How To Embed A Compatible Games List On Your Retro Site

If you run a retro gaming, review, or handheld site, you have probably wanted to show your readers which games actually run on a given console. The problem is that compatibility data is a full-time job to maintain. New games ship, emulators improve, and the list you wrote six months ago is already out of date.

That is the problem the Lost In Consoles widget solves. It is a free, embeddable block that pulls the compatible games list for any retro console straight from our database. You paste two lines of code, and the widget keeps itself updated forever.

What the widget shows

The widget renders a clean, searchable list of games for the console you choose. Each entry shows the game title, the original system, the release year, and a cover image. Clicking a game takes your visitor to the full Lost In Consoles page for that title, so they can read the review and check the compatibility grade.

It also includes a search box, a system filter, and a "Load more" button for consoles with large libraries. The header shows the console name and the total number of compatible games, so a visitor immediately understands the scope of what is playable.

How to embed it

There are two ways to add the widget, and both are copy-paste.

The script method is the recommended one. Drop a div where you want the widget to appear, then load the script once:

<div class="lic-games-widget" data-console="analogue-pocket-analogue"></div>
<script async src="https://lostinconsoles.com/widgets/games"></script>

The iframe method is the simplest possible option and works on any platform that allows iframes:

<iframe src="https://lostinconsoles.com/embed/games/analogue-pocket-analogue"
  width="100%" height="600" loading="lazy"></iframe>

No account, no API key, no technical setup. If you can paste HTML, you can add the widget.

Configuring it

The widget supports a few optional attributes so you can tailor it to your page. The console slug is the only required one — you can find the exact slug for any console on the widget generator page at lostinconsoles.com/widgets.

• data-limit — how many games to show before the "Load more" button (default 20)
• data-system — filter to a single original system, e.g. game-boy
• data-theme — light, dark, or auto to follow the visitor's preference
• data-view — full or compact for a tighter layout

The generator page at lostinconsoles.com/widgets lets you pick a console, preview the widget live, configure these options, and copy the finished embed code in one click.

Why it stays up to date

The widget reads from the same central database that powers the rest of Lost In Consoles. When we add a new game, correct a compatibility score, or add a newly released title, every embedded widget reflects that change automatically. Your visitors always see the current data, and you never have to touch the embed again.

A fair trade

The widget is free, and it stays free. In return, it keeps a small "Powered by Lost In Consoles" link and a "View all games" button that points back to the console page. That is the whole deal: you get a useful, always-current data block for your readers, and we get a legitimate attribution link and referral traffic. No hidden SEO tricks, no forced links in the content — just a visible credit that is part of the product.

If you run a retro site and want to give your readers a genuinely useful compatibility list without maintaining it yourself, the widget is ready to paste in. Pick a console, copy the code, and you are done.

Sources

• Lost In Consoles — embeddable compatible-games widget documentation: lostinconsoles.com/widgets
• Lost In Consoles — widget generator and console slugs: lostinconsoles.com/widgets
• Lost In Consoles — example embed endpoint: lostinconsoles.com/embed/games

Method note: the widget, its options and the embed endpoints are our own product; the described attributes (data-limit, data-system, data-theme, data-view) are the live widget's current configuration.