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A videogame newsletter that cuts retro with modern and injects it straight into your inbox. Free to read here: pixelfix.substack.com
Indie devs @64bits.bsky.social just dropped an unofficial adaptation of Squid Game for the humble Game Boy! (and GB emulators). It's bloody good, bloody bloody and also only bloody free!

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Review: Squid Game on Game Boy
Can I survive this deadly fanmade demake? No. No, I can't.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The inspiring rise and hubristic fall of a Raspberry Pi enthusiast who pushed retro gaming way too far
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RetroPie - Harmless Fun or Feeder Drug?
Hey bro, I need some nostalgia. You holding any RetroPie?
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July 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I gave my thoughts on Nintendo's shiny new console before calling in two experts; my 7-year-old and my 10-year-old.

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Nintendo’s new console, the Switch 2, reviewed by a family
How does Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever stack up after a few weeks?
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July 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Okay, hear me out: The Steam Summer Sale but on the Nintendo E-Shop
July 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This big read is an account of the worst job interview of my life, but it's also about how broken dreams can sometimes fix your life.

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Big Read: My nightmare job interview at Offical PlayStation Magazine
How Muppet RaceMania cost me my dream job.
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May 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I went into the light and was sonic-boomed back by the most divine arcade machine the earth will ever know.

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I Died: God is a Street Fighter II Machine
I knocked on heaven's door. A Street Fighter II machine answered.
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May 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I thought I was too savvy to ever get scammed. I was wrong.
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I wanted a Steam Deck. I got scammed.
Even smart, good looking people like me can get got.
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April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Did you know that Rare made a remaster of their iconic N64 game?
And that it didn't get released?
But it did get leaked?
And you can play it?
Right now?
For free?

These are all things that you should know.
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One More Hit: GoldenEye 007
With some real-life espionage, you can play Rare's unreleased remaster of the N64 classic.
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March 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
me flying headfirst into all my problems
March 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There are 32 levels in arcade classic 1942. After three decades of playing I have seen a whopping two of them.
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Why TF Do I Keep Playing: 1942
After three decades I should be a top gun. I'm not.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In the era where boys became men in the battelfield of the lounge, you'd be guaranteed to find one of these gamers. The question is; which one were you?

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Which Local Multiplayer Gamer Are You?
The eight painful characters who were there when gaming ruled the lounge.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On time, memory and Shenmue II

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Total Recall? Shenmue II's Cherry Blossom
Does a treasured gaming memory actually exist?
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March 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Pixel Fix scores the rare PS1 Analog Joystick and it's a love story for the ages.

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Scoring Gear: The PS1 Analog Joystick
Dude! What the f**k is that thing? Pixel Fix pursues Playstation’s peripheral prince and captures the answer.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
me and the boys setting out to conquer the new world. brb.

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#civilization #snes
February 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Ever wonder how much money it takes to defeat the final boss in Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja?

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The Cost to Beat the Boss: Bad Dudes
We keep inserting coins until we clock this arcade classic
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February 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"I spent a week back on the board of the 2000 PS1 classic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, before committing the same time to 2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2.
Does the HD remake improve the skating GOAT or are gamers better off keeping it real with the original?"

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Big Read: Tony Hawk vs Tony Hawk
Nostalgia and modernity clash as we pit PS1's immortal skateboarding game against its recent HD remake.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hark! This epic song charts a less-than-epic attempt to take over the world in #Civilization on the mighty snes.

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February 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM