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What Are Some Underrated Games You Love That Nobody Talks About?

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1 year ago

What Are Some Underrated Games You Love That Nobody Talks About?

Leah J. Williams

26

Remembering Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

PC

1 year ago

Remembering Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

20

Our Best Games For Every Year We’ve Been Alive

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1 year ago

Our Best Games For Every Year We’ve Been Alive

47

Let’s Rank Star Wars Space Combat Games, From Worst To Best

Retro

1 year ago

Let’s Rank Star Wars Space Combat Games, From Worst To Best

Zack Zwiezen

1

The Matrix Online Died 12 Years Ago, But Fans Are Still Keeping It Alive

1 year ago

The Matrix Online Died 12 Years Ago, But Fans Are Still Keeping It Alive

Nathan Grayson

I Miss Watching Horribly Compressed Movies On My Game Boy

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1 year ago

I Miss Watching Horribly Compressed Movies On My Game Boy

Andrew Liszewski

Let’s Rank All The Doom Games, From Worst To Best

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1 year ago

Let’s Rank All The Doom Games, From Worst To Best

Zack Zwiezen

6

The ABC’s Second Life Island Run By Furries Was A Misunderstood Oasis

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1 year ago

The ABC’s Second Life Island Run By Furries Was A Misunderstood Oasis

It’s The Perfect Week To Replay Mortal Kombat 11

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1 year ago

It’s The Perfect Week To Replay Mortal Kombat 11

Rude Spyro Prototype Tells Players To ‘Piss Off’, ‘Go Jump In A Lake’

1 year ago

Rude Spyro Prototype Tells Players To ‘Piss Off’, ‘Go Jump In A Lake’

