Retro Handheld Gaming 2026 Blog The Brilliant Pocket Revolution Cast your mind back. You’re ten years old, huddled under the duvet with a torch and a Game Boy that’s eating through AA batteries like they’re going out of fashion. The screen’s barely visible, your eyes are going square, and you absolutely do not care because Tetris…
System: 3DO Release date: 1994 Alone in the Dark on the 3DO is a genuinely creepy, brilliantly atmospheric slice of gaming history that quietly invented survival horror before anyone had even thought up the name. This Alone in the Dark on the 3DO title drops you into a haunted Louisiana mansion in the 1920s and…
System: 3DO Release date: 1994 Alone in the Dark on the 3DO is a genuinely creepy, brilliantly atmospheric slice of gaming history that quietly invented survival horror before anyone had even thought up the name. This Alone in the Dark on the 3DO title drops you into a haunted Louisiana mansion in the 1920s and…
System: Nintendo 64 Release date: 1997 Blast Corps on the Nintendo 64 is a gloriously daft masterpiece and still one of the most unique games on the system. This Blast Corps on the Nintendo 64 title lets you play as a heavy demolition crew tasked with clearing paths for runaway nuclear missiles by smashing buildings…
System: Nintendo 64 Release date: 1997 GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 is a stone-cold legend and still one of the greatest first-person shooters ever made. This GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 title took the Bond licence and turned it into something truly special. Smooth controls, memorable levels, tense stealth sections, and that legendary…
System: Nintendo 64 Release date: 1996 Wave Race 64 on the Nintendo 64 is an absolute stunner and still one of the most exhilarating racing games ever made. This Wave Race 64 on the Nintendo 64 title took jet ski racing and turned it into something magical. Crisp water physics, tight controls, and that unmistakable…
System: Atari Lynx Release date: 1989 Electrocop on the Atari Lynx is a proper launch title legend and still one of the most ambitious games on the handheld. This Electrocop on the Atari Lynx title throws you into a cyberpunk future as a tough robotic cop sent to rescue the President’s daughter from the evil…
System: Atari Lynx Release date: 1991 Warbirds on the Atari Lynx is a proper technical show-off and still one of the most impressive games on the handheld. This Warbirds on the Atari Lynx title puts you in the cockpit of classic WWII fighters for fast-paced aerial combat across multiple missions and theatres of war. It…
System: Sega Mega Drive Release date: 1995 Alien Soldier on the Sega Mega Drive is an absolute Treasure belter and still one of the most intense run-and-gun games ever made. This Alien Soldier on the Sega Mega Drive title throws you into a non-stop barrage of boss rushes and bullet-hell chaos as the genetically engineered…
System: Atari Lynx Release date: 1990 Todd’s Adventures in Slime World on the Atari Lynx is a proper handheld oddity and still one of the most charming games on the system. This Todd’s Adventures in Slime World on the Atari Lynx title throws you into a colourful, gooey underground world as the brave (and slightly…