In History: The first ever video game console, 50 years on
The Magnavox Odyssey was showcased on the BBC ‘s Tomorrow ’s World 50 years ago today. It was a basic but visionary design, and led to today’s multi-billion-pound industry.
Pretendo Network
An open source Nintendo Network replacement that aims to build custom servers for the WiiU and 3DS family of consoles
Game Availability Study | Video Game History Foundation
87% of classic video games released in the USA are no longer available legally. Interesting podcast.
Game Machine Archive
Download every issue of the Japanese magazine "Game Machine" which was published from 1974 to 2002. It's all about arcade games.
Why Prince of Persia’s box art sold for $63000
This iconic game wasn’t initially a huge hit. Then the overseas markets and re-releases came through.
Paper view: the return of video game magazines
Print media were once the lifeblood of the gaming community, and now a new generation of lovingly assembled periodicals are bringing the scene back to life
Remakes
Turbo Outrun Reimagined v0.3.6b alpha by Sk1ds
Pseudo-3D cannonball rally
Play Free Remakes of Classic Retro Games
Feeling Nostalgic? Hundreds of Free Windows Remakes Of Retro Games are just One Click Away!
Retrospec - Retrogaming at its best
Retrospec are a team of coders, graphics artists and computer musicians who have gathered together to bring you the best remakes of old 8 bit games that we can.
Mercenary Restart
Mercenary - Escape from Targ - is now available to download for free (PC and Mac), with enhanced graphics, but keeping all the great aspects of the original game.
Retro Games in your Browser
wipEout
The complete PS1 game upscaled in your browser
Free 80s Arcade -
Play classic Atari, Nes and Sega games in your browser
These are links to rom sites where you can download all the classic games you could ever want. If you know of a site that should be listed, leave a comment below and if it’s good enough I’ll add it in.
Everything here is for Windows. If you want to emulate on anything else you’re on your own, but the rom links will still be useful.
My Abandonware: because old video games were better
Database of 19900 abandonware games free. One of the most complete video games museum. Take a trip down Memory Lane now! Warning: whole weekends can be lost.