A small Sony PVM button most retro gamers ignore can completely change how classic games look and feel on a CRT monitor. Here’s why it matters for retro gaming, scanlines, 240p, RGB, and PVM setups.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island looks like a normal SNES cartridge, but inside is one of Nintendo’s most surprising late-era 16-bit hardware tricks.
Is a professional video monitor really worth the hype for classic games? After six months of daily use, the answer is a resounding yes. The Sony PVM-14M2E is a 14-inch masterclass in display technology that will completely change how you experience your favorite retro consoles. Pro-Grade Specs for Retro Consoles Unlike standard consumer TVs, the […]
Character creation has always been a huge part of Code Vein’s identity, and this video is a perfect reminder of why. The creator designs a gothic aristocrat character in Code Vein II, showing just how expressive and flexible the new character creator has become. From sharp facial details to elegant, dark styling, the character leans […]
Everyone online keeps chasing the biggest, sharpest, most “professional” CRT they can find. PVMs. BVMs. Studio monitors. Huge screens with insane line counts. But after actually playing on different setups for a long time, I realized something that nobody really says out loud: Small CRTs are way more fun for retro gaming. Not technically “better” […]
In the golden era of 8-bit gaming, mystery was part of the magic. Consoles felt like sealed boxes of secrets, and sometimes—if you were lucky—you’d stumble upon something no manual, magazine, or cartridge ever mentioned.One of those secrets lived inside the 1986 Sega Master System: a tiny, legendary, almost myth-like game called Snail Maze. Not […]
If you’ve been following my channels, you already know I play a wide variety of games—PC titles, PlayStation 5 blockbusters, Nintendo Switch adventures, and even the occasional mobile game. In the past, I owned an Xbox too, but nowadays it’s not really part of my rotation. Recently, though, I’ve decided to dive deeper into something […]
If you were a gamer in the 8-bit era, you probably remember the console wars, which were mostly dominated by Nintendo. But there was another powerful contender that, in many ways, was ahead of its time: the Sega Master System. In my latest video, I take a deep dive into this fascinating console, and here’s […]
I want to share a little story with you. It’s about a very, very old console—the Sega Master System—and a single game on it that changed everything for me. The name of this legendary game? Wonder Boy in Monster Land. First, let’s talk about the console. The Sega Master System, or SMS for short, launched […]
Hi everybody, SpookyFairy here. In this video, I’m sharing my first impressions of the TCL 27G64. This is a 27-inch, QHD (1440p), 180Hz QD-Mini LED monitor. As always, I’m not a professional expert, just a gamer sharing my thoughts. What I see might be different for you, and I’m just basing this on my own […]