Top Picks
For nostalgia buffs who want recommendations, or just a trip down memory lane, this section is chock-full of the very best classic video game picks. From the arcade, computer, handhelds and home consoles learn about the most innovative, action packed and just plain weird video games throughout history. If you find it here, it’s worth playing.
Best Classic and Retro Games at the 2009 E3 Expo
While the E3 Expo is known for the glitz and glamour of the newest, Next-Gen games, there are always lots of retro offerings at the show. From rereleases, remakes and remixes, to new titles designed in the same old-school style used in the classics that inspired them.
While the E3 Expo is known for the glitz and glamour of the newest, Next-Gen games, there are always lots of retro offerings at the show. From rereleases, remakes and remixes, to new titles designed in the same old-school style used in the classics that inspired them.
The Most Important NES Games of All Time
Not only was the Nintendo Entertainment System the console that resurrected video games after the industry crash of '83, but the system's top titles set the gameplay standard by which modern platforming, RPG, action, adventure and narrative are designed today. These are the most influential and trend setting titles from the NES.
Not only was the Nintendo Entertainment System the console that resurrected video games after the industry crash of '83, but the system's top titles set the gameplay standard by which modern platforming, RPG, action, adventure and narrative are designed today. These are the most influential and trend setting titles from the NES.
The Best Arcade Games of 1978 - A Classic Video Game Year In Review
It was the year that Grease and Halloween made their theatrical premiere, the Blues Brothers debuted on Saturday Night Live, The Village Peoples’ song Y.M.C.A. was at the top of the charts and the Star Wars Holiday Special was heating up the boob tube, but 1978 was also the year that arcade games shot from amusement fad to pop culture phenomena.
It was the year that Grease and Halloween made their theatrical premiere, the Blues Brothers debuted on Saturday Night Live, The Village Peoples’ song Y.M.C.A. was at the top of the charts and the Star Wars Holiday Special was heating up the boob tube, but 1978 was also the year that arcade games shot from amusement fad to pop culture phenomena.
The Top Classic Horror Computer Games
While horror might be a mainstay for console games today, there was a time when a home video game system didn't have enough power to run the terrifying graphics needed to create a rich and frightening universe. So the place where the spooky classics went to get their fright on was on computers. These are the very best PC Horror games in history.
While horror might be a mainstay for console games today, there was a time when a home video game system didn't have enough power to run the terrifying graphics needed to create a rich and frightening universe. So the place where the spooky classics went to get their fright on was on computers. These are the very best PC Horror games in history.
Top 12 Weirdest Atari 2600 Games
In an industry where an obese plumber can become a cultural icon, it’s no wonder that in video games, weird is normal. However nutty they get, these oddities were never as strange as the ones for the Atari 2600. Ironically the most bizarre of these came out around the crash of the video game industry, causing most of them to go unnoticed in the rubble of a once great gaming console.
In an industry where an obese plumber can become a cultural icon, it’s no wonder that in video games, weird is normal. However nutty they get, these oddities were never as strange as the ones for the Atari 2600. Ironically the most bizarre of these came out around the crash of the video game industry, causing most of them to go unnoticed in the rubble of a once great gaming console.
Top 18 Mario Games for the Game Boy Advance and One Stinker
Hey paisans! It's time to celebrate the reigning champion of video gamedome and sewage pipes…Mario! Let's face it, who hasn't played and loved Mario's games. Lucky for us his all time greatest titles are all available for the Game Boy Advance!
Hey paisans! It's time to celebrate the reigning champion of video gamedome and sewage pipes…Mario! Let's face it, who hasn't played and loved Mario's games. Lucky for us his all time greatest titles are all available for the Game Boy Advance!
IGN's Top 100 Games
IGN delivers a list of their 100 all time favorite games, including many classics such as Yoshi’s Island, Tecmo Super Bowl and Mrs. Pac-Man.
IGN delivers a list of their 100 all time favorite games, including many classics such as Yoshi’s Island, Tecmo Super Bowl and Mrs. Pac-Man.
Top 10 Cheesiest Classic Game Commercials
Hilarious countdown of the weirdest classic video game commercials from the past, featuring actual video of each commercial.
Hilarious countdown of the weirdest classic video game commercials from the past, featuring actual video of each commercial.
150 Best Classic Games of All Time!
From the 1996 issue of Computer Gaming World's Anniversary Edition, here is a list of what were the 150 best classic video games of the time.
From the 1996 issue of Computer Gaming World's Anniversary Edition, here is a list of what were the 150 best classic video games of the time.
Top 10 Coolest Video Game Characters Ever
Gamewad breaks down the video game characters that are too cool for school, half of which are classic gaming icons.
Gamewad breaks down the video game characters that are too cool for school, half of which are classic gaming icons.