Have you ever wondered why we have adverts? They're on every website these days, and I bet there have been a couple of (hundred) times when you've wanted to click off a website because of a banner about half price train tickets or the newest meal-prep kit from that company you ordered from once in 2018.
The thing is, adverts help us to do what we love the most every single day, and that's making content for you. We're an independent team, two friends who started a website about retro gaming because we never really wanted to grow up, and those adverts help us to earn enough money to be able to work on Retro Dodo full time, creating articles about the latest ROM hacks, handhelds, and satirical pieces that put your favourite heroes in the spotlight.
Adverts help us to fund podcast records for you to listen to while walking the dog, to record videos of the best retro gaming shops in the country, and to give you all the latest news from the retro world as it drops.
I suppose I better bring up the G Word. You've all seen the debacle with Google; they've stopped showing our articles in Google News since the latest update because we're a small team and not a massive company with friends in high places, yet we're not giving up. Those adverts that you're itching to click away from, they make more difference than you could know, and while a video for the new Marvel Movie or the latest Muller Corner flavour might not be up your street, scrolling on past them or letting them do their thing helps us to keep doing what we do.
If you really want to support us and see two friends keep competing with the big leagues and bringing you the great content you've been coming back to since we started in 2019, then you can also become a Retro Dodo Member.
'Oh no, not another subscription chat.' I know, but hear us out. We know paid media is in its infancy, but we're working to build an exclusive space for you that feels like a home away from home. Think of it as levelling up on your favourite game with cool collectibles, amazing quests, access to creators, custom videos, exclusive articles that will make you the envy of every party, the latest merch (again for the parties), and much more. Hey, a Dodo can dream, and with your help, we can make that dream a reality.
For $6 a month (that's just under £5 and €6) you can remove adverts from your retro gaming fact-finding missions completely and enjoy a world free of pop-ups and banners. You'll also get a physical welcome kit giving you a 90s sticker kit, coaster, and a welcome letter, as well as access to locked content, our weekly newsletter, access to our Discord Channel to ask all the important questions about your favourite retro consoles and games, and the option to comment on our articles.
So, if you want to be 100% cooler 59% of the time, then head over to our Membership Page to find out more.