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The 10 best NES games of all-time
By Josh West last updated
Best List Vibrant and nostalgic, the best NES games will remind you what made Nintendo so good in the first place
How the war began – the making of Call of Duty
By Jeremy Peel published
Feature Interview | The story of Call of Duty begins with one of its fiercest rivals – here, Retro Gamer goes deep into the history of an FPS dynasty
Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024 to broadcast on March 21
By Dan Dawkins published
News Tune in to see over 40 anticipated upcoming titles on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC, with some exciting changes to the show
30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"
By Nick Thorpe published
Feature Interview | In conversation with the creators of Sonic 3 and its expansion Sonic & Knuckles
The 50 best games of the '80s, ranked
By Edge Staff published
Best List From Raid On Bungeling Bay to Elite, here's out definitive ranking of the best games of the '80s
NES devs discuss the process of creating classic retro games that defined a generation
By Nick Thorpe published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer spoke to NES vets on 8-bit coding, sprites, and the future of the old-school console
Celebrating 20 rubber-burning years of OutRun 2
By Martyn Carroll published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer's 'The Legend Lives On' series hits the grid with a free-wheeling classic
With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life
By Adam Barnes published
Interview Holiday Long Read | How Grand Theft Auto Vice City went from a reskin to a revolution for the GTA series
Exploring the impact of Resident Evil 4 and how it redefined the series forever
By Graeme Mason published
Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer revisits the Resident Evil game that changed everything
10 Best Spectrum games of all-time
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks the best ZX Spectrum games ever
The 10 best MSX games of all-time
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer's picks for the best MSX games ever
10 Best Atari 5200 games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List The best Atari 5200 games of all time according to Retro Gamer
10 Best 3DO games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks its 10 best 3DO games of all time
10 Best Game Gear games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks the best Sega Game Gear games of all time
10 Best PC Engine games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List The best PC Engine games as picked by the Retro Gamer team
10 Best Intellivision games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List The best Intellivision games as picked by the Retro Gamer team
10 Best Spectrum 128k games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List The all-time best Spectrum 128k games as picked by the Retro Gamer team
10 Best Commodore Vic-20 games
By Retro Gamer Team published
Best List Retro Gamer picks its best Commodore Vic-20 games