Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Castlevania franchise, everybody’s favorite company Konami has deigned to release a ‘Memorial NFT’ collection of mostly NES media (pixel art, bgm, and sequences) for auction. And you know what? They would, wouldn’t they. If you had told me a year ago that Konami…
No, it’s not the SNES port of Pac-Man — Super Pac-Man is a 1982 sequel to the little yellow munching circle that could. Remember that period? Where in the wake of Pac-Man’s thunderous success, they (“they” being multiple developers with a hand in the rights, not just Namco) released like…
Humongous Entertainment released two of their point-and-click classics on Switch just a couple days ago, and while Putt-Putt Travels Through Time seems to be clear of issues, the same can’t be said for Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell. The game has giant chunks of missing…
If you’re like me, then you were raised on the childhood PC games of Humongous Entertainment — from their cornucopia of Backyard Sports titles that etched the name “Pablo Sanchez” into the echelon of all-time great athletes to a huge array of point-and-click classics like Pajama Sam and Sly Fox….
After more than 20 years, another peripheral for the Game Boy line of handhelds has been discovered long after being cancelled by Nintendo. Uncovered by video game historian, researcher, and journalist Liam Robertson of Did You Know Gaming?, the Page Boy was going to be a Game Boy Color add-on…
The recent explosion in prices across the retro gaming market is well documented, but that doesn’t stop the headlines from popping eyes. Case in point: a Famicom copy of the original Legend of Zelda sold for ¥453,000 (~$4000), price inflated due to the fact that the cartridge’s label contains the…
One of Japan’s leading bag brands “Porter” will be teaming up with The Pokémon Company later this week to deliver an exclusive new lineup of collaborative products at Japanese Pokémon Center stores. Being part of The Pokémon Company’s year-round 25th anniversary initiative, the latest set of fashion products pays tribute…
Disclaimer: Grid Studios provided this sample for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Back in 1999, I still remember walking into Toys”R”Us with my dad and picking out my very first Game Boy Color. I remember staring at the selection of colors for what seemed like an eternity…
It’s been just over two years since we got our first look at the Analogue Pocket, and handheld enthusiasts like myself have been waiting patiently for orders to start shipping out. For those of you uninitiated with the device, the Analogue Pocket allows players to play original Game Boy, Game…
Despite launching late into the Game Boy Color’s lifespan, hitting the system in 2001, the puzzle platformer Toki Tori has endured over the years, netting itself a WiiWare remake in 2009, which has since been ported to many platforms, and a sequel in 2013. If you’ve been curious what the…
20 years ago today, all-stars collided for round two as Super Smash Bros. Melee was released for the Nintendo GameCube. The second entry in HAL Laboratory’s critically acclaimed multiplayer fighting series went on to become a cult classic and mainstay competitive fighting game. Today, Super Smash Bros. Melee is still…
Few demos were as coveted for decades as the Space World ’97 showcase of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, or as it was known then, Zelda 64. Many features from this earlier version of the classic were wildly different, with unique enemies, different map layouts, and even fundamental…
