复古(Retro gaming)游戏(BIG way)大行其道。电子(Video)游戏现在有着悠久而传奇的历史。足够丰富(Rich)，以至于老游戏不会被认为(t thought)是“过时的”，而是因其本身而受到赞赏。对昔日游戏的兴趣(Interest)从未如此强烈，所以这也是历史上成为复古游戏爱好者(game enthusiast)的最佳时机。
这些礼物的范围从适合那些只想涉足一些轻微怀旧的礼物的礼物，到那些非常重视他们的老式复古游戏体验的礼物。无论哪种方式，这里都有适合每个人的东西。
NES & SNES经典(NES & SNES Classic)
任天堂(Nintendo)拥有所有公司中最好的复古游戏目录之一。如果您已经拥有他们的主线游戏机之一，通常很容易访问他们的经典游戏。如果没有，那么购买NES 或 SNES Classic(NES or SNES Classic)游戏机是让您的脚趾重新回到经典任天堂时代(Nintendo era)世界的最具成本效益的方式。
(Nintendo)当NES Classic首次推出时，(NES Classic)任天堂严重低估了 Classic 游戏机的需求，这导致二手市场上出现了荒谬的价格上涨(price inflation)。幸运的是，现在有很多游戏机可供使用，如果您将所包含游戏的个人成本加起来，任何一款游戏机都是真正的便宜货。
每个控制台都预装了您无法更改的复古游戏选择。至少不会以某种方式使保修失效并可能违反法律。话虽如此，包含的游戏库已经过精心策划，让任何人都能获得游戏时代(gaming era)的最佳横截面。这是一个当时会令附近人羡慕的图书馆。
控制台本身经过精心制作，是原版的精确微型复制品。显然，墨盒插槽和其他用具只是为了展示，但它们无疑是美丽的。
世嘉创世纪迷你(Sega Genesis Mini)(Sega Genesis Mini)
(Sega)多年前，在辉煌的世嘉 Dreamcast(Sega Dreamcast)未能出售后，世嘉离开了游戏机业务。(console business)然而，该公司今天继续发布游戏，同时也保持其经典复古游戏系列(retro game collection)的活力。
在NES Classic重新点燃对经典游戏的主流热情之前，世嘉(Sega)已将制造复古世嘉(Sega)游戏机的许可证授予了一家名为ATGames的公司。不幸的是，这些都被普遍认为是劣质仿真(poor-quality emulation)。
这个世嘉创世纪迷你(Sega Genesis Mini)是完全不同的东西。这款即插即用控制台由Sega内部开发，具有此类产品中迄今为止所见的一些最佳仿真。(Sega)虽然铁杆复古(hardcore retro)爱好者在谈到经典的正宗复制品（如刺猬索尼克(Sonic the Hedgehog)）时到处挑剔，但他们就是这样——挑剔。
如果您有一个在 90 年代就喜欢他们的 Genesis 并且还没有深入了解复古游戏硬件的人，那么这是一个完美的礼物，可以带回“Blast Processing”的魔力以及我们所有其他超 90 年代营销废话(marketing nonsense)当时都很喜欢。
超高精度：模拟控制台范围(Premium Accuracy: The Analogue Console Range)
来自Nintendo 和 Sega(Nintendo and Sega)的即插即用复制(plug-and-play replica)游戏机是一种美妙且经济实惠的方式，可以让新老游戏玩家都了解最初让老式游戏变得如此出色的可靠样本。
但是，它们仅使用软件方法模拟原始控制台硬件(console hardware)。虽然这工作得很好，但它永远不会超过一个近似值。视觉效果不会完全正确，性能总是至少有点滞后，音频也有一点偏差。
这就是为什么一家名为Analogue的公司创建了一系列不能通过仿真工作的控制台的原因。(t work)他们使用一种特殊类型的微芯片，称为FPGA 芯片(FPGA chip)。这个小奇迹可以在物理上重新配置自己，成为相关控制台的原始硬件。
它 100 % accurate且 100% 兼容任何设计用于原始控制台的游戏卡带。(game cartridge)同时，Analogue提供了所有现代便利，例如HDMI输出和现代(HDMI)电视(TVs)的适当缩放。
这些模拟游戏机价格昂贵，并且需要原装游戏卡带，但(Analogue)当今市场(market today)上没有更好的复古游戏玩法。为认真的复古游戏迷购买其中一个是不会出错的。
NT Mini是任何想要玩NES、Famicom 或 Famicom 磁盘系统(Famicom or Famicom Disk System)库中游戏的人的控制台。
Super NT是终极的SNES和 Super Famicom 控制台(SNES and Super Famicom console)。它还包括一个名为Super Turrican(Super Turrican)的免费内置游戏。一款(A game)从未真正为SNES发布的游戏，是Super NT独家游戏。
