There are lots of video games out there that die-hard fans would say are truly timeless. When looking at such games, often RPGs stand out as having aged the best of any classic titles. The genre is not only very popular to this day, but is very easy to grasp…
It’s always fascinating when someone uncovers a long-lost prototype or port of a popular game to an older platform. As spotted by Time Extension this morning, the archivists over at “Games That Weren’t” recently discovered the lost prototype of Peter Molyneux’s Populous for the NES. One of the most popular…
In a bit of interesting news today, it appears as if Nintendo has filed a patent for something very similar to what Square Enix has dubbed its “HD-2D” line of remakes. As spotted by Universo Nintendo (and translated by Go Nintendo), Nintendo recently filed a patent under the ridiculously long…
There are lots of video games out there that die-hard fans would say are truly timeless. When looking at such games, often RPGs stand out as having aged the best of any classic titles. The genre is not only very popular to this day, but is very easy to grasp…
It’s always fascinating when someone uncovers a long-lost prototype or port of a popular game to an older platform. As spotted by Time Extension this morning, the archivists over at “Games That Weren’t” recently discovered the lost prototype of Peter Molyneux’s Populous for the NES. One of the most popular…
The Pokémon franchise has come a long way ever since the days of taking over the world in the late ‘90s. With the 30th anniversary coming up next year, the world and the Pokémon that live in that world have had a long time to develop and grow into what…
Late last night, Nintendo announced the new additions to its Switch Online classic games catalog and, surprisingly, they are all Koei Tecmo games. While the titles, in question, are technically Koei games (the two companies merged in 2009), that doesn’t matter. All four of them are solid games that should…
In a rather bizarre turn of events, it appears that older SNES consoles are actually getting faster with age rather than degrading completely. As spotted by Time Extension earlier this week, SNES consoles are seemingly getting faster at audio processing as they get older, at least according to some tests…
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Chrono Trigger’s original Japanese release and to celebrate, Square Enix announced that it has plans to launch various projects to commemorate the game. In a tweet from the official Japanese SE account, the company wrote, “As we mark the 30th anniversary, we will be…
In honor of MAR10 Day, Nintendo Music has updated to add the soundtrack of Super Mario Bros 3! Available now on the Nintendo Music app, Super Mario Bros. 3’s addition consists of 42 tracks from the NES game, with a runtime of 32 minutes. The 42 tracks are listed below:…
This is a big one. Nintendo took it upon itself last night to significantly increase the mileage of the Game Boy NSO library by adding two of its best hits. Donkey Kong ‘94 and Mario’s Picross are the latest additions to the service. Personally, I couldn’t be more thrilled. If…
One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, Super Mario Bros 2’s soundtrack has been added! This is one of the shorter soundtracks on the service, with a total of 14 tracks. It should be noted that this is not the soundtrack for The Lost Levels; this is the soundtrack for the…
Over the weekend, a controversy was starting to brew concerning retro game publisher Retro-Bit. As spotted by Time Extension, game translator Krokodyl posted on their personal blog a series of photos that compared official Retro-Bit releases to previous fan translations for not only text but the specific font of the…
It’s probably been a minute since most of us have visited a Chuck E. Cheese’s. If you’re a parent, it’s a no-brainer. It’s practically the birthday party mecca. However, gamers most likely don’t frequent a CEC as a hangout spot or seriously think about it as an arcade. What makes…
