Featured Retro Gaming Articles

A Quick Look at Burning Rangers (Sega Saturn)

by DesertRetroMarch 22, 2021March 22, 20210

Burning Rangers is a Sega Saturn game released very late in the console’s lifestyle. Developed by Sonic Team, the game has all the hallmarks of …

A Quick Look at Dragon Force (Sega Saturn)

by DesertRetroMarch 21, 20210

Dragon Force is an epic fantasy real time/turn based strategy game for the Sega Saturn. The player chooses one of eight kingdoms and assumes the …

A New Panzer Dragoon Game? The Curious Case of Azel R

by DesertRetroMarch 19, 2021March 19, 20210

There’s been a curious announcement in the Panzer Dragoon community. As if on the wings of a dragon, a Patreon page, a twitter account, and …

A New Look at How Ocarina of Time Came To Be

by DesertRetroFebruary 13, 20210

In September 1991 a man in Pennsylvania found a copy of the Declaration of Independence hidden in the backing of what he called a “dismal …

The Best Affordable PC Engine Controller: Polymega Turbo Controller

by WackoidFebruary 9, 2021February 11, 20230

Polymega’s wired retro controllers recently became available for purchase, and I managed to pick up the Polymega Turbo Controller for my PC Engine. While I …

10 Crazy Retro Game Rooms and Battlestations

by WackoidDecember 11, 2020August 22, 20231

It’s every retro gamer’s dream to have a retro game room or retro gaming battlestation that’s good enough to take a picture of and impress …

Which Retro Gaming Console Is Best for Beginners?

by WackoidNovember 28, 2020December 14, 20200

It’s both a blessing and a curse that there are so many retro gaming consoles. It can be hard for beginners to know where to …

A Look Back at the Dot Hack Series (PS2)

by DesertRetroNovember 22, 2020December 3, 20200

Project Dot Hack was an interesting multi-focus experiment by Bandai during the PS2 era that generated a series of games, multiple animes, novels, manga and …