues.…
HiSpeedido GBA IPS Screen Kit (non-laminated) Review
The original GBA was a console that was surprisingly powerful in comparison with previous Game Boy models. Nintendo’s philosophy of making the most of old technology was clearly present in the Game Boy line. However, with the successor to the Game Boy Color Nintendo intended to give fans a powerful system that wouldn’t be a slouch in comparison with home consoles.…
Master Everdrive X7 Review – Your Master System Collection on one Cart
The Sega Master System is an often underrated console with a huge library of games that sold more than it’s rival, the NES, in some regions, including Europe and South America. As someone from Europe, the Master System was a popular console choice for older generations, such as my brother and his school friends. Even today, the Master System seems to be looked back on more fondly than the NES, at least in my local area.…
Hyperkin Retron 1 HD Gaming System Review
I review a few flash carts and reproduction games (ROM hacks) on this site, and often I don’t use the original hardware to test the carts, but instead I use a ‘clone console’. There is some misunderstanding as to the quality and presentation of ‘clone consoles’. While it is true that older clones, such as the ‘Scorpion’ (a Sega Megadrive clone system from the 90’s) were trying to pass themselves off as the real deal, modern clones from companies such as Hyperkin, Analogue, and Retro-Bit differentiate themselves by presenting as unique, cool, and practical alternatives to original hardware.…
Hex Gaming Ultimate PS5 Controller Review
Hex Gaming is becoming a more well-known name in the world of premium Xbox and PlayStation controllers. I’ve reviewed quite a few of their controllers on this site, and the controllers not only always look good, but they also perform in the top category of controllers for their respective systems. At the moment there is a lot of talk about Hall effect analogue sticks, with the Switch 2 not implementing Hall effect in their Switch 2 Joy Cons.…
HISPEEDIDO GBP IPS Kit (New Version) + GBP Battery Mod Review
There is a certain appeal to backlit Game Boys. They are stylish and cool (to some of us at least). Since the 90s, people have wished that they had the capacity to put a light on that screen so that they could play the Game Boy in their room at night. For many years, there have been options available to backlight your Game Boy.…
Hyperkin Retron 2 HD Gaming System Review
It has been over thirty years since the Super Nintendo was first released, and so much has changed since then in terms of the price and rarity of important electronic components that are used to build consoles. The graphical power of video game machines has also doubled many times over the last three decades. The phones that we carry in our pockets are many times more powerful than the NES, Super Nintendo, and Sega Megadrive.…
HEX Gaming Hyper PS4 Controller Review
Hex Gaming has a wide range of great PS5 and Xbox Series S/X controllers. However, they also have some great PS4 controllers available. As an older system, the PS4 has a wider range of games than the PS5, and people know the system a bit better than the PS5. Here, we review the PS4 Hyper controller.…
FX PAK Pro Everdrive Review
Flash carts are a good tool to use in order to play old, retro games. Some games have become very expensive and rare. It’s good for video game preservation that we can access ROMs to play rare games. Whole communities develop because of the love of retro games. One brand has grown to almost define flash carts.…