Forget the limited NSO library. A new technical breakthrough just turned your Nintendo Switch into a massive, free ...

A new emulator app in the App Store means you can now play MAME ROMs on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Here's how to get started. April 2025 marks a year since Apple allowed game emulators onto the App ...

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar approach to consoles. Go to a physical store, get a disc, then pop it into ...

With the RetroArch app for iPhone and iPad, you can now play your favorite legacy games on the go — but it takes some work and configuration. Here's how to do it. RetroArch is an open-source, ad-free ...

Vimm’s Lair is a website; essentially an archive on the Internet, that hosts digital copies, or ROMs, of a large number of retro games and many other classic console games. All ROMs present on Vimm’s ...

Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. April 17, ...

Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...