The whole push to use AI to make games look "better" doesn't make sense to me. AAA games look great right now, and in the past 10 years I've never thought, "Oh, I wish this great game looked better." The days of pushing graphics as a selling point are over. We want gameplay and story.

One of my favorite fighting games EVER. Friends...you can fight as a car...enough said.

Bad News Baseball is still one of my favorite baseball games. The mechanics of the game just feel right and it's so much fun to watch Mr. T give you a high-ten after a homerun. There are updated ROMs with updated players, so I can play as the 2016 Chicago Cubs. :D #retrogaming #NES

One of the greatest beat-em up developers of all time: Makoto Uchida. Starting with Altered Beast, Makato Uchida went on to create Golden Axe, and Die Hard Arcade.

Ecco the Dolphin, a cute little game about a dolphin swimming around and...what the SHIT!?!?!!?

I feel seen.

I know I'm 10 years late to this party, but I can't get enough of Critical Role. Also, it may be controversial, but I do miss Tiberius Stormwind...from Draconia! He was a fun character. That said, I just finished the Briarwood campaign and it was epic. #criticalrole #d&d

To those who celebrate...

There was just something so magical about having TWO Sonic cartoons going at the same time when I was a kid. Saturday mornings used to kick ass. Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was especially great, as Sonic was voiced by Jaleel White (Urkel himself!)

Might be the first time I ever agreed with a Nintendo lawsuit.

Goldeneye physics were on point.

Nothing to see here other than Sega's M2 board that was created with the help of GE Aerospace/Lockheed Martin and powered what is arguably the greatest racing game of all time: Daytona USA. Move along, move along. #retrogaming #sega

This picture is so sad...

So sad to hear of Dan Simmons' passing. The Hyperion Cantos are my favorite book series of all time. Dan was an incredible story teller and educator. We lost one of the great ones.

This is the era of #Sega that defined me as a gamer. I had a Saturn at home with most of these games and the arcade in the movie theatre near me had Daytona and House of the Dead. It was such a great time to be a young gamer. #retrogaming

@thegamersician.com As you get more into D&D, just remember that this is your DM's secret weapon.

Released February 24, 2017, Hollow Knight isn't quite a retro game yet, but it is a great Metroidvania-style game. Happy birthday, Hollow Knight!

Basically my family's setup when I was 7.

Happy 40th anniversary to the Legend of Zelda, released on February 21, 1986!

Got both sides of the Daytona USA machine back together. (May be the first time they’ve been fully assembled in over a decade or two.) I still have some work to do to get cab 1 working properly, but it’s getting close! Saved them from being scrapped. #arcade #retrogaming

Spent the whole day assembling this back together after doing a full tear down and cleaning/repair. Added a 32” curved LCD to match the other twin cab. Just some final touches to go!

I'm knee deep in this Daytona USA twin cab restore. First one is done, but now I'm working on the second cabinet which has all original parts. Cleaned up the racing wheel panel and had to do a bunch of cleaning on the gear shift. It's coming along!

I really wish I still had my big blue tray of floppies. So many memories were saved on those, including a VBasic game I made that was actually kind of fun.

On Friday we lost one of the greatest minds in gaming. The godfather of Sega's consoles. From Genesis through Dreamcast, he led R&D for Sega and took on the mighty Nintendo in the 90's.

My travel game lately has been New Super Mario Bros. After months of on and off gameplay I finally finished it. I beat it on the DS long ago and found it just as fun the second time around.

I literally started Streets of Rage the other day and immediately did this by accident. Some things never change... #retrogaming

This is my dream pinball machine.

I didn’t get into THPS until the third installment, but Retro Blast fires down memory lane of the franchise in this great episode. Who was your skater of choice?

I want to take a moment to honor the late Jerry Lawson, the Electronic Engineer who led the design of the 'Fairchild Channel F' console and also designed the FIRST interchangeable game (ROM) cartridges. The game industry wouldn't be what it is today without Jerry's brilliance. (cont..)

When Find and Replace goes awry in your article. 😂 The Nintendo Switch became the Nintendo "Change" in this article about the Switch becoming Nintendo's best selling console. Oops! 🤪

If you’re not already, you should be listening to @retroblastpod.com Great stories of first hand experience playing retro games and their history.

Sparkster is the name of the main character in Rocket Knight Adventures. However, that wasn't always his name. Any guesses what it was during development? My History & Development of Rocket Knight Adventures has the answer. ☺️ www.retrogaminggeek.com/rocket-knigh...

I know the debate is usually between NHL 93 vs NHL 94, but for me, it's NHL 96 all the way (specifically because it's the game I grew up with.)

I still remember the day I got the red ring of death. It sucked. But, I contacted Microsoft and they got it fixed...in like 3 weeks...

I think the 90's would have it for me. The Genesis, Saturn, SNES, N64, PS1...I mean, the GOATs of consoles came out then. Plus, I'd know to pile all my hard earned lawn mowing money into Apple stock.

I've got Konami on the brain.

What's your favorite game made by Konami?

Seeing lots of posts on the best games for retro systems, and honestly, I have to admit that Super Monkey Ball (and Super Monkey Ball 2) are my favorites for the GameCube. Such a fun party game and Monkey Target is still one of my favorite mini games of all time. 🐵

X-Men arcade's 6 player cabinet has to be one of the most amazing cabinets ever made. 2 monitors blended together to create a widescreen before widescreens were a thing. The sheer amount of chaos on the screen with 6 players is so much fun. :D

The emulator that got me back into retro gaming back in the late 1990's. Thanks to @modernvintagegamer.com for putting this together! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo54...

Concept art for Rocket Knight Adventures by Konami artist Tom duBois.

What handheld do you use for retro gaming on the go? I love my R36S, but I'm considering upgrading to a Retro Pocket 6 so I can play PS2 and GameCube games.

Two words: The Library

It's still so crazy to me that Nintendo Power offered Dragon Warrior 1 for free to new subscribers. $21 got you a year of Nintendo Power and a copy of Dragon Warrior. INSANE!

Finished the first of two Daytona USA cabinets. This one had no control panel, monitor, and the boards inside were shot. So it's a complete redo with a Thrustmaster 150 steering wheel/pedals, gear shift, and a 32" LCD monitor. The next one will be more complicated w/ original parts.

I don't know where this bar is, but I want to go there.

Konami was ready to jump ship from Nintendo's iron grasp on games and go to the Genesis. Along the way they figured they'd try to create a mascot that could rival Mario and Sonic. Here's the History and Development of Rocket Knight Adventures: www.retrogaminggeek.com/rocket-knigh...

I don't want much. Just the simple things. Like a simple 8 cabinet networked Daytona USA racing cabinet in my basement. You know, the simple things...