• 5 Reasons to Own an NES Console in 2023

    5 Reasons to Own an NES Console in 2023

    If you’re a child of the 80s (like me!), the odds are pretty good that you had an NES console growing up. Most likely it was in the living room where you had to share screen time with a sibling or with your parents and you all called it “The Nintendo.” My Nintendo occupied a…

  • Xbox vs PlayStation: A Definitive Guide to the Console Wars

    Xbox vs PlayStation: A Definitive Guide to the Console Wars

    Brethren, we are gathered here today to judge the age-old rivalry: Xbox vs PlayStation. (Get off the toilet and throw on your cloak!)  The console wars between Xbox and PlayStation have gone on since the start of this century, and it has engaged us as much as #FreeBritney.  Do I enjoy the battle? Definitely. It’s…

  • Top Ten Pokémon NPCs 

    Top Ten Pokémon NPCs 

    In the world of Pokémon, a new face lies around every corner, most likely waiting for battle. We all love those cute and cool pocket monsters that we encounter in the wild, but often times, it’s the human characters that leave the most emotional impacts on audiences, so now, we’re counting down the top ten…

  • 55 Best SNES Games that are Still Cheap in 2022

    55 Best SNES Games that are Still Cheap in 2022

    We ransacked the entire catalog of SNES games to find the best play value to grow your retro collection. (April 2020)

  • Old-School Gaming with Retro Riches

    Old-School Gaming with Retro Riches

    With so much incredible technology attaching to every aspect of our working and social lives, it’s perhaps not too much of a surprise that sometimes we just want to enjoy something a little… old-fashioned. Take computer and console games as a fine example. Software and hardware, combined with lightning-fast internet speeds (usually!), have led to…

  • The Best RPG from the Year You Were Born

    The Best RPG from the Year You Were Born

    Are you tired of relying on your birth month to get insight into your life? Why not use something a little more reliable, like the best RPG that was released the year you were born? If that’s what you’re looking for, then I have just what you need. I have a list of RPGs that…

  • Philips CD-i Review: Dark Castle

    Philips CD-i Review: Dark Castle

    Dark Castle for the CD-i is simply not fun. This doesn’t even qualify as a “so bad it’s good” kind of experience. I bought this game on sale at a thrift store for less than $1 and I still paid too much for it.

  • 52 Best Super Nintendo Games that are Still Cheap

    52 Best Super Nintendo Games that are Still Cheap

    We ransacked the entire catalog of SNES games to find the best play value to grow your retro collection. (April 2020)

  • GG’s Top 5 NES Games for Under 10 Bucks

    GG’s Top 5 NES Games for Under 10 Bucks

    The idea behind that video sums up the whole premise of The Ghetto Gamer: How to get started retro gaming and expand your collection without wasting money! The video was also a great excuse to share a few favorite retro games that may have been overlooked.

  • Spooky Retro Games I’m playing this October

    Spooky Retro Games I’m playing this October

    This list includes things I’ve already got, and a few things that I’ve neglected to pick up, but definitely want to try this month. And this is just the start of my creepy October list!

  • 5 Retro Remakes we Really, Really Need

    5 Retro Remakes we Really, Really Need

    Zelda II, nerds. How’s that for a hot take? Zelda II gets too much hate from them same youngsters I was complaining about at the top of this post (seems like a long time ago). And I’m not sure why. Like PUBG, Zelda II basically parachutes you into the middle of a big map with…

  • Magazine Retro Feature – Xexyz!

    Magazine Retro Feature – Xexyz!

    An in-depth look at a game that time forgot Don’t be mad at yourself if you haven’t heard of Xexyz for the NES. Even though it’s from Hudson Soft in the peak of their prime (1988 in Japan, 1990 in US) and it’s totally badass. In fact, if you’re even just familiar with the name…