Pixel Fix

Review: Squid Game on Game Boy Can I survive this deadly fanmade demake? No. No, I can't.

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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RetroPie - Harmless Fun or Feeder Drug? Hey bro, I need some nostalgia. You holding any RetroPie?

The inspiring rise and hubristic fall of a Raspberry Pi enthusiast who pushed retro gaming way too far
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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?

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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Okay, hear me out: The Steam Summer Sale but on the Nintendo E-Shop

Big Read: My nightmare job interview at Offical PlayStation Magazine How Muppet RaceMania cost me my dream job.

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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I Died: God is a Street Fighter II Machine I knocked on heaven's door. A Street Fighter II machine answered.

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 wanted a Steam Deck. I got scammed. Even smart, good looking people like me can get got.

I thought I was too savvy to ever get scammed. I was wrong.
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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.

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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me flying headfirst into all my problems

that's one heck of a jarring gear change slamming from Mercury Rev into Korn.

it's such a shame as so many of those sites were built on the voices of their editorial teams as well.

Gotta be the swish blue Tears of the Kingdom edition.

Why TF Do I Keep Playing: 1942 After three decades I should be a top gun. I'm not.

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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Which Local Multiplayer Gamer Are You? The eight painful characters who were there when gaming ruled the lounge.

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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Total Recall? Shenmue II's Cherry Blossom Does a treasured gaming memory actually exist?

On time, memory and Shenmue II

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The 'pop' reminds me of Marty's futuristic Nike Mag's in Back to the Future II.

bewilderment is vastly underrated

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.

Pixel Fix scores the rare PS1 Analog Joystick and it's a love story for the ages.

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Ooo excited to see what modders cook up. Great news

me and the boys setting out to conquer the new world. brb.

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#civilization #snes

The Cost to Beat the Boss: Bad Dudes We keep inserting coins until we clock this arcade classic

Ever wonder how much money it takes to defeat the final boss in Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja?

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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.

"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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In my experience, it's a site's coverage of small and/or niche games & genres, that creates a loyal audience.

The masses clicking through the big articles don't care which site they're reading on. Once they click away, they're gone.
Fans of niche writing will continue to show up.

The last time I checked the mark-up by local retailers for the OLED model was horrendous, around $400 above Valve's official Au price. I just couldn't stomach paying that much over.

also, three years of my grumbling over Valve refusing to sell this in NZ...

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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