Enlarge / A look at a very weird year for a retro-minded game console that may or may not exist by the end of 2022. (credit: Intellivision | Aurich Lawson ) Most of Ars’ end-of-2021 gaming coverage focused on the best stuff made during a bizarre year of delays and chip shortages. But there’s one […]
Enlarge / Analogue Pocket, running The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening in its Game Boy Color mode. (credit: Sam Machkovech) The Analogue Pocket is a dream of a gaming device, and it begins shipping to preorder customers this week. It’s the most powerful, beautiful, and feature-rich system to revolve around the original Game Boy—and it […]
Before Nintendo released the Game Boy, the company sold simplistic, LCD-based Game & Watch units—and lots of them. When sales broke 20 million units, creator Gunpei Yokoi commissioned special edition Donkey Kong Game & Watch pieces to commemorate the achievement. One of those units, which came on the market for the first time, recently sold […]
Enlarge / Collectors say bare cartridges in “sous vide” condition can command a premium at auction. (credit: Aurich Lawson) If you aren’t immersed in the world of high-end video game collecting, it’s probably hard to understand why someone paid in excess of $1. 5 million for a single, shrinkwrap-sealed boxed copy of Super Mario 64 […]