Retro consoles &
classic games
RetroCronica is an encyclopedia of retro video game hardware: release history, specs, sales and the games that defined each system. Plus free homebrew games you can play in your browser.
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Atari 2600
The Atari 2600, originally sold as the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), is a home console released by Atari in 1977.
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The Nintendo Entertainment System is Nintendo's 8-bit home console, released in Japan as the Family Computer (Famicom) in 1983.
Sega Master System
The Sega Master System is Sega's 8-bit home console, a redesigned version of the Sega Mark III released in Japan in 1985.
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
The Sega Mega Drive, sold in North America as the Genesis, is Sega's 16-bit home console released in Japan in 1988.
Game Boy
The Game Boy is Nintendo's 8-bit handheld console, released in 1989 and designed by a team led by Gunpei Yokoi.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is Nintendo's 16-bit successor to the NES, released in Japan as the Super Famicom in 1990.
Neo Geo AES
The Neo Geo AES is SNK's home console that uses the same hardware as its Neo Geo MVS arcade system.
PlayStation
The PlayStation is Sony's first home video game console, released in Japan on 3 December 1994.
Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 is Nintendo's third home console, released in Japan in June 1996 with Super Mario 64 as a launch title.
Sega Dreamcast
The Dreamcast is Sega's final home console, released in Japan on 27 November 1998.
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Anguna: Warriors of Virtue
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Concentration Room
Concentration Room is a homebrew card-matching memory game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Flip cards two at a time and find all…
Libbet and the Magic Floor
Libbet and the Magic Floor is a homebrew puzzle game for the original Game Boy. It is open source and released under…
Nova the Squirrel
Nova the Squirrel is an open-source NES platformer with exploration and puzzle elements. You play as Nova, using copied enemy abilities to…
Thwaite
Thwaite is a homebrew missile defense game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, in the spirit of the arcade classic Missile Command. Protect…
µCity
µCity (micro city) is an open-source city-building simulation for the Game Boy Color: zone land, build roads and services, and watch your…