Archive - Video Games of Retro

The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 9

Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System cart, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes/localizations of…

Apr 12 •

March 2024

The 40 Most Active Console Markets in Graded Video Game Collecting

This report ranks the Top 40 most active console markets in graded video game collecting using the number of current eBay listings of WATA-graded games…

Mar 19 •

December 2023

The 50 Most Frequently Graded Video Games

This report ranks the Top 50 most frequently graded sealed video games and the Top 10 most graded complete-in-box games. The graded video game market is…

Dec 10, 2023 •

September 2023

The Consensus Top 100 Underrated NES Games of All Time, Vol. 2

Now that you can use an emulator to play the 900+ Nintendo Entertainment System games, which titles that were overlooked in the 1980s and 1990s are most…

Sep 21, 2023 •

August 2023

Remembering Nintendo Power, Vol. 1: The Official Top 50 NES Games As of 35 Years Ago Today

Nintendo Power magazine for years ranked Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games via a system that polled players, professionals, and dealers. This…

Aug 6, 2023 •

June 2023

The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 8

Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes or localizations…

Jun 29, 2023 •

March 2023

The Consensus Top 100 Intellivision Games

30+ years after the last licensed INTV game, Retro curates the largest survey of the console’s top games—with assessments from 50 experts and media…

Mar 28, 2023 •

February 2023

The Definitive Top 100 Worst SNES Games

RETRO curated the findings of 35 industry outlets and experts into a single ranking—making this the largest-ever consensus list of the worst video games…

Feb 20, 2023 •

January 2023

The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 7

Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes or localizations…

Jan 29, 2023 •

August 2022

The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 6

Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes or localizations…

Aug 23, 2022 •

July 2022

The Consensus Top 100 Underrated Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Games

Now that you can use an emulator to play SNES games on your phone, which titles overlooked in the 90s are worthy of your time? Scores of experts weigh…

Jul 29, 2022 •

The Consensus Top 200 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Games

Over 20 years after the last licensed SNES game was published, RETRO is publishing the largest-ever survey of the console’s top games—curating knowledge…

Jul 19, 2022 •

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