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Aladdin springs over a guard, Ristar reaches halfway across the screen, and Yoshi walks through a landscape that looks as though somebody left the crayons out. Put these games beside one another and the variety is wonderful. Sixteen-bit hardware could produce a convincing cartoon, a dense fantasy painting, or a comic page that wanted to punch you back. Some of the best moments only make sense in motion. Thunder Force IV sends… Read more

Saturday morning, the controller is free, and you would quite like to finish something before Monday. Scrooge McDuck has treasure to find, the turtles have another appointment with Shredder, and Samus is about to land somewhere that deserves a few uninterrupted hours. There are plenty of excellent games waiting behind familiar titles, with adventures small enough to fit around an actual weekend. Some of these picks make an evening of it. Golden… Read more

A talking fish wants answers. A silver-and-blue superhero is sprinting through traffic because somebody needs a Pepsi. Somewhere else, a cucumber is trying to rescue a tomato from a pumpkin. The controller is ordinary enough; the jobs it has been given are considerably less so. And that is before the zombie outbreak that can only be stopped by typing quickly. Some of these games make their first impression before you have touched… Read more

You remember the mascots, the blockbuster sequels, and the games every friend seemed to own. But the nineties also left behind toxic-slime scientists, clay adventurers, transforming police machines, and a tiny hero from the world of Lemmings. This countdown revisits twenty games that deserve another look. “No one remembers” is our affectionate exaggeration: these games still have fans, and some have devoted followings. Our picks favor distinctive ideas, memorable presentation, and adventures… Read more

A creak in the next room, a pursuer you cannot fight, a town that seems to know your secrets: the best retro horror games found very different ways to make us afraid. This countdown follows fifteen that still unsettle us, from the Famicom to the PlayStation 2 and PC. Our ranking is subjective. We weighed atmosphere, vulnerability, sound, unforgettable scenes, and the way each game keeps its fear alive after the controller… Read more

Selected using PriceCharting popularity, observed aftermarket activity, and complete-in-box values as collector reference points. From familiar favorites to hard-to-find releases, these 200 games show why collecting physical retro games remains so compelling. This is Retro Replay’s collector-focused selection, organized by system. It is not a claim that every game outranks every other one. How we chose the 200 We started with 200 games in the Retro Replay database and used PriceCharting’s sold-listing… Read more

The Sega CD was never one thing. It could be a rock-scored shooter, a hand-drawn cartoon, a huge role-playing journey, or an interactive movie that asked you to watch every camera at once. That restless variety is what makes its library so much fun to revisit. Would you rather watch than read? Settle in with our video countdown below, then return to the write-ups and images whenever you want a closer look.… Read more

Arcade gore, cursed mansions, fog-covered streets, and ghosts that force you to look them in the eye: retro horror took many forms. Our top ten follows the games that left the deepest mark on us, from the arcade shock of Splatterhouse to the psychological power of Silent Hill 2. Which ones still haunt you? Would you rather watch than read? Settle in with our video countdown below, then return to the write-ups… Read more

Eight incredible adventures, from the science-fiction sweep of Phantasy Star IV to the time-traveling brilliance of Chrono Trigger. This is Retro Replay’s countdown of the JRPGs that defined the genre for us. How many would make your list? Would you rather watch than read? Put your feet up and watch our video countdown below. The write-up and game screens are here whenever you want a closer look. Watch the Retro Replay countdown… Read more