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    People often say that Nintendo’s products fly off the shelves faster than they can be stocked, but I didn’t think that was a literal statement. A post on the Marin County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page stated that they had arrested 45-year-old Jamal Reed-Obafumi of Oakland, California on June 17th, 2025,…

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    June 24th, 2025

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September 16th, 2020 0

Prototype Game Boy Advance discovered thanks to Yahoo! Auctions

Author: Jaxson Tapp
Categories: News, Retro

Back in the year 2000, Nintendo was still hosting their yearly Space World events, and Space World 2000 was certainly a doozy. Not only did Nintendo finally reveal the Nintendo 64’s successor, the Nintendo GameCube, they also took the wraps off of their highly-anticipated follow up to the Game Boy…

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September 14th, 2020 0

Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary gets a logo, new comic book and merch announcements

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Retro

We’ve been seeing more and more updates on Sega’s plans for Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary. This latest update via press release is pretty comprehensive, and it even includes a brand-new logo for the occasion. Very clever use of the “0”! As for the new announcements, it’s mostly focused on…

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September 14th, 2020 0

Sega releasing Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia in 2021

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro

2021 marks Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary and we’re starting to see the first pieces of merch be announced to mark the occasion. This time around it’s something a little different – a lore book. Fans of the Sonic franchise will be aware of how messy the Sonic lore can…

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September 11th, 2020 0

Arcade Archives: Gemini Wing shoots onto Nintendo Switch this week

Author: Matthew Weidner
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

The hits keep on coming as Hamster revives yet another classic to their Arcade Archives lineup this week. Arcade Archives Gemini Wing is a faithful rerelease of the coin-operated cabinet first released way back in 1987. It’s a vertical-scrolling shooter where players pilot gunships while blasting an invading army of…

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September 10th, 2020 0

New Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. trailer offers a closer look at the system

Author: Reece Heather
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro

Last week’s Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct opened with the reveal of Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., a system based on the classic Nintendo portable systems of the ‘80s and featuring some of Mario’s debut titles. While we’re already familiar with the software that runs on the device,…

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September 9th, 2020 0

Song that inspired Sonic 3’s Ice Cap Zone theme gets a referential vinyl release

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro

While many already know about Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s Michael Jackson composer connections, motifs were lifted from more than just his body of work. Way back in 2013 it was pieced together that Ice Cap Zone in particular shares a striking resemblance to Hard Times by the ’80s New Wave…

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September 7th, 2020 0

Zelda CD-i Reanimated brings together over 200 animators to celebrate the worst-ever Zelda cutscenes

Author: Reece Heather
Categories: News, Retro

Gee, it sure is boring around here… Good thing we have the internet, so that projects like Zelda CD-i Reanimated can exist. Over 200 talented animators collaborated to produce the following video over the course of 19 months, resulting in an incredible tribute to the infamous cutscenes of the revered…

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September 4th, 2020 0

Sonic the Hedgehog OVA production demo songs uncovered

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: Retro, Merchandise, News

Earlier this week we brought you the news that the iconic theme song to the 1996 Sonic the Hedgehog OVA, “Look-a-Like”, had been uncovered in its original form, revealing some new lyrics that had up until then had been obscured by character dialogue. After was shared, however, fans were curious…

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September 4th, 2020 0

Nintendo Line account adds Kinopio-kun to classic Mario box art

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: News, Retro

Move over Mario, because the Mushroom Kingdom’s true hero has arrived. Kinopio-kun, the green Toad mascot for Nintendo’s Line account, is no stranger to crossing over for wallpapers and promo images but now he’s getting in on the Super Mario 35th Anniversary fun. Each of these images adds Kinopio-kun to…

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September 2nd, 2020 0

Arcade Archives: Contra run ‘n guns onto Nintendo Switch this week

Author: Matthew Weidner
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

The good folks over at Hamster are bringing yet another classic to their Arcade Archives lineup this week, this time in the form of Bill and Lance’s most excellent adventure. Arcade Archives: Contra is a faithful re-release of the coin-operated cabinet that kicked off the series back in 1987. It’s…

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September 2nd, 2020 0

Shantae’s Game Boy Color reprint going up for pre-order on September 11th, Collector’s Edition announced

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

Limited Run Games has confirmed when its reprint Game Boy Color cartridge for Shantae will be going up for pre-order, and it’s not a long wait. You’ll be able to choose between several versions of the game starting September 11th.   Our very first GameBoy Color release is finally here!…

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August 31st, 2020 0

Full unedited version of Sonic OVA theme “Look-a-Like” discovered

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Retro

This year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie technically wasn’t the blue blur’s first – back in the ’90s, the Japanese animation studio Pierrot produced two original video animation (OVA) episodes which were later compiled into a home video release in western markets marketed Sonic the Hedgehog – The Movie. Being made…

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