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Retro-Gamers.it features explore the people, studios and turning points that shaped video game culture. We reconstruct the development of series, genres and technologies through sources, first-hand accounts and historical context, including stories often overlooked by mainstream histories. From major industry figures to creative scenes built around consoles and home computers, each article examines the medium with attention to memory, cultural relevance and lasting influence.

Stories and insights into games, creators and gaming culture.

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Monkey Island 2 VGA running on an original Commodore Amiga 1200, displayed on a Sony CRT monitor.

Software Oct 17, 2026 Marco Finelli

SCUMM5-Amiga: Monkey Island 2 VGA on a Real Amiga 1200

With OpenAI Codex, I developed SCUMM5-Amiga to run Monkey Island 2 VGA on AGA hardware. Here's how I brought Part I to a real Amiga 1200.

Feature Oct 17, 2026

SCUMM5-Amiga: Monkey Island 2 VGA on a Real Amiga 1200

With OpenAI Codex, I developed SCUMM5-Amiga to run Monkey Island 2 VGA on AGA hardware. Here's how I brought Part I to a real Amiga 1200.

A player holding a Sega controller in a cinema while Mickey Mania plays on the screen

Gaming culture Aug 29, 2026 Marco Finelli

Animation, Anime and Cartoons

Disney, American cartoons, anime, giant robots, Pokémon and Cuphead: how animation became playable and video games began influencing it in return.

Feature Aug 29, 2026

Animation, Anime and Cartoons

Disney, American cartoons, anime, giant robots, Pokémon and Cuphead: how animation became playable and video games began influencing it in return.

Dante Alighieri and William Shakespeare with the ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude logos in a composition about AI detectors.

Gaming culture Aug 17, 2026 Marco Finelli

Did Shakespeare and Dante Use AI Tools? Let’s See What Detectors Say

We tested GPTZero on Shakespeare, Dante, human-written texts, translations and interviews. What can an AI detector really tell us about authorship?

Feature Aug 17, 2026

Did Shakespeare and Dante Use AI Tools? Let’s See What Detectors Say

We tested GPTZero on Shakespeare, Dante, human-written texts, translations and interviews. What can an AI detector really tell us about authorship?

Ranma ½ manga artwork beside a pixel art video game scene and a Super Nintendo controller

Gaming culture Aug 16, 2026 Marco Finelli

From Panel to Screen: When Comics and Manga Enter Video Games

From X-Men and Simulmondo to Dragon Ball, Comix Zone and XIII: the long relationship between comics, manga and video games, from the printed page to gameplay.

Feature Aug 16, 2026

From Panel to Screen: When Comics and Manga Enter Video Games

From X-Men and Simulmondo to Dragon Ball, Comix Zone and XIII: the long relationship between comics, manga and video games, from the printed page to gameplay.

Kratos, Ezio Auditore and Arthur Morgan standing on old books in front of a historical map.

History Aug 09, 2026 Marco Finelli

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

What happens when the past becomes playable? From Civilization and North & South to Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War.

Feature Aug 09, 2026

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

What happens when the past becomes playable? From Civilization and North & South to Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War.

Cover artwork for Star Wars: Rebel Assault showing Rebel starfighters in combat over a canyon landscape

History Aug 08, 2026 Søren Kamper

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Rebel Assault helped sell the multimedia PC by turning CD-ROM storage, sound, digitised footage and pre-rendered spectacle into the experience itself.

Feature Aug 08, 2026

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Rebel Assault helped sell the multimedia PC by turning CD-ROM storage, sound, digitised footage and pre-rendered spectacle into the experience itself.

An open copy of The Hobbit and a quill in front of a CRT displaying the 1982 videogame The Hobbit.

Gaming culture Jul 31, 2026 Marco Finelli

From Pen to Screen: When Literature Becomes a Videogame

What remains of a book when its pages become worlds, actions and decisions? From The Hobbit to The Witcher, literature changes shape when the player steps inside.

Feature Jul 31, 2026

From Pen to Screen: When Literature Becomes a Videogame

What remains of a book when its pages become worlds, actions and decisions? From The Hobbit to The Witcher, literature changes shape when the player steps inside.

A man reflects as a humanoid artificial intelligence presents a glowing network of information across a desk.

