So, I was glancing over news from the world of retro video games today and had to do a double take. I’m used to people repackaging or emulating old consoles. Heck, The Retron 5 does exactly this blending a large handful of classic console hardware emulation into one definitive, inexpensive $130 package. There’s also the Retro […] More
Often times, when you write about retro video games, you write about something that everyone knows about. Your subject material has already been completely covered by other sources from top to bottom. It’s not often that I get the pleasure of writing about a completely unknown retro console. But that’ s exactly what happened when […] More
Have you been feeling a bit disconnected with the newest gen consoles? By now, I’m sure all of you have heard about the turmoil at Konami over their decision to pull the Silent Hill demo off of the Playstation network (along with the infighting and recent termination of legendary game designer Hideo Kojima). Unfortunately, we can’t […] More
Scientists, doctors and educators have been saying for years that technology is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it reduces the amount of time spent on laborious tasks and computations but on the other hand technology has proven to interfere with the development of critical thinking. Before taking this premise as a foregone conclusion, […] More
Been sort of out of the loop lately since I’ve been doing other things.. But a friend of mine texted me a few weeks back about an exclusive release at Nintendo World here in New York City. To celebrate the Hyrule Warriors release, Nintendo announced that there’s a limited edition version of the game that […] More
I’m sure most of you are familiar with the rumors of Atari’s executive management and their decision to bury their unsold copies of E.T. for the Atari 2600. For those of you not familiar with this game, E.T. is widely considered the worst mistake in video game history. The game was so awful and had […] More
The gambling industry continues to thrive in the 21st Century as billions of dollars are spent every year by punters who strive to win considerable amounts of money and hit the big jackpots. We live in a world where a bet can be placed on anything, although the casino and sports betting markets remain the […] More
When I was a youngster my friends and I would always be split into two camps, and even to this day with FIFA or Pro Evo we still are! You were either in the Mario or Sonic, Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat and, the biggest of them all, Sega or Nintendo camps. Personally, I was […] More
Steve has been an advertiser on the site for quite some time and runs an Retro slash Online Store in the Netherlands. His site is super impressive because he has a ton of inventory CIB and in great condition. Over 7,500+ games in stock ranging from NES, Vectrex, PS1 and evey nother retro system. He […] More
There’s more to online gaming than Facebook and Zynga. There are sites all over the internet delivering a huge variety of game genres.  Can you take the challenge to try each genre out in the space of a day? Perhaps you might find something you’ll love! Action In an assault course style game-a-thon, the obvious […] More
If you’re reading gameSniped, it’s a safe bet to assume you play games. For killing time with online flash and arcade games, everyone has their favourite site. While you may not have heard of it, one decent little site is Playberry.com. Dedicated solely to browser based games, each is handpicked by the staff and well […] More
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