Leah J. Williams

3

Tie Fighter: The Kotaku Review

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1 year ago

Tie Fighter: The Kotaku Review

The Best PS3 Games Of All Time

1 year ago

The Best PS3 Games Of All Time

Leah J. Williams

9

The Best Wrestling Video Games Of All Time

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1 year ago

The Best Wrestling Video Games Of All Time

Leah J. Williams

5

Retro

1 year ago

The Man Who Promised Too Much

29

10 Of The Best Easter Eggs In Video Games

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1 year ago

10 Of The Best Easter Eggs In Video Games

18

For PC, 1999 Was The Golden Year

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1 year ago

For PC, 1999 Was The Golden Year

35

The Sad Story Behind A Dead PC Game That Can’t Come Back

PC

1 year ago

The Sad Story Behind A Dead PC Game That Can’t Come Back

29

Analogue Pocket Shipments Pushed Back To October

Nintendo

1 year ago

Analogue Pocket Shipments Pushed Back To October

Ian Walker

Why Some Video Games Are In Danger Of Disappearing Forever

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1 year ago

Why Some Video Games Are In Danger Of Disappearing Forever

Heather Alexandra

20

The Best PSP, PS Vita And PS3 Games To Grab Before They’re Delisted

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1 year ago

The Best PSP, PS Vita And PS3 Games To Grab Before They’re Delisted

Leah J. Williams

You Can Grab Super Mario 3D All-Stars For $39 Before It’s Gone For Good

Nintendo

1 year ago

You Can Grab Super Mario 3D All-Stars For $39 Before It’s Gone For Good

10

This Is Why The Car From Daytona USA Is Kicking Arse In A Fighting Game

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1 year ago

This Is Why The Car From Daytona USA Is Kicking Arse In A Fighting Game

Modern Games Could Learn A Lot From The Best Level In Half-Life

PC

1 year ago

Modern Games Could Learn A Lot From The Best Level In Half-Life

8

PC

1 year ago

The Purpose Of Quake’s Mystery Graphics File, Explained

1

Nostalgia Is A Trap

Retro

1 year ago

Nostalgia Is A Trap

5

Crunchy Dreamcast Loading Noises Make For A Charmingly Retro Twitch Stream

1 year ago

Crunchy Dreamcast Loading Noises Make For A Charmingly Retro Twitch Stream

A Brief History Of Crash Bandicoot Games

Retro

1 year ago

A Brief History Of Crash Bandicoot Games

Alex Kidman

Don’t Worry: There Are Enough Analogue Pockets For Everyone

Nintendo

1 year ago

Don’t Worry: There Are Enough Analogue Pockets For Everyone

Incredibly Rare Sega Arcade Game Found Rotting In A Field

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1 year ago

Incredibly Rare Sega Arcade Game Found Rotting In A Field

4

Rare Sega R360 Arcade Cabinet Found Rusting In A North Ireland Field Could Be Restored

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1 year ago

Rare Sega R360 Arcade Cabinet Found Rusting In A North Ireland Field Could Be Restored

Leah J. Williams

1

It’s Time For Boshi To Make A Grand Return To Super Mario

Nintendo

1 year ago

It’s Time For Boshi To Make A Grand Return To Super Mario

Leah J. Williams

The ‘All Your Base Are Belong To Us’ Video Is Now 20 Years Old

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1 year ago

The ‘All Your Base Are Belong To Us’ Video Is Now 20 Years Old

Ian Walker

2

Bring Back Good Video Game Box Art

1 year ago

Bring Back Good Video Game Box Art

Leah J. Williams

15

The 24 Best Classic PC Games

PC

1 year ago

The 24 Best Classic PC Games

Kotaku Staff

87

Dracula Is Canon In The Pac-Man Universe

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1 year ago

Dracula Is Canon In The Pac-Man Universe

Leah J. Williams

3

The Wildest ‘Lost And Found’ Discoveries In Gaming History

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1 year ago

The Wildest ‘Lost And Found’ Discoveries In Gaming History

Leah J. Williams

‘Money For GF’ And Other Great Runescape Memories From Childhood

PC

1 year ago

‘Money For GF’ And Other Great Runescape Memories From Childhood

Leah J. Williams

1

What Games Did You Love That Bombed?

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1 year ago

What Games Did You Love That Bombed?

32

Someone Hacked a 17-Year-Old iPod to Stream Spotify

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1 year ago

Someone Hacked a 17-Year-Old iPod to Stream Spotify

Andrew Liszewski

The Night They Turned On The First NBA Jam Machine

1 year ago

The Night They Turned On The First NBA Jam Machine

2

Metal Gear Retrospective: Snake’s Punishment Begins

1 year ago

Metal Gear Retrospective: Snake’s Punishment Begins

Heather Alexandra

8

The Sims 5 Should Reboot The Sims Online

PC

1 year ago

The Sims 5 Should Reboot The Sims Online

Leah J. Williams

2

All The Video Games Celebrating Major Anniversaries In 2021

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1 year ago

All The Video Games Celebrating Major Anniversaries In 2021

7

The Best Dreamcast Games

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1 year ago

The Best Dreamcast Games

27

The Most Shameless False Advertising You’ll Ever See Was The Art On ’90s Racing Game Boxes

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1 year ago

The Most Shameless False Advertising You’ll Ever See Was The Art On ’90s Racing Game Boxes

Abandoned MF DOOM Game Sounded Cool

Nintendo

1 year ago

Abandoned MF DOOM Game Sounded Cool

The Mortal Kombat Knock-Offs Were Real Bad

Retro

1 year ago

The Mortal Kombat Knock-Offs Were Real Bad

4

Nintendo

1 year ago

2021’s Already Got A Brand New Game Boy Game

3

Welcome To VR, System Shock 2

PC

1 year ago

Welcome To VR, System Shock 2

1

The NES Had A ‘Homework First’ Physical Lock

Nintendo

1 year ago

The NES Had A ‘Homework First’ Physical Lock

3

Xbox Emulation Is Coming Along Nicely

Retro

1 year ago

Xbox Emulation Is Coming Along Nicely

The Quake 2 Campaign Was Seriously Underrated

PC

1 year ago

The Quake 2 Campaign Was Seriously Underrated

35

One Man’s Quest To Collect Every Classic PC Game In Existence

PC

1 year ago

One Man’s Quest To Collect Every Classic PC Game In Existence

Luke Plunkett

1

Dragon Quest Speedrunners Are Roasting Their Classic Consoles To Trigger Glitches

