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The FunKey S is a multi-console emulator that is a tiny version of the Game Boy Advance SP. Since I’m a sucker for both nostalgia and cute things, I recently bought two of them, and figured it might be helpful to share my experience. I’ll start this post with a brief review of both the […]
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If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of (digital) pinball. You might have a bunch of tables on Zen Pinball, you might play pinball on your DS/DraStic emulator, or you might just remember the good old days of Windows XP Pinball. You might also just love real pinball too, of course. Whatever the case,
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Here at My Dpad, we like looking back at video game history as much as we like looking forward to upcoming video games. So, in that vein, we’ll occasionally spotlight some great retro games. Today, I have one that’s near and dear to my heart: Little Computer People. I can’t quite remember the first time
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Doom is one of the most influential video games ever made. id Software, which developed Doom (along with several other groundbreaking games), is one of the most influential game studios of all time. John Carmack and John Romero, the two main drivers behind id Software, are two of the most influential game developers in history,
Masters of Doom Casting Choices Announced Read More »
If you want to play old Sega Genesis(/Mega Drive) games, you have all sorts of options. You can buy used games on the cheap or you can emulate for even cheaper. If you want to stay on the legal side of things, you can try the SEGA Forever games on your smartphone. However, the upcoming
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Looking for a good game or two to play on your Android smartphone? How about (just about) every single Dragon Quest (mainline series) game? That’s right. Through a combination of emulation and official ports, you can play the entirety of the Dragon Quest mainline series through the first 6 games, and even another beyond that.
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Retroarch Android is just about the only emulator app you need on your phone, but the touchscreen retropad can be annoying if you like to play in portrait mode, like I do. If you’re like me, you’ve also searched high and wide for a way to make the retropad default to portrait mode instead of
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If you’re looking for a Game Boy (Color/Advance) emulator for your smartphone, you might have recently come to a realization: a lot of them have gone paid (on Google Play, at least). Just a few months ago, there were all sorts of solid free options for GB(C/A) emulation, and now the free ones all seem
VGBAnext – The Best GBA/GBC/GB Emulator For Android Read More »
Plenty of video games based on movies are straight-up bad, especially recently, so licensed games have gotten a bad reputation. There are a few gems out there amongst the shovelware, but a lot of them are retro games so sometimes they’re forgotten. Luckily, My Dpad never forgets, so here are the top 10 best video
Top 10 Best Video Games Based On Movies & TV Shows Read More »
Sega lovers rejoice! In case you haven’t heard yet, Sega is re-releasing classic games for iPhone and Android for free in their new Sega Forever collection. The games are ad-supported, but they offer saving capabilities (so no passwords like back in the day!) and high scores, so they do have some advantages over emulation. Even
Sega Forever Does What Nintendon’t Read More »