Arcade games dominated in the '80s, and franchises like Donkey Kong and Pac-Man became all-time classics.

The '80s saw the birth of modern video games, and the decade sadly also saw the release of numerous unplayable titles.

Ryan and Alex are surrounded by a street gang on the cover art for River City Ransom - Technōs Japan The '80s was the decade when the video game industry exploded, from the growing prominence of ...

Link holds his sword and shield over Hyrule in artwork for The Legend of Zelda - Nintendo It can't be understated how integral Nintendo was in reinvigorating the industry after the video game crash of ...

The video game crash of 1983 put the industry through a major shake-up. One of the companies that came out of that period on top was Nintendo, whose entry into the home console market in 1985 really ...

For a weekend retro gaming session, one of the best games from the 1980s isn't what some players originally expected at all.

Mike Singleton's fantasy epic was a kind of Skyrim of the '80s. Heavily influenced by The Lord of the Rings, it was a hybrid of a role-playing game, a strategy game, and the "graphic adventures" of ...

If you’re looking for a nostalgia fix, the 1980s made up the golden age of computer games. Just about every genre’s represented in some form or another, with many of the early titles providing the ...

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, ...