A Cairo Crew Keeping the 8-Bit and 16-Bit Era Alive
We're a small circle of writers in Cairo, Egypt who spend our weeks pulling apart NES cartridges and Genesis classics to understand what made them last.
Read Our StoryWhat Drives This Blog
No filler, no clickbait — just people who genuinely love this hardware
We pull actual carts, boot real hardware when we can, and cross-check release details rather than repeating outdated internet trivia.
Our writing isn't built around selling anything. Every article exists because a game or console genuinely earned our attention.
We write like players talking to other players, not like a press release. Opinions are honest, sourced, and never inflated for clicks.
Release dates, developer credits, and regional variants get verified against manuals, magazines, and primary sources before publishing.
New pieces go up every week, rain or shine, covering everything from overlooked Genesis sports titles to NES platformer deep-dives.
We revisit games years after their release to judge how they hold up, not just how they were marketed at launch.
How Each Article Comes Together
The editorial workflow behind every piece we publish
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1
Pick the Cartridge
We choose a title — sometimes a household name, sometimes a forgotten Genesis sleeper — based on what the team is currently replaying or what a reader has requested.
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2
Play and Document
Someone on the team boots the game, takes notes on mechanics, pacing, and design choices, and gathers screenshots and box or manual references.
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Cross-Check the Facts
Credits, release windows, and regional differences get compared against magazines, developer interviews, and other documented sources before a draft is finalized.
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4
Edit and Publish
A second writer reviews the draft for accuracy and tone, then the piece goes live in our weekly rotation alongside the rest of the archive.
The Numbers So Far
A small operation with a growing archive