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…
King K. Rool’s recent introduction to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has brought some new details about Donkey Kong Country into the spotlight. The title was originally going to look something like, “Donkey Kong’s Monkey Mayhem.” King K. Rool first had the title of Kommander, before being promoted by the time…
If given the opportunity to launch something into the stratosphere, to dance among the stars ever so briefly in a show of humanity’s potential, what would you send? If your answer was “the greatest SNES RPG ever made whose localized title makes for good wordplay in that particular instance,” then…
After watching the opening scene in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, we wanted to see what Luigi would look like in the original Super Castlevania IV. Here’s what our 16-bit vision of the two games together looks like in our newest video, courtesy of the ever talented pixel…
The only thing more Legendary than the Zelda series itself is just how much it invites discussion, debate, and borderline academic research. It took years and years before we had any kind of official breakdown of how the series progresses from game to game, with only hints and direct sequels…
Ever since the Nintendo Switch’s intuitive dual Joy-Con multiplayer was revealed I’m sure plenty of Windjammers fans have wanted to see the 1994 gem make its way to the system. It seems like modern-day publisher Dotemu has noticed too. Check out this latest trailer: While we don’t have…
Cower before the might of nostalgia, ye puny contemporary gamers — NPD sales for the month of June have been released, and while they contain some tepidly interesting points (Mario Tennis Aces was the best-selling game of the month, and had the highest initial sales of any tennis game ever),…
Evo 2018 is this weekend, and for fighting game fans there’s plenty to see on stream. The official scheduling is now available, and while in my experiences games can sometimes run a little long or their time slots shift slightly, it’s still one of the best resources for knowing when…
Our latest de-make is here and it’s a return to Hyrule — but this time with a more 16-bit flavor. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is reimagined for the Game Boy Advance, with a short little jaunt through some key locations from Adult Link’s timeline. Give it a…
Tingle has never starred in his own game in North America, but he has a history of Nintendo DS games in Japan and Europe. The Tingle games are definitely some of Nintendo’s stranger projects, as the final entry sees Tingle enter a Wizard of Oz-like storybook where he has to…
The launch of Mega Man X Legacy Collection is imminent and the collected soundtrack has started popping up at stores across Japan. Usually these releases feature interesting behind-the-scenes interviews, rare tracks and more, but this particular album features a very curious tease… As pieces together by Rockman Corner, the composer’s…
Captain Toad has finally made his trek to the Nintendo Switch and 3DS! To celebrate, we uploaded a new de-make last week that takes the good Cap’n back in time to the NES. I’m here to delve into the various thought processes that went into making the video, which you…
Three years ago today, the world lost one of the most beloved game creators of all time, as the legendary Satoru Iwata passed away. Iwata was cherished by audiences worldwide for his humorous skits during Directs, his programming genius in his earlier years, and for being a passionate and genial…
