To get the ball rolling on this topic I thought it would be great to start off by giving a shout out to some of the best retro gaming websites. Here they are;

Retro Gaming News

• retrogamer.net – Retro Gamer claims to be the essential guide to classic games.  With the sheer amount of online content, a great retro design and a magazine to boot it’s hard to argue their claim. With an $80 a year price tag the magazine is a little pricey compared to your average modern gaming magazine.
• classicgaming.gamespy.com -  Gamespy was one of the first online gaming websites, now with many competitors. Classic Gaming services as Gamespys attempt to provide those who are passionate about old school gaming a place to get new stories and updates on their genre.
• 1UP’s Retro Gaming Blog – The retronauts blog also is regularly updated with great content and they even have a podcast available on itunes.
• IGN Retro – Everyone knows IGN as an online gaming news giant so it comes as no surprise that they even have a portal deticated to retro gaming. After I stumbled upon this website, two hours disappeared into thin air.

Play Retro Games Online

• NES Cafe – Play NES games from your browser. Need I say more?
• Easy Retro – Rack up points playing 16bit retro games online and see your name on the community hall of fame!
• Atari Arcade – atari was kind enough to publish some of their classic titles on their website, enjoy!
• c64s.com – play Commodore 64 games online and follow the links at the footer of the site to find even more retro games online.

Classic Retro Game Music

• VGMusic – A huge online database of retro music in MIDI format.
• Overclocked Remix – a video game music community dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music.
• Last.FM’s Video Game Music Channel – stream some retro game music right now!