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A Beautiful Tribute To Video Games That Make You "Go Right"

9 years ago

A Beautiful Tribute To Video Games That Make You "Go Right"

Luke Plunkett

5

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

The Commodore 64 vs The ZX Spectrum

9 years ago

The Commodore 64 vs The ZX Spectrum

Retro Kotaku: The Roguelike I Made In Seven Days

9 years ago

Retro Kotaku: The Roguelike I Made In Seven Days

The Classic VHS Horror Game That Was So Funny It Was Scary

9 years ago

The Classic VHS Horror Game That Was So Funny It Was Scary

Kirk Hamilton

This HD Star Fox 64 Tribute Would Make For An Excellent 3DS Game

9 years ago

This HD Star Fox 64 Tribute Would Make For An Excellent 3DS Game

‘People Will Be Happy’ Watching These Incredibly Abrupt Old-School Game Endings

9 years ago

‘People Will Be Happy’ Watching These Incredibly Abrupt Old-School Game Endings

Evan Narcisse

3

How Suicide Made This Japanese Game Developer Famous

9 years ago

How Suicide Made This Japanese Game Developer Famous

Richard Eisenbeis

3

The Shameful History Of Hip Hop In Video Game Advertising

9 years ago

The Shameful History Of Hip Hop In Video Game Advertising

Luke Plunkett

2

9 years ago

The Story Behind Sony’s Homebrew Development Kits

Luke Plunkett

Morrowind Really Did Have The Best Elder Scrolls Music, Didn’t It?

9 years ago

Morrowind Really Did Have The Best Elder Scrolls Music, Didn’t It?

Kirk Hamilton

3

The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 7: The Golden Age Of Lucasarts

9 years ago

The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 7: The Golden Age Of Lucasarts

Chris Person

1

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

YouTube Just Made My Childhood Gaming Memories Feel Super Dramatic

9 years ago

YouTube Just Made My Childhood Gaming Memories Feel Super Dramatic

Tina Amini

6

Batman… Why So Serious? It’s Just A Video Game!

9 years ago

Batman… Why So Serious? It’s Just A Video Game!

Luke Plunkett

The Third World War Brought Clinton And Saddam Closer Together

9 years ago

The Third World War Brought Clinton And Saddam Closer Together

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Portal Was First Released In 1986, And It Was An Activision Adventure Game

9 years ago

Portal Was First Released In 1986, And It Was An Activision Adventure Game

Luke Plunkett

1

Worst Game Ever? Well Don’t Pay For It!

9 years ago

Worst Game Ever? Well Don’t Pay For It!

Luke Plunkett

YouTube In The 1990s Looked Awesome

9 years ago

YouTube In The 1990s Looked Awesome

Luke Plunkett

4

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Happy 30th Birthday, ZX Spectrum

9 years ago

Happy 30th Birthday, ZX Spectrum

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

How We Survived Adventure Gaming’s Most Hair-Tearingly Ridiculous Puzzles

9 years ago

How We Survived Adventure Gaming’s Most Hair-Tearingly Ridiculous Puzzles

Kirk Hamilton

Ebony And Ivory: The Xbox’s Black And White Buttons, In Imperfect Harmony

9 years ago

Ebony And Ivory: The Xbox’s Black And White Buttons, In Imperfect Harmony

Owen Good

Old School Data Retrieval: Recovering Prince Of Persia’s Source Code, Two Decades On

9 years ago

Old School Data Retrieval: Recovering Prince Of Persia’s Source Code, Two Decades On

7

Hacked Frogger Arcade Now Has You Dodging The Real Traffic On Fifth Avenue

9 years ago

Hacked Frogger Arcade Now Has You Dodging The Real Traffic On Fifth Avenue

Andrew Liszewski

7

Those Dudes In Castlevania Are Pretty Intense

9 years ago

Those Dudes In Castlevania Are Pretty Intense

Luke Plunkett

4

What Computer Animation Looked Like In 1971

9 years ago

What Computer Animation Looked Like In 1971

Luke Plunkett

6

There Was A Good Super Mario Bros. Movie. Let’s Watch It!

