2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (741+ words) First impressions of the Abxylute E1 ($70 / "52) aren't brilliant, it has to be said. The black plastic casing looks and feels a bit cheap, and while the green LED lighting is eye-catching, it's something I quickly found myself turning off. However, I've…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (649+ words) "The loss of the demo disc was the killing blow" We've never made a secret of the fact that Sega's final console, the Dreamcast, holds a very special place in our hearts here at Time Extension. Home to some amazing…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (561+ words) With its gory visuals and "pornographic" advertising, Palace Software's Barbarian is one of the most infamous 8-bit home computer releases of the 1980s. When it launched on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1987, it was hit with a barrage…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (561+ words) Say hello to 'PS2Recomp' A new experimental project that will hopefully enable players to run PS2 games natively on their PC is currently underway. PS2Recomp is described as a "PlayStation 2 Static Recompiler & Runtime Tool to make native PC ports", and is being developed…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (907+ words) Could a native PC port finally be on the cards? As recently highlighted by Video Game Esoterica (and Rock Paper Shotgun), an exciting new project is currently underway to decompile the Xbox title Jet Set Radio Future, meaning it's possible…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1331+ words) I'll get this out of the way early " as much as I adore Sega's last home console, I never loved the Dreamcast controller. I realise I'm perhaps on my own in this assessment, as there are many people out there…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1720+ words) "I hate when people get tricked into doing stupid stuff like this" Video games, like any physical item, can become very valuable on the secondary market. Many retro games are now worth thousands of dollars, and this increased value predictably…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1073+ words) CD or CD? That is the question I've been a fan of Krikzz's EverDrive line of flash carts since they hit the market over 15 years ago, and have owned multiple examples across the Game Boy, GBA, SNES and Mega Drive....

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1578+ words) Nintendo may be two consoles into its combined hybrid hardware strategy, but that didn't stop the resale value of the 3DS from spiking as 2025 drew to a close. As spotted by Pirate Nation (thanks, Tom's Hardware), the average cost of a…...

2+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (1401+ words) "In my opinion, there was no chance of failing" Sega and Nintendo were fierce hardware rivals for much of the '80s and '90s, with the latter usually being more commercially successful than the former. One contest that Nintendo won relatively comfortably was…...