The 1990s were a transitional time for video games, marked by rapid evolution in both technology and design. This era began with the dominance of the NES and the Sega Genesis, systems that carried ...

Feel free to double-check the calendar… yes, it is in fact September 12th and not April 1st. Nintendo, always managing to surprise in one way or another, is reviving its infamously failed 3D gaming ...

Which retro video game console is best? As video games continue to develop rapidly, games of yesterday grow in nostalgic popularity. In earlier years, the competition between gaming platforms caused ...

At more than a million frames per second, Nintendo's strangest console finally gives up its secrets. Released between the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64, the Virtual ...

That said, the Wii U was still a huge success compared to the Virtual Boy, a 32-bit device launched in 1995 alongside the ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has turned his focus to his lifelong passion of gaming. He lived and worked in South Korea ...

Michelle Ehrhardt is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor. She has a bachelor's degree in history from Earlham College, where she also double majored in theatre. She also holds an MFA in game design ...

Once you’re on your way to getting a Switch 2, there’s a couple of things you should check out first when getting your new console - which include some housekeeping items to keep in mind, and a few ...

Hindsight is 20/20, and these days it's easy enough to point out all the factors that coincided to make the Virtual Boy a critical and commercial failure. But as Nintendo gears up to give the VR ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...