9 years ago

There Was A Good Super Mario Bros. Movie. Let’s Watch It!

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Hi, My Name Is Skip Rogers… WORLD VIDEO GAME CHAMPION!

9 years ago

Hi, My Name Is Skip Rogers… WORLD VIDEO GAME CHAMPION!

Um, Sega Once Made A Sonic Fighting Game

9 years ago

Um, Sega Once Made A Sonic Fighting Game

Luke Plunkett

Yes, This Is Andy Warhol Painting Deborah Harry On An Amiga

9 years ago

Yes, This Is Andy Warhol Painting Deborah Harry On An Amiga

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Road Blaster, You Have Stolen My Heart

9 years ago

Road Blaster, You Have Stolen My Heart

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Remember This? [Update]

9 years ago

Remember This? [Update]

Maybe I Liked GoldenEye For Weird Reasons

9 years ago

Maybe I Liked GoldenEye For Weird Reasons

Stephen Totilo

The Greatest Justification For Messed-Up Video Game Graphics I Ever Saw

9 years ago

The Greatest Justification For Messed-Up Video Game Graphics I Ever Saw

Stephen Totilo

8

Trying To Play One Of The Worst Games Ever Made

9 years ago

Trying To Play One Of The Worst Games Ever Made

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

New Gorgeous Metroid Prime Art Uncovered

9 years ago

New Gorgeous Metroid Prime Art Uncovered

A Controversial Arcade Classic Gets Its Own Documentary

9 years ago

A Controversial Arcade Classic Gets Its Own Documentary

Luke Plunkett

8

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

That Time Sega Made A Ridiculous Fighting Game. With A Car In It.

9 years ago

That Time Sega Made A Ridiculous Fighting Game. With A Car In It.

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

This Might Be The Only Way A Live-Action Pac-Man Movie Could Ever Work

9 years ago

This Might Be The Only Way A Live-Action Pac-Man Movie Could Ever Work

Mike Fahey

8

Unboxing The Motherload Of Old PC Games

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9 years ago

Unboxing The Motherload Of Old PC Games

Luke Plunkett

5

Atari’s Founder Also Made Awesome Robots

9 years ago

Atari’s Founder Also Made Awesome Robots

Luke Plunkett

SimCity 2000 Had Some Weirdo Music, Man

9 years ago

SimCity 2000 Had Some Weirdo Music, Man

Kirk Hamilton

3

The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 5: All The Cheesy Game Music You Can Handle

9 years ago

The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 5: All The Cheesy Game Music You Can Handle

Chris Person

Hitchcock Movies As Retro Nintendo Games

9 years ago

Hitchcock Movies As Retro Nintendo Games

Why You Won’t See A Super Robot Wars Game Outside Of Japan

9 years ago

Why You Won’t See A Super Robot Wars Game Outside Of Japan

Toshi Nakamura

6

Thirty Years In A Loft And This Console Still Looks Gorgeous

9 years ago

Thirty Years In A Loft And This Console Still Looks Gorgeous

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Go Blow Up The New York Times’ Website

9 years ago

Go Blow Up The New York Times’ Website

Evan Narcisse

2

Remember This? [UPDATED]

9 years ago

Remember This? [UPDATED]

Today Is "Atari National PAC-MAN Day". No, Seriously, It Is.

9 years ago

Today Is "Atari National PAC-MAN Day". No, Seriously, It Is.

Luke Plunkett

2

Remember This? [UPDATE]

9 years ago

Remember This? [UPDATE]

Suspended Belief: Why Do I Care Whether Games Are Realistic?

9 years ago

Suspended Belief: Why Do I Care Whether Games Are Realistic?

