Rise and fall of the Twisted Metal series
Ah yes, Twisted Metal — the video game series that asked the all-important question: “What if Mario Kart had a midlife crisis, bought a flamethrower, and started listening to Nine Inch Nails?” 🚗💥 What is Twisted Metal? Imagine a demolition derby, except every car has rockets, machine guns, and deep emotional trauma. It’s vehicular combat […]
XBOX Retro Classics is good… and could be great!
Xbox is teaming up with Antstream to bring classic Activision titles to Game Pass. Atari 2600, MS-DOS, SNES, PS1 & More. Here are my first impressions! The Xbox is like that one overly enthusiastic friend who shows up to game night with a cooler full of energy drinks, a 4K TV strapped to their back, […]
Square Pegs – Video Game Pickups – 29 Games on Switch, PS5, Super Famicom, More!
Square Pegs is the retro gaming YouTube channel that feels like it was lovingly assembled from an ‘80s toy aisle, a VHS tape left too close to a magnet, and the exact moment someone blew into an NES cartridge and made magic happen. Hosted by a guy who looks like he’s just one caffeine crash […]
Yes, Cassettes still rule.
Collecting cassettes is like adopting a bunch of tiny plastic pets that constantly remind you how old you’re getting, yet somehow make you feel impossibly cool—like a time-traveling DJ who refuses to update their Spotify. There’s the thrill of rewinding with a pencil (the original fidget spinner), the satisfying clunk when one slots into your […]
Doug DeMuro Ranks Every V12 Lamborghini Flagship Car
Lamborghini’s history with V12 engines begins, naturally, with a grudge match and a tractor. Ferruccio Lamborghini, a wealthy Italian tractor magnate, got annoyed when his Ferrari kept breaking down. When he politely suggested Enzo Ferrari build better cars (read: when he insulted his clutch to his face), Enzo basically told him to stick to farming. […]
Retro Buyer’s Guide: Portable CD Players!
It all started innocently enough — just trying to find a Discman to play that one scratched-up mix CD from high school labeled “Ultimate Feels Vol. 2.” But one late-night eBay scroll turned into a rabbit hole of vintage Sony Discman models, anti-skip bragging rights, and forums full of middle-aged warriors debating whether the ESP […]
Interview: Dorian Hart on Looking Glass Studios & Irrational Games
🎮 Games Dorian Hart Worked On 🧙♂️ Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993) Dorian’s journey began with this immersive dungeon crawler. It was like D&D, but your party was just you, and the dungeon was a maze designed by someone who hated you. 🤖 System Shock (1994) A pioneering first-person shooter where you battled […]
Tour of ** NEW ** Pink Gorilla GAME STORE in Las Vegas!
Pink Gorilla Games has leveled up with a brand new location in Las Vegas! Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the store w/ Kelsey before it opened to the public, then stick around for the grand opening chaos complete with good vibes & packed video game shelves. Las Vegas is the only place on Earth where […]
Good thing I opened this brand new PSP!!
QUICK BONUS VIDEO: The Sony PSP battery—proof that sometimes, portable gaming meant “portable explosive device.” In the mid-2000s, the PSP was the sleekest thing around. You felt like a tech god holding that black mirror of power. But little did we know… inside that shiny shell lurked a ticking time bomb disguised as a lithium-ion […]
My Favorite Retro PC Games (and how to play them today)
I’m diving into the Golden Age of PC gaming (Win98/XP) and sharing some of my favorite retro PC games and how to play them today! These games have a timeless appeal and still resonate with players! GAMES SHOWN: No One Lives Forever 1 & 2 NOX Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force 1 & 2 Gabriel […]