{"id":13846,"date":"2022-05-30T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=120675"},"modified":"2022-05-30T19:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:21:16","slug":"7-of-the-best-retro-games-consoles-for-nostalgic-gaming","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/7-of-the-best-retro-games-consoles-for-nostalgic-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"7 of the best retro games consoles for nostalgic gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Will Freeman\n \t\t<\/p>
Published: Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>
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While losing yourself to a vast, visually lavish modern game can bring all kinds of immersive escapism, older titles often have an elegance and immediacy that makes them rather more suited for fitting around modern life. When you\u2019ve only got 30 minutes of gaming time, you can often get a more meaningful experience from Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em>\u2019s straightforward 2D charm than you would with the latest expansive open-world blockbuster.<\/p>\n
Investing in both vintage games and old hardware has, however, become a rather expensive business, thanks to a vast collector community. There\u2019s always the option of simulating older games virtually or via a platform like the amazing Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the cheapest way in, but can take much technical tinkering, and might tiptoe into the legally murky. With all that in mind, a new generation of modern, convenient, plug-and-play consoles are bringing old games to modern screens. With so many to choose from, we spent time with a spread of what\u2019s available.<\/p>\n
Recent years have seen a boom in \u2018microconsoles\u2019, and SEGA\u2019s Mega Drive Mini is one of the best. At the heart of its offering is a near unbearably cute miniaturised version of SEGA\u2019s iconic 1990 console. So small that it easily sits on one palm, the delightfully detailed reproduction exists to provide convenient access to a library of classic games.<\/p>\n
When it comes to retro gaming, you can\u2019t beat original hardware hooked up to a tube TV, but that takes up time, money and space. With the Mega Drive Mini, you pop in a power cord, connect it to a modern screen with an HDMI cable, fire it up, and a library of 42 built-in games immediately appears before you.<\/p>\n
Most are hits like Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em>, Street Fighter 2<\/em>, Golden Axe<\/em> and Tetris<\/em>, but there\u2019s a handful of truly brilliant, lesser-known cult titles we adored, such as Gunstar Heroes<\/em> and Thunder Force III<\/em>. The games run with ample accuracy, the two (full-size) Mega Drive controls feel great, and the whole package thrives as a focal point for a warmly nostalgic, social evening with friends.<\/p>\n
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