Nothing Says Steroids, Or Awesome Box Art, Like Two Crude Dudes

9 years ago

Nothing Says Steroids, Or Awesome Box Art, Like Two Crude Dudes

Luke Plunkett

4

Remember This? [UPDATED]

9 years ago

Remember This? [UPDATED]

Google Announces Google Maps — For The Nintendo Entertainment System

9 years ago

Google Announces Google Maps — For The Nintendo Entertainment System

Owen Good

Good God, Mortal Kombat On Game Gear Had Some Terrible Audio

9 years ago

Good God, Mortal Kombat On Game Gear Had Some Terrible Audio

Kirk Hamilton

The Best Summary Of Pokémon I’ve Ever Seen

9 years ago

The Best Summary Of Pokémon I’ve Ever Seen

Jason Schreier

9

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Remember When Australian Game Stores Used To Look Like This?

9 years ago

Remember When Australian Game Stores Used To Look Like This?

Remember This? [Update #2]

9 years ago

Remember This? [Update #2]

Zelda Games Are Taking Longer And Longer To Get To The Point

9 years ago

Zelda Games Are Taking Longer And Longer To Get To The Point

Kirk Hamilton

The Art Of The Death Of The Manual

9 years ago

The Art Of The Death Of The Manual

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

From Bully To Persona, I Can’t Help But Love A Game With A Schedule

9 years ago

From Bully To Persona, I Can’t Help But Love A Game With A Schedule

Kirk Hamilton

6

The Best Doom Painting Ever Is In John Romero’s House

9 years ago

The Best Doom Painting Ever Is In John Romero’s House

Stephen Totilo

5

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

How Fifteen Seconds Of Music Hooked Me For Five Years

9 years ago

How Fifteen Seconds Of Music Hooked Me For Five Years

Kate Cox

3

Commodore Relaunches The Amiga… Kinda

9 years ago

Commodore Relaunches The Amiga… Kinda

Stone Towers Stand Above Ultima’s Clouds

9 years ago

Stone Towers Stand Above Ultima’s Clouds

Luke Plunkett

The Awesome Fighting Game That Let You Cut Other Player’s Heads Off

9 years ago

The Awesome Fighting Game That Let You Cut Other Player’s Heads Off

Luke Plunkett

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

What If Mad Men Was The Best 8-Bit Game Ever Made?

9 years ago

What If Mad Men Was The Best 8-Bit Game Ever Made?

7

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

When French Musicians Make Love To The Video Games Of The 1980s

9 years ago

When French Musicians Make Love To The Video Games Of The 1980s

Luke Plunkett

1

The Horror, The Glory Of Treasure’s Ronald McDonald Video Game

9 years ago

The Horror, The Glory Of Treasure’s Ronald McDonald Video Game

Luke Taylor

6

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

Crazy Man Fights Himself In Mortal Kombat

9 years ago

Crazy Man Fights Himself In Mortal Kombat

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

WWE’s Sheamus: An Old School Bubble Bobble Fan

9 years ago

WWE’s Sheamus: An Old School Bubble Bobble Fan

Battlefield 3 Proves That NES Games Had Awesome Sound Design

9 years ago

Battlefield 3 Proves That NES Games Had Awesome Sound Design

Bit Of War, A De-Made God Of War, Is Now Available And Free

9 years ago

Bit Of War, A De-Made God Of War, Is Now Available And Free

Owen Good

4

Is Super Mario Bros, History’s Greatest Masterpiece Of Surrealism?

9 years ago

Is Super Mario Bros, History’s Greatest Masterpiece Of Surrealism?

Owen Good

4

I Have A Hard Time Believing This Duke Nukem 3D Map Was Drawn From Memory, But OK

9 years ago

I Have A Hard Time Believing This Duke Nukem 3D Map Was Drawn From Memory, But OK

Kirk Hamilton

5

What Do Great Game Developers Know About Tic-Tac-Toe? I Battled Them To Find Out

9 years ago

What Do Great Game Developers Know About Tic-Tac-Toe? I Battled Them To Find Out

Stephen Totilo

6

Adding New-School Sounds To Old-School Games

9 years ago

Adding New-School Sounds To Old-School Games

Jason Schreier

2

Remember This?

9 years ago

Remember This?

In Which Jennifer Aniston & Matthew Perry Teach Us About Windows 95

9 years ago

In Which Jennifer Aniston & Matthew Perry Teach Us About Windows 95

Luke Plunkett

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