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RetroRetroArch Explained: The Beginner's Guide to Cores
One frontend, many emulators: how libretro cores work and which settings actually matter on day one.
Articles by Lucy Hartman
RetroThe NEOGEO AES+ Delay Is a Supply Chain Story, Not a Hype Bubble
A ten-month wait tells you more about silicon sourcing than about the console itself.
RetroThe Graded Game Economy: How Wata Reshaped Retro Collecting, Then Deflated
Sealed copies became asset-class objects after Wata Games arrived in 2017, a Mario cartridge hit $2 million in 2021 — and the correction that followed taught the hobby what grading is really worth.
RetroFrom DMG to GBA: Why Nintendo's Handhelds Sold 200 Million Machines
The Game Boy line moved 118.69 million units and the Game Boy Advance added 81.51 million — a two-decade run built on battery life, killer apps and refusing to compete on specs.
RetroRemake, Remaster or Reimagining? What Each Term Actually Owes You
Publishers use the words interchangeably, but a $50 remake, a $10 remaster and a full reimagining are different products with different obligations to the original.
RetroWhen Games Learned to Walk: N64, PS1 and the Awkward Birth of 3D
The fifth generation sold 102.5 million PlayStations against 32.9 million Nintendo 64s, and the 3.3-to-1 gap traces back to one decision about discs and one about controllers.