retro games

Retro game arcade severely damaged in fire in Japan【Video】

Fire breaks out at Osaka arcade popular with foreign tourists, motorcycle in building may have made situation worse.

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Second-hand video game fukubukuro lucky bags reveal nostalgic surprises

An ordinary trip turns into a jackpot of retro games.

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Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】

Holding a GameCube controller again for the first time in years brings back a rush of memories.

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Game over for Classic Mini Famicom and Super Famicom as Nintendo announces end of repairs

If you’ve got one that needs fixing, get it done ASAP.

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Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys

New capsule toy series recreates the most iconic parts of three generations of Nintendo controllers.

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Finally! Nintendo Japan expands Switch 8-bit controller sales to everybody, Online member or not

Retro gamers, rejoice!

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Amazing papercraft kit looks, and even sounds, just like the Nintendo Famicom【Photos】

Celebrate the 40th (or 41st ) birthday of Nintendo’s game-changing video game console by putting together a perfect paper replica.

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Nintendo announces end of online service for 3DS, Wii U

End of the online line for two systems that never entirely got out of their predecessors’ shadows.

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Dance Dance Revolution Classic mini console set to bring the beat back in micro style【Video】

Three titles from the groundbreaking rhythm game franchise and tons of design details packed into a cool little package.

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Wear samurai armor while playing video games? That’s an option at this Japanese inn【Video】

Hokkaido ryokan lets you suit up in lamellar to play Dance Dance Revolution and Out Run.

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Pocky x Street Fighter II collaboration comes with a special game for a limited time

Will you be able to deliver a Pocky K.O.?

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Japanese kid turns dad’s retro game collection into awesome Dragon Quest clock【Photos】

Because no matter what time it is, it’s always time for Dragon Quest, right?

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2021’s top stories in video game and Nintendo news【SoraNews24 Year in Review】

How to shut down anti-gaming haters, confusing fan art guidelines, an N64 personality test, and a Zelda arrest.

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Retro game personality test: What the way you wrapped your N64 controller cord says about you

Japanese game fan analyses how your wrapping style reflected your childhood and predicted your adult life.

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Saddest original PlayStation ever? Store labels symbol of Japanese couple’s ‘90s love “junk”

Kaori and Naoto were so very much in love in the summer of 1997.

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They’re all here! Japanese collector completes set of all 1,244 Game Boy games【Photos】

If you could buy it in a store, he’s got it.

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Google made a free-to-play ninja cat RPG to celebrate the Tokyo Olympics, and it’s awesome!

The Google Doodle for the Tokyo Olympics’ start offers retro fun, insight into Japanese culture, and a skateboarding tanuki.

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Japanese retro gamer completes collection of every Nintendo Famicom cartridge ever released【Pics】

Collection of over 1,000 games cost far less than you might expect.

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It’s the Nintendo Famicom’s 38th birthday, so let’s bust out the Famicom Disk System!

38 years ago today, the Famicom everyone knows and loves went on sale, but what about its often forgotten upgrade?

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Retro game dream — A massive collection of 99.36 percent of every Game Boy game ever released

Collector approaches achievement of 100-percent completion.

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