Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
The Nintendo 64 was my first introduction to gaming, and it’s still a console I remember fondly. I’m sure many other ’90s kids out there are in the same boat, having grownup with classics like Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Banjo-Kazooie, Star Fox, and many…
Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct had many surprises in store that fans didn’t see coming, and undoubtedly one of those was the reveal of Mario Party Superstars. The upcoming party title compiles the very best minigames from the original trilogy of Mario Party games on the Nintendo 64, and remasters them…
♪CRUUUUUUISSSSS’NNNNNNNN!♪ The beloved Cruis’n franchise is back with Cruis’n Blast, the latest entry in the arcade racing series of yesteryear. ’90s kids likely had at least one experience with Cruis’n USA, Cruis’n World, or Cruis’n Exotica on the Nintendo 64, or on one of the countless sit-down arcade cabinets…
With The Legend of Zelda celebrating its 35th anniversary soon, it was only natural that the series would receive the same glorious treatment Mario previously was catered with upon his major milestone last year. In the same fashion as the plumber mascot, Link will be heading to the micro-sized handheld…
The Limited Run Games’ Forever Physical E3 showcase was a seemingly non-stop torrent of physical versions of fan-favorite and brand new titles. Two particular standouts were the physical releases for Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol and Huntdown. Not only will Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol be…
Holy crosses! Today at Limited Run Games’ live E3 presentation, the physical games publisher revealed it’ll be bringing the critically-acclaimed Castlevania: Rondo of Blood back to the present with a localized version of what initially debuted on the TurboDuo system. Castlevania Rondo of Blood is getting a physical retro…
Flashback to June 11th, 2001. You’ve just picked up Nintendo’s newest handheld in that sweet purple color, and your copy of Super Mario Advance or Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. Maybe you didn’t understand the jump from 8 to 16-bit, or how decades later it’d still be celebrated as another…
Sometimes a week is stacked full of celebrations, and other times it’s just a few high profile ones. But what’s it look like when you have a week that’s overflowing with video game anniversaries that you’ve just gotta recreate in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? A lot like last week, apparently….
You may not recognize the name Giles Goddard, but the Chuhai Labs CEO worked very closely with Nintendo back in the day and is the man responsible for some of our most cherished video game memories. He made Mario’s interactive face which greeted eager Nintendo 64 owners who booted up…
Masahiro Sakurai’s unyielding dedication to celebrating the games represented in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has hit a new height. Last week a seldomly seen title from Nintendo’s past got a high calibur screenshot for its birthday, blowing some heavy hitters out of the water. Behold, the majesty of Joy Mech…
We’ve covered Tee Lopes’ tunes here before – not only is he behind the stellar Sonic Mania OST, the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, and many other soundtracks besides, he still occasionally goes back to his roots and releases fan remixes from time to time. This latest release,…
TimeSplitters, the much loved first person shooter series from Free Radical Design, has lain dormant since 2005. The odds of it having any sort of future seemed non-existent, with Free Radical effectively defunct around 2014. Still, if I’ve learned anything from various media it’s that pretty much anything is possible…