Mega SG可能是世嘉(Sega)粉丝的终极高级复古游戏机。(premium retro game console)Mega Drive/Genesis hardware的完美复制品，可以玩Master System Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega/Mega CD games。当然，您需要将Sega/Mega CD连接到它才能真正读取光盘。经典Sega 库(Sega library)中唯一不起作用(t work)的部分是 32X 游戏，Mega SG不兼容。
最后，还有新的模拟口袋(Analogue Pocket)。这是他们最新的控制台和第一台掌上电脑。开箱即用，它与近 3000个GameBoy、GameBoy Color 和 GameBoy Advance 游戏(GameBoy Color and GameBoy Advance titles)兼容。它也可以与其他系统一起使用，但您需要单独购买墨盒适配器。
仅Pocket(Pocket)上的屏幕就将其归为一类，但它当然使用与家用游戏机相同的FPGA 技术(FPGA technology)，这意味着您将获得原始游戏的完美复制品，根本不需要仿真。您甚至可以购买模拟基座(Analogue Dock)将Pocket连接到您的电视。真的，这是一个软木塞。
家用街机柜(Home Arcade Cabinets)
复古游戏迷(game fan)（有足够空间）的终极礼物可能就是老式街机柜(arcade cabinet)。谁不希望小时候拥有其中一台机器，而无需无休止的零钱(pocket change)！
梦想可能比你想象的更实惠。例如，您可以获得一台带有多个经典游戏的桌面街机(arcade machine)，例如这款可爱的 PAC-MAN(PAC-MAN)，加载了 400 多个游戏。
当然，这是街机设计(arcade design)的一种经济实惠的现代风格。如果你碰巧中了彩票，你总能花一大笔钱买一个像这样(this one)的全尺寸商业怪物。请确保您购买了适当规模的街机，因为有些对于成年人来说太小了。
4 Gifts For The Retro Gaming Lover In Your Life
Retrо gamіng iѕ back in a BIG way. Video games now have a long and storied history. Rich enough that oldеr games aren’t thought of as “оutdated”, but are appreciated for what they are. Interest in gаmes from yesteryear has never been more intense, so it’s a good thing this is аlso the best time in history to be a retro game enthusiaѕt.
These gifts range from those suitable for a giftee who just wants to dabble in some mild nostalgia, to those that are very serious about their old-school retro gaming experience. Either way, there’s something here for everyone.
Nintendo has one of the best retro game catalogues of any company. If you already own one of their mainline consoles, it’s generally pretty easy to get access to their classic titles. If not, then buying either the NES or SNES Classic consoles is the most cost-effective way to dip your toes back into the world of the classic Nintendo era.
Nintendo seriously underestimated the demand for the Classic consoles when the NES Classic first launched, which led to ridiculous price inflation on the used market. Luckily there’s plenty of consoles to go around now, and if you add up the individual costs of the included games, either console is a real bargain.
