Timothy discovered retro gaming at forty and never looked back. A construction foreman by day and collector by night, he writes from a fresh, nostalgia-free angle—exploring classic games with adult curiosity, honest takes, and zero childhood bias.
Back in 2011 when I was first diving into retro gaming, I bought what I thought was a pretty standard Sega Genesis from this guy on Craigslist who swore it was “totally authentic, man.” Brought it home, plugged it into my TV, and started playing Sonic. Something felt… off. Not broken exactly, but like the game was moving through molasses compared to what I remembered seeing at my friend’s place. Turns out I’d accidentally bought…
That damn Z-trigger on the N64 controller was starting to stick again. I’d been gripping it too tight during another…
You know what’s funny about coming to retro gaming as an adult? I don’t have those rose-colored glasses that make…
Back in 2011, I was working my way through what people considered the “essential” Genesis RPGs, trying to understand what…
So there I was, around 2011 I think, standing in a used game store in Denver holding a Sega Genesis…
You know what’s funny about coming to gaming late in life? I never played the original Resident Evil 4 when…
That Game Boy saved my sanity during what might’ve been the longest car ride in human history. Summer of ’91,…
My game shelf tells two different stories. Left side’s got my video game collection – all neat and organized by…
I’ve got a graveyard of controllers that died honorable deaths. Well, maybe not honorable. There’s that Genesis controller I threw…
I’ll be honest—when my daughter first mentioned Chrono Trigger back in 2011, I figured she was just throwing another retro…
