Retro Gaming Enthusiasts

Looking for Retro Games? Check out these Websites!

Are you a fan of retro games? Do you struggle to find the titles you want at old-school gaming stores? Well, there's good news. The internet is home to plenty of retro gaming stores. Here are five websites that you can check out to find your favorite retro games:

1. Destructoid

Destructoid is a great all-around gaming site with a bit of everything. You can find regular articles, lots of news posts, reviews, and features that appear each week. It covers updates on certain games, previews of upcoming games, and opinion pieces.

But Destructoid is not just a gaming news site. It also publishes reviews of console and PC games, as well as mobile titles and even DLC. The reviews are straightforward, and you can easily understand how it rates games.

Additionally, it offers video content and community forums, making it an excellent video game website for everyone.

2. GamesRadar+

GamesRadar+ provides a healthy balance of content, including news, reviews, features, hands-on looks at new games, and more. You can view reviews and guides for games on your favorite system or check out the latest news and reviews.

Compared to other sites, GamesRadar+ doesn't review a vast amount of games. However, this shows that the staff takes their time and doesn't rush out reviews. In the reviews, clear Pros/Cons lists and a summary of the verdict make them easy to skim.

Overall, GamesRadar+ provides lots of content to check out, as well as quick stories for staying abreast of gaming news.

3. Game Informer

Game Informer is a long-running video game magazine that also has a website. It's an old-school take on a game website in the overcomplicated modern age, which is welcome. Unlike other gaming websites that also feature content for movies and TV, this one is all about games (occasionally covering movies and TV based on games).

You'll find news, previews of upcoming games, reviews, and features. Many of the staff are longtime game players, and the site has a professional feel to it. It summarizes its reviews with a number, which not all gaming sites do nowadays.

Overall, Game Informer is a website run by people who love video games, built for players. The site doesn't review every little game, but what's here is excellent, and there's no political nonsense to worry about.

4. Metacritic

Metacritic is not a review website in itself but instead aggregates scores from various game review websites (like Rotten Tomatoes and similar websites do for movies). If you don't feel like wading through detailed reviews and just want a quick score to see if a game is worth playing, Metacritic is for you.

Search for a game, and you'll see a weighted score from 1-100. You can click through to read individual reviews or compare what the critics thought to user reviews. However, remember that a numbered score isn't everything as it's hard, to sum up, a game's quality in a single number.

5. Nintendo Life

As its name suggests, Nintendo Life is one of the best gaming websites for Nintendo enthusiasts. It specializes in covering the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, eShop, and similar topics. You'll find reviews, news, features, and even original videos.

Final Words

The guides stand out here, providing help for major games, such as type weaknesses in Pokémon or how to spot fake paintings in Animal Crossing. The site reviews downloadable eShop titles as well as mainstream releases, so there's a lot of coverage.