Gaming culture Jul 24, 2026 Marco Finelli

The Children of the Computer Age Are Afraid of Artificial Intelligence

The generation that grew up defending computers and video games now risks judging AI with the same old prejudices. A personal reflection on creativity, access and responsibility.

Feature Jul 24, 2026

The Children of the Computer Age Are Afraid of Artificial Intelligence

The generation that grew up defending computers and video games now risks judging AI with the same old prejudices. A personal reflection on creativity, access and responsibility.

Gaming culture Jul 22, 2026 Marco Finelli 1

Beyond nostalgia: why classic games still connect generations

How classic games become a shared language across generations, countries and communities through memories, discussions and personal experiences.

Feature Jul 22, 2026

Beyond nostalgia: why classic games still connect generations

How classic games become a shared language across generations, countries and communities through memories, discussions and personal experiences.

Cover image showing the CD32 against 3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn and PlayStation.

Gaming culture Jul 18, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

In 1993, Commodore turned the Amiga 1200 into a console. CD32 had CD-ROM, AGA and Akiko, but it was born old in the face of the new generation.

Feature Jul 18, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

In 1993, Commodore turned the Amiga 1200 into a console. CD32 had CD-ROM, AGA and Akiko, but it was born old in the face of the new generation.

Cover image for the Amiga vs the Rest of the World feature comparing the Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200.

History Jul 12, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Faster, more colourful and more expandable, the Amiga 1200 surpassed the 500 in almost every respect. But in 1992, a better Amiga was no longer enough.

Feature Jul 12, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Faster, more colourful and more expandable, the Amiga 1200 surpassed the 500 in almost every respect. But in 1992, a better Amiga was no longer enough.

Cover image for the Amiga vs the Rest of the World feature, showing the Amiga 500 and Atari ST.

History Jul 04, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.

Feature Jul 04, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.

Video game features and retrospectives

Features

SCUMM5-Amiga: Monkey Island 2 VGA on a Real Amiga 1200

SCUMM5-Amiga: Monkey Island 2 VGA on a Real Amiga 1200

Animation, Anime and Cartoons

Animation, Anime and Cartoons

Did Shakespeare and Dante Use AI Tools? Let’s See What Detectors Say

Did Shakespeare and Dante Use AI Tools? Let’s See What Detectors Say

From Panel to Screen: When Comics and Manga Enter Video Games

From Panel to Screen: When Comics and Manga Enter Video Games

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

From Pen to Screen: When Literature Becomes a Videogame

From Pen to Screen: When Literature Becomes a Videogame

The Children of the Computer Age Are Afraid of Artificial Intelligence

The Children of the Computer Age Are Afraid of Artificial Intelligence

Beyond nostalgia: why classic games still connect generations

Beyond nostalgia: why classic games still connect generations

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: when Commodore’s computer challenged Mega Drive and Super Nintendo

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: when Commodore’s computer challenged Mega Drive and Super Nintendo

LucasArts and the Art of Adventure: From Maniac Mansion to Monkey Island and Grim Fandango

LucasArts and the Art of Adventure: From Maniac Mansion to Monkey Island and Grim Fandango

When Videogames Had Manuals: The Lost Art of Reading Before Playing

When Videogames Had Manuals: The Lost Art of Reading Before Playing

Turrican: metal, chip music and the European dream of action games

Turrican: metal, chip music and the European dream of action games

Why Classic Star Wars Games Still Matter to Retro Gamers

Why Classic Star Wars Games Still Matter to Retro Gamers

Hideo Kojima: from the MSX to Death Stranding, the story of an author beyond format

Hideo Kojima: from the MSX to Death Stranding, the story of an author beyond format

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

Electronic fireworks: the art of the Demoscene

Electronic fireworks: the art of the Demoscene

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

The Amiga AAA chipset and the Hombre project

The Amiga AAA chipset and the Hombre project

Amiga: the computer that was already in the future — and that the world did not understand at first

Amiga: the computer that was already in the future — and that the world did not understand at first

Commodore 64: the computer that changed the way we played and learned

Commodore 64: the computer that changed the way we played and learned

Commodore: from typewriters to the home computer revolution

Commodore: from typewriters to the home computer revolution

Commodore 1541 and 1571: were they really that slow?

Commodore 1541 and 1571: were they really that slow?

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