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If you long for 8-bit graphics and Pokémon adventures of yore, I’m happy to report that your wait is over. A Twitch channel is making it possible to play Pokémon Red, the first game in the franchise and a staple of the ‘90s, on an old CRT TV alongside countless fans across the globe.How Rahul Kohli Got His Own Dragon Ishin Trooper CardTo celebrate its 10th anniversary, the channel “Twitch Plays Pokémon” is going back to its roots—specifically, Pokémon Red, the game that started its journey. Back in 2014, an anonymous…

The Wii has become one of the most hackable and moddable consoles Nintendo has ever released. From the same person who brought you the Altoids tin Wii comes this Wii input card, complete with controller slots, which can be inserted into the back of a Sony broadcast quality CRT monitor for an all-in-oneretro gaming experience that’s a real treat for the eyes.If you assumed that connecting an older, standard definition gaming console to a modern 4K TV would vastly improve the look of its games, you’d be completely wrong.…

If you're a gamer of a certain age, you likely have fond memories of playing your favorite retro console in front of a boxy TV. However, while many gamers have kept their old consoles around--or bought them back from garage sales and eBay auctions--CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs are largely an abandoned relic of the past. You can likely find dozens of examples gathering dust at your local thrift store, garbage dump, or perhaps even your grandmother's house. But are they actually worse than your cheap LED…

There’s nothing quite like playing old school games on old school hardware and no one knows that better than maker and developer JamHamster. Today we’re excited to share an update on JamHamster’s Raspberry Pi retro CRT TV gaming console project which began a few months back and has finally reached a point of completion as demonstrated in a video shared this week to Twitter.We first covered the progress on this project in late March, showing off the beautiful interior and custom metalwork used as a mounting platform that…