Nintendo

1 year ago

Dragon Quest Speedrunners Are Roasting Their Classic Consoles To Trigger Glitches

1

Call Of Duty’s 1980s Shopping Mall Map Gets The Little Details Right

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1 year ago

Call Of Duty’s 1980s Shopping Mall Map Gets The Little Details Right

S.E. Doster

1

Phantasy Star III Is A Flawed, But Ambitious, Entry Into The Series

Retro

1 year ago

Phantasy Star III Is A Flawed, But Ambitious, Entry Into The Series

Sex, Pong, And Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According To Women Who Were There

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1 year ago

Sex, Pong, And Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According To Women Who Were There

Cecilia D'Anastasio

6

Remembering Christmas Time Video Game Commercials

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1 year ago

Remembering Christmas Time Video Game Commercials

2

Someone Found A Weird Unreleased Simpsons Game On An Old Dreamcast Dev Kit

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1 year ago

Someone Found A Weird Unreleased Simpsons Game On An Old Dreamcast Dev Kit

Zack Zwiezen

1

The 1980s Game That Predicted The Internet

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1 year ago

The 1980s Game That Predicted The Internet

Lewis Packwood

11

Final Fantasy VII’s Snow Theme Tops My Go-To Blizzard Mix

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1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII’s Snow Theme Tops My Go-To Blizzard Mix

