While not having had nearly the same kind of impact on the ‘80s as the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Commodore 64 was nonetheless the 8-bit entry point to gaming for millions of players, myself ...

The success of micro versions of the consoles of yesteryear was always going to lead to expansion. Half-pint consoles from Nintendo, Sega and even the ZX Spectrum have graced us so far, but it was a ...

Memory's a weird thing, isn't it? Your brain records every moment in your life and locks it away forever. And then suddenly, a sound, a smell, a piece of beige plastic can send you tumbling back to a ...

Rik is Pocket-lint's senior news editor and has been a tech and games journalist since the 80s. He has seen and covered just about every console, mobile phone, gadget and home cinema device launched ...

If you weren’t one of the lucky few who were able to sate their retro console lust with an SNES Classic Edition — Nintendo, why hast thou forsaken us with such short supply?! — don’t fret quite yet.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. I experienced some Commodore 64 synchronicity this week. Earlier ...

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On freeing The C64 Mini from its box, I think: “This looks the part”. A broadly faithful, palm-sized take on the famous 1980s ‘breadbin’ home computer, it’s probably not what retro-gamers had in mind ...

While there hasn't been a ton of discussion about miniature retro consoles this year, the one big standout during the holiday season has been The C64 Mini. This is a retro console for the original ...