Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Considering the rise of home consoles that we saw within ...

There's plenty of dead tech from the 1980s that can stir up emotions, and old video game consoles are one of them. It was a simple time, when the graphics were pixelated, the controllers were wired, ...

Gaming consoles have a fascinating history, with the 1972 release of the Magnavox Odyssey marking a major shift in the entertainment landscape. Arcades were still thriving in their golden age at that ...

Aarzak kicks a sword out of a soldier's hands on the cover art for "Last Battle" (1989) - Sega As pivotal as the decade was for the industry, there are plenty of hit '80s video games that no one ...

The greatest game consoles of the past are remembered for a reason.

It’s not as big a problem these days, but back in the 1970s and ‘80s, a plethora of unlicensed games found their way onto a number of home video game consoles. This was mainly prevalent on the Atari ...

Nintendo has released eight home consoles since the NES launched in the mid-80s, and here is how I would rank each one.