Ethan Gach

Modified Cartridge Gets Ray Tracing Working On A Super Nintendo

Nintendo

1 year ago

Modified Cartridge Gets Ray Tracing Working On A Super Nintendo

Luke Plunkett

Low Poly Animals Are The Best

Retro

1 year ago

Low Poly Animals Are The Best

Zack Zwiezen

With Flash Games On The Chopping Block, One Popular Site Turns To Emulation

Retro

1 year ago

With Flash Games On The Chopping Block, One Popular Site Turns To Emulation

Ian Walker

1

Seven Video Games Where You Beat Up Your Dad

PC

1 year ago

Seven Video Games Where You Beat Up Your Dad

6

The Original Fire Emblem Is A Weird Game For The Switch To End Its Year On

Nintendo

1 year ago

The Original Fire Emblem Is A Weird Game For The Switch To End Its Year On

Ethan Gach

Nothing Takes Me Back To 1987 Like The Legend Of Zelda

Nintendo

1 year ago

Nothing Takes Me Back To 1987 Like The Legend Of Zelda

It’s 2020 And We Just Got A New DOS Game

Retro

1 year ago

It’s 2020 And We Just Got A New DOS Game

1

You Can Grab A Massive Cyberpunk RPG Pack From Humble Bundle For $21

1 year ago

You Can Grab A Massive Cyberpunk RPG Pack From Humble Bundle For $21

Leah J. Williams

1

The Xbox Series S Is A Killer Emulator Box

Xbox

1 year ago

The Xbox Series S Is A Killer Emulator Box

2

Sega Shows Old Handheld Prototype For The First Time Publicly

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1 year ago

Sega Shows Old Handheld Prototype For The First Time Publicly

Brian Ashcraft

Thirty-Four Years Later, Ys 1 and II Are Getting PC Floppy Disk Ports

1 year ago

Thirty-Four Years Later, Ys 1 and II Are Getting PC Floppy Disk Ports

Brian Ashcraft

1

Super Mario Bros. 3 Cartridge Sells For $214,282

Nintendo

2 years ago

Super Mario Bros. 3 Cartridge Sells For $214,282

Ian Walker

2

The Fall of Rise of the Robots

PC

2 years ago

The Fall of Rise of the Robots

Lewis Packwood

9

Square Enix Launches Mystery ‘The World Ends With You’ Timer

Nintendo

2 years ago

Square Enix Launches Mystery ‘The World Ends With You’ Timer

Leah J. Williams

2

Huh, Puma Has Some New Nintendo Sneakers, And They’re Alright

Nintendo

2 years ago

Huh, Puma Has Some New Nintendo Sneakers, And They’re Alright

Nintendo Switch Emulator Adds Online Support, Quickly Regrets It

Nintendo

2 years ago

Nintendo Switch Emulator Adds Online Support, Quickly Regrets It

ScribbleTaku

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2 years ago

ScribbleTaku

6

Alundra, My Big Beautiful Elven Son, Play Us Some Songs

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2 years ago

Alundra, My Big Beautiful Elven Son, Play Us Some Songs

ScribbleTaku

2 years ago

ScribbleTaku

3

Happy 20th Birthday, Jet Set Radio!

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2 years ago

Happy 20th Birthday, Jet Set Radio!

2

The Project Trying To Put Every Single Super Nintendo Instruction Manual On The Internet

2 years ago

The Project Trying To Put Every Single Super Nintendo Instruction Manual On The Internet

6

ScribbleTaku

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2 years ago

ScribbleTaku

6

Every Xbox One Compatible Game Will Run On The Xbox Series X & S

Xbox

2 years ago

Every Xbox One Compatible Game Will Run On The Xbox Series X & S

Leah J. Williams

7

Disco Elysium Has A…Game Boy Port, Kinda

Nintendo

2 years ago

Disco Elysium Has A…Game Boy Port, Kinda

1

ScribbleTaku

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2 years ago

ScribbleTaku

5

Blade Runner Is Proving Supremely Difficult To Remaster

PC

2 years ago

Blade Runner Is Proving Supremely Difficult To Remaster

2

Bonus ScribbleTaku

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2 years ago

Bonus ScribbleTaku

Alex Kidman

11

Scribbletaku

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2 years ago

Scribbletaku

Alex Kidman

7

30 Years Later, The Original Fire Emblem Is Getting Localised For Switch

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2 years ago

30 Years Later, The Original Fire Emblem Is Getting Localised For Switch

Ethan Gach

2

Behind The Mystery Of The Unreleased Yeah Yeah Beebiss I

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2 years ago

Behind The Mystery Of The Unreleased Yeah Yeah Beebiss I

Leah J. Williams

The Incredible Story Behind The Barbie As Rapunzel Video Game

2 years ago

The Incredible Story Behind The Barbie As Rapunzel Video Game

Ally McLean

3

How I Bought A PC Engine And Way Too Many Games In The Middle Of A Pandemic (And Why)

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2 years ago

How I Bought A PC Engine And Way Too Many Games In The Middle Of A Pandemic (And Why)

Alex Kidman

12

ScribbleTaku

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2 years ago

ScribbleTaku

Alex Kidman

8

Retro Experts Analogue Making A New TurboGrafx and PC Engine Console

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2 years ago

Retro Experts Analogue Making A New TurboGrafx and PC Engine Console

1

ScribbleTaku

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2 years ago

ScribbleTaku

4

Australia’s Getting More Sick TMNT, Pac-Man, Marvel Arcade1Up Cabinets

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2 years ago

Australia’s Getting More Sick TMNT, Pac-Man, Marvel Arcade1Up Cabinets

7

A Golden Axe Prototype Made In Australia Is Being Released This Week

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2 years ago

A Golden Axe Prototype Made In Australia Is Being Released This Week

A Lot of Work Went Into Making Dinos Fight In Primal Rage

Retro

2 years ago

A Lot of Work Went Into Making Dinos Fight In Primal Rage

2

America Got The Better Super Mario Bros. 2

2 years ago

America Got The Better Super Mario Bros. 2

Ian Walker

3