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  • 0 / September 19th, 2025 / Abbie Maxwell

    A commemorative album of piano renditions for Chrono Trigger has been announced for this winter


  • 0 / September 18th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Mr. Driller 2 and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams headline September 2025’s Switch Online classic games


  • 0 / September 16th, 2025 / Roberto Diaz

    70 Super Mario Galaxy 2 tracks added to Nintendo Music


  • 0 / September 12th, 2025 / Reece Heather

    Virtual Boy returns as a Switch accessory, games coming to Nintendo Switch Online in February 2026


  • 0 / September 8th, 2025 / Roberto Diaz

    94 Golden Sun: The Lost Age tracks added to Nintendo Music


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  • A commemorative album of piano renditions for Chrono Trigger has been announced for this winter

    One of the most impactful components of many video games are the soundtracks that go along with them. In particular, RPGs are known for their dramatic swells and cinematic battle themes among many memorable melodies. Seeing as how important the music is for these games, it seems natural to celebrate…

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    September 19th, 2025

  • Early Copies of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Reveal Unannounced DLC

    Sega hasn’t been shy about the crossover DLC that will be coming to Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, the soon to be released Sonic kart racer that has been raking in some solid review scores across the internet. While we already knew about Spongebob, Minecraft, Pac-Man, and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja…

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    September 19th, 2025

  • New Waves of Donkey Kong Bananza Custom Icons Hit My Nintendo Until October 16

    Donkey Kong Bananza  has arrived on My Nintendo with a brand new set of custom icons, themed around the DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC. These icons are available for a limited time on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, running until October 16 at 6 PM PT. New icon…

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August 6th, 2021 0

Unopened Super Mario Bros. sells for $2 million, breaking record set mere weeks ago

Author: Bryan Finch
Categories: Retro, News

In a world where people are paying thousands for Pokémon cards and old video games, records are being broken left and right. Less than a month after a copy of Super Mario 64 auctioned for $1.5 million, breaking the record for most expensive video game ever sold, a sealed copy…

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August 4th, 2021 0

A new Mario Kart 64 HD Texture Pack breathes new life into the classic racer

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Retro

Nothing is quite as nostalgic for me as sitting down with my friends after school for a rousing match of Mario Kart 64. The four-player split-screen action was mindblowing to us and the graphics at the time were some of the sharpest, and prettiest, we’d ever seen. Fast forward 25…

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August 4th, 2021 0

New trailer for Cruis’n Blast shows off some wacky racetracks

Author: Bryan Finch
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

If you’re a child of the ’90s, you probably have come across a Cruis’n game at some point, be it in the corner of an arcade or movie theater, or on the good ol’ N64. Arcade company Raw Thrills is bringing its entry in the series, Cruis’n Blast, to the…

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August 4th, 2021 0

Rhythm Heaven Reanimated honors 15 years of the series with Karate Man recreation

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Retro

More Rhythm Heaven is needed in the world, and it’s comforting to know there are some supremely talented individuals who agree with me on that. One need only look at the Rhythm Heaven Reanimated project, which brought together several such animators and artists to recreate every minigame and medley from…

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August 3rd, 2021 0

Famitsu interview reveals Tidus was almost a plumber in Final Fantasy X and more

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Retro

As Final Fantasy protagonists go, X’s Tidus has a pretty bizarre design, which is saying something. Boasting a jacket with no shirt, mismatched gloves, and an unusual pair of dungarees, it’s quite the look. Thanks to a recent interview with Famitsu, translated by Siliconera, we may finally have an answer…

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August 2nd, 2021 0

Golden Sun, Pokémon Stadium, Mother series part of Sakurai’s latest Smash anniversaries

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Switch, Retro

Normally every anniversary that’s rendered in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshot form by Masahiro Sakurai puts a smile on my face. One of the core appeals of Smash is the massive memory lane paved by its represented games, and seeing Sakurai give attention to popular titles and obscurities alike over…

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July 30th, 2021 0

The Simpsons co-showrunner ‘would love’ to see Hit & Run remastered, recalls ‘creative battle’ during development

Author: Reece Heather
Categories: News, Retro

Not only are The Simpsons arguably America’s favorite animated family ever, the iconic franchise spawned what may be one of the greatest licensed video games ever in 2003 with the launch of The Simpsons: Hit & Run. You need only look at the widespread outcry for a remaster, the endless…

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July 30th, 2021 0

The Pokémon Company giving away a one-of-a-kind Poké bicycle replica

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro

There are very few items from Pokémon lore as memorable as the one million yen bike from Pokémon Red and Blue. It was iconic, it was fast, it was super expensive. Luckily for you (if you’re in Japan at least), The Pokémon Company has announced that it’s giving out ONE…

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July 30th, 2021 0

Namco opens its vault and shares some classic Galaxian and Xevious artwork

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Retro

Namco is one of the oldest video game companies around, producing some of the most iconic arcade games of the medium’s golden age. Although it’s now joined at the hip with Bandai, the company still celebrates that legacy, and now it’s opened up its artwork vault to share some history….

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July 30th, 2021 0

Guitar Hero faithfully recreated within Super Mario 64 – and it’s amazing!

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Retro

It’s no secret that I have a huge soft spot for the Nintendo 64, and even now, nearly 25 years later, I get excited anytime I find something new or unusual discovered or created for the console. Whether it’s the recently uncovered Dinosaur Planet beta build, or a speedun of…

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July 23rd, 2021 0

Damon Wayans Jr. will host Frogger show on Peacock, first image revealed

Author: Marc Kaliroff
Categories: News, Retro

Frogger is a game you should probably never play in reality with cars, logs, alligators, and lily pads, but soon a brave lineup of competitors will be jumping into the arcade game’s gameplay with Wipeout-style courses. Konami’s globally iconic arcade game has been known to be receiving a reality-based series…

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July 23rd, 2021 0

Bastion celebrates 10th anniversary with new art of old friends

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

Supergiant Games’ Hades continues to bring in awards and recognition, unquestionably standing as the game of 2020 from an accolades standpoint. It represents years of hard work from those developers, artists, and creators; but you can trace the lines even further back. Just as the tweet below states, “Proper story’s…

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