Author: Sheldon

Sheldon has spent over a decade immersed in retro gaming, from NES classics to arcade gems. He's deeply passionate about preserving gaming history and helping others rediscover these timeless titles. When he's not gaming, Shaun writes about the evolution of video games and their cultural impact.

Crash games have become quite common on gaming platforms, and their rules are simple – as a multiplier increases, players decide whether to cash out. The round ends when the game crashes. Cashing before the crash locks in a return, and waiting too long means losing the stake; this concept of risk increasing as the reward grows has been around for a while. The DNA of Risk and Reward Crash games do not have one universally documented predecessor in traditional gaming. Instead, they share characteristics with several older formats. For example, arcade games pushed players’ performance further while avoiding failure.…

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A child types a homework question into a regular search box, and a page no adult wanted on screen loads instead. Plenty of families have lived through that moment. Kiddle, a free search engine at kiddle.co, is built to prevent it. It runs on Google SafeSearch, puts editor-picked pages first, and shows results in large type with big pictures. Below: setup, tabs, and where the filters still miss. How to use Kiddle in 2026: five steps from search box to homework answer Step 1: Open kiddle.co, not kiddle.com Type kiddle.co into the address bar. Kiddle says the “.co” stands for…

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Gamers across the Canadian province of Alberta have long pursued their passion in whatever form it was available to them at the time. Back in the day, it was arcade cabinets in shopping malls and CRT TVs in the living room that defined the experience. Now, it’s the smaller but significantly more advanced displays of smartphones and handheld consoles that lead the way. Let’s talk about the trajectory gaming habits have taken over the years as the tech involved evolved. The Arcade Era From the 1970s onwards, with a peak of popularity in the early 1990s, arcades and other land-based…

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Retro Bowl was built around one decision maker. The player calls the offensive plays and also works as general manager, while the game simulates the defense. The game is listed as single-player, yet a February 2023 update added exhibition games with a second player. Because Retro Bowl is available on several platforms, the sections below name the version each detail applies to. The Versions Retro Bowl launched in January 2020 on iOS and Android, and a Nintendo Switch version followed on February 10, 2022. Retro Bowl+ was relaunched as NFL Retro Bowl ’25 on September 5, 2024, with teams licensed…

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