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Presents for old-school gamers: A 2018 retro gaming gift guide

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If you know someone that would rather play Battletoads than Battlefield, this holiday gift guide should help you.
Sure, you could just buy a person one of those fancy new video games for the holidays. I mean, if you’re laaaaame.
All the cool gamers, such as myself, like the old stuff. That’s why I put together this list of some of the best retro gaming gifts you can give out this holiday. So if you know someone that would rather play Battletoads than Battlefield, this list should help you.
Price: $190 Where to buy: Analogue’s site
The SNES Classic Edition is a great device. It makes it easy to play Super Nintendo games on a HD system. But it has its 21 games built in. If you already have a sweet collection of SNES cartridges, you can’t do anything with them. The Super NT plugs into modern TVs via HDMI to play Super Nintendo games in 1080p, but it has a cartridge slot that supports SNES and Super Famicom games. If you’re looking for a way to play your SNES collection on something besides your childhood CRTV, this is a fantastic console.

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