Demon’s Crest blazes onto New 3DS Virtual Consoles tomorrow

Categories: 3DS, Retro

Sharpen those lances and iron your boxer briefs: Firebrand swoops onto New 3DS Virtual Consoles tomorrow! Originally released on the SNES back in 1994, Demon’s Crest is a surprisingly deep Metroid-esque platformer with mild RPG elements that’s hard to top. Players follow the underworldly misadventures of Firebrand: a relentless red…

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Super Smash Bros. Melee: The Beautiful Game

Categories: Retro, Features

The sport of soccer (football, if you’re not ‘Murican) is sometimes referred to by another name: the beautiful game. Popularized by Pelé, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, it’s a phrase used to describe the fluidity of the sport: the personality the players show on the pitch; the spectacle…

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Looking back at Wii Sports

Author: Bobby Soto
Categories: Retro

With today being the 10 year anniversary of the Wii, it also marks the 10-year anniversary of the system’s most famous title: Wii Sports. What was essentially a tech demo, the game’s purpose was to utilize and showcase the new motion control technology that was the staple of the Wii….

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Let’s celebrate the Wii on its 10th anniversary

Author: Bobby Soto
Categories: Retro

Wow. Ten years already, huh? Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. It seems like it was only yesterday I was first waggling a Wiimote furiously to hit a tennis ball. Anyway, let’s take a look back at the Wii and what made it a game changer! Before the…

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