News blog covering coin-op arcade video games and pinball with reviews, features, and event coverage since 2006 .

The “Killer List of Videogames” archive maintained by the International Arcade Museum, cataloguing coin-op hardware, software, and locations

A repository of Atari console manuals, restoration tips, and user-submitted hardware walkthroughs.

Industry-focused blog offering tips, trends, and insights from one of the largest arcade and amusement suppliers .

Browser-based emulator site hosting over 6,000 classic DOS and early PC games online for free play and research .

Official wiki for DOSBox, the de facto DOS-game emulator, with setup guides and advanced configuration(cross-category)

Covers emulators and hardware mods for consoles, handhelds, and arcades, with in-depth configuration and compatibility notes

Archival site preserving scans of console game catalogs, manuals, and promotional materials, with a particular bend towards Japanese games.

Long-form essays exploring the origins, market strategies, and cultural impact of major console platforms.

Community-run wiki for Game Boy hardware documentation, CPU internals, development tools, and homebrew resources

Thoughtful essays exploring console generations from 8-bit beeps to 16-bit melodies .

Extensive database of over 34,000 abandonware titles spanning DOS, Windows, Amiga, and more, complete with manuals and screenshots .

Technical community for homebrew and hardware hacking on the NES/Famicom and related systems

Retro-focused arm of Nintendo Life covering classic Nintendo console games, hardware deep dives, and collectors’ guides.

Art-driven fanzine with long-form features on beloved consoles and their most iconic titles .(cross-category)

Active community for setting up RetroPie on Raspberry Pi/PC, covering arcade, console, and emulator

Step-by-step guides to enhancing and modding vintage console video output for modern TVs and monitors.

Jeff Rothe’s long-running blog with arcade news, restoration tutorials, and collector spotlights .

Dedicated to preserving Sega’s 16-bit era through game reviews, interviews, and archival features.

Community-driven encyclopedia documenting every model in the Sega console lineup.

A collaboratively edited walkthrough and strategy-guide wiki covering classic and modern titles alike

Dedicated to covering classic coin-op machines through articles on hardware, game histories, and restoration projects .

Dedicated to uncovering and documenting unused, hidden, and cut content from video games

Daily news and deep dives on retro console re-releases, preservation projects, and hardware restorations (cross-category)

Central repository for console game manuals, “The Vault” ROM archives, and community link-logs

A blog by Cassie featuring original articles, reviews, and videos on classic arcade game collecting and history .

A map and blog network where arcade owners and fans share directory listings, news, and venue features for both Arcade and Pinball machines.

Definitive archive and community hub for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, hosting software, documentation, and emulation resources