Each console comes with a preloaded selection of retro games that you cannot change. At least not in a way that would void the warranty and possibly break the law. That being said, the included game libraries have been carefully curated to let anyone get an optimal cross-section of the gaming era. It’s a library that would have been the envy of the neighborhood at the time.
The consoles themselves have been crafted to be exact, miniaturized replicas of the originals. Obviously the cartridge slots and other paraphernalia are just for show, but they are undoubtedly beautiful to look at.
Sega left the console business years ago after the brilliant Sega Dreamcast failed to sell. However, the company keeps publishing games today, while also keeping its classic retro game collection alive.
Before the NES Classic reignited mainstream passions for classic gaming, Sega had given the license to create retro Sega consoles to a company called ATGames. Unfortunately these have been universally panned for poor-quality emulation.
This Sega Genesis Mini is something completely different. Developed in-house by Sega, this plug-and-play console has some of the best emulation yet seen in this type of product. While hardcore retro enthusiasts have found things to nitpick here and there when it comes to authentic reproductions of classic such as Sonic the Hedgehog, they are just that – nitpicks.
If you have someone who loved their Genesis in the 90s and isn’t already neck-deep in retro-game hardware, this is the perfect gift to bring back the magic of “Blast Processing” and all the other ultra-90s marketing nonsense we all loved at the time.
Premium Accuracy: The Analogue Console Range
The plug-and-play replica consoles from Nintendo and Sega are wonderful, affordable ways to give both old and new gamers a solid sampling of what made old-school gaming great in the first place.
However, they only emulate the original console hardware, using software methods. While this works well enough, it will never be more than an approximation. The visuals won’t be exactly right, performance is always at least a little laggier and audio is just a little off.
Which is why a company named Analogue created a series of consoles that don’t work via emulation. They use a special type of microchip known as an FPGA chip. This little wonder can physically reconfigure itself to become the original hardware of the console in question.
It’s 100% accurate and 100% compatible with any game cartridge designed to work with the original console. At the same time Analogue provide all the modern conveniences, such as HDMI outputs and proper scaling for modern TVs.
These Analogue consoles are expensive and they require the original game cartridges, but there is no better way of playing retro games on the market today. You cannot go wrong in buying one of these for a serious retro gaming fan.
The NT Mini is the console to get for anyone who wants to play games from the NES, Famicom or Famicom Disk System libraries.
The Super NT is the ultimate SNES and Super Famicom console. It also includes a free, built-in game called Super Turrican. A game that was never actually released for the SNES and is a Super NT exclusive.
The Mega SG is perhaps the ultimate premium retro game console for Sega fans. It’s a perfect reproduction of Mega Drive/Genesis hardware and can play Master System Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega/Mega CD games. Of course, you need to connect your Sega/Mega CD to it to actually read the disc. The only part of the classic Sega library that doesn’t work are 32X games, which the Mega SG is not compatible with.
Finally, there’s the new Analogue Pocket. This is their latest console and first ever handheld. Out of the box it’s compatible with almost 3000 GameBoy, GameBoy Color and GameBoy Advance titles. It can work with other systems as well, but you need to buy the cartridge adapters separately.
The screen on the Pocket alone puts it into a class of its own, but of course it uses the same FPGA technology of their home consoles, which means you’ll get perfect reproductions of the original games, with no emulation at all. You can even buy an Analogue Dock to connect the Pocket to your TV. Really, this one’s a corker.
Home Arcade Cabinets
The ultimate gift for a retro game fan (with plenty of space) might just well be an old-school arcade cabinet. Who didn’t wish as a child to own one of those machines, without the need for endless pocket change!
The dream might be more affordable than you think. For example, you can get a tabletop arcade machine with multiple classic titles, such as this lovely PAC-MAN, loaded up with over 400 games.
Of course, this is an affordable modern take on the arcade design. If you happen to have won the lottery, you can always spend a small fortune on a full-size commercial monster like this one. Just be sure you buy an arcade machine at the proper scale, since some are too small for adults to use.
