HBO Max’s 8-Bit Christmas may fulfill your ’80s-nostalgia needs quota at least until the next season of Stranger Things buries us in [plumbs the depths of memory] Lotto hightops and Sizzlean. Scripter ...

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out more about how we test ...

The video game industry has changed a lot in the 35 years since the U.S. launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System. From online gaming to virtual reality, there’s a lot that the inventors of the NES ...

Here at Hackaday HQ we’re no strangers to vintage game emulation. New versions of old consoles and arcade cabinets frequently make excellent fodder for clever hacks to cram as much functionality as ...

It is said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the world of the 8-bit microcontroller, this truism drives a multi-billion-dollar market. Way back in 1980 Intel Corp., Santa ...

Rock and metal has quite a lot in common and with Nintendo in particular. One YouTuber connected both worlds and revamped classic songs by Iron Maiden, Slayer, Tool, Ghost, Opeth and more, turning ...

It might look like a random pile of wires to some, but it is far from random: [Paulo Constantino] built this 8-bit CPU himself from scratch. He built his remarkable creation using wires and 74HC shift ...

Do some inflection points make as much sound as one hand clapping? It seems that way. Why else would so many device manufacturers still use 8- or 16-bit processors, when modern 32- and 64-bit ...