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  • 0 / October 9th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Mario & Wario makes its western debut in Switch Online’s October 2025 update


  • 0 / October 3rd, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    One craft individual turned Lego’s Game Boy replica into a functional console


  • 0 / October 2nd, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Super Mario Bros. speedrunner discovers ‘new’ levels in The Lost Levels after 39 years


  • 0 / October 1st, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    First 4 Figures announces new ‘Conker’s Bad Fur Day’ game cover statue, pre-orders open October 9th, 2025


  • 0 / October 1st, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Historic Namco arcade game Gee Bee is getting an Arcade Archives release soon


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  • Get some savings on select Nintendo titles with the Screaming Deals sale in the eShop until October 31st

    Nintendo has revealed their Halloween sales on the eShop! From now until October 31st, you could score a deep discount on a wide variety of games and genres. Check out some of the notable titles that are available in the sale:   EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Edition – $67.99($79.99,…

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    October 20th, 2025

  • Pokémon Legends: Z-A players are having a field day with Mega Starmie’s weird legs

    With Pokémon Legends: Z-A out in the wild for everyone to enjoy, players have been making some discoveries regarding lore and new designs for their favorite series. We’ve already reported on how the game confirms that Pikachu poops, but the bigger meme gaining traction from Z-A is Mega Starmie’s design….

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    October 20th, 2025

  • Donkey Kong Bananza’s DLC will be hosting its first in-game event next week

    Nintendo has announced that it will be hosting the first in-game event for Donkey Kong Bananza’s DLC, titled “DK Island & Emerald Rush,” next week. Set to begin on October 28th, 2025, and run until November 4th, the event will feature a mode called “Chip Fever” that introduces a chip-focused…

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    October 20th, 2025

December 3rd, 2024 0

Quake III Arena celebrates 25 years of arena shooter excellence

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Retro

Pour one out for your millennial friends this week as id Software’s 1999 classic Quake III Arena has turned 25 years old. With all of us getting progressively older and the subgenre known as arena shooters being dead, it’s nice to look back on what once was and see how…

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November 27th, 2024 0

Celebrate your love for EarthBound with some themed Converse All-Stars

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro

If you’re a big fan of EarthBound and Chuck Taylor’s, this latest collaboration is right up your alley. Coming straight from the Honobichi Mother Project Twitter account, a new Mother 2-themed pair of Converse High Tops was announced for sale in 2025. A pre-sale event will occur from January 9th,…

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November 26th, 2024 0

Nintendo adds three more Genesis classics to Switch Online, including Vectorman

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

In the last week, Nintendo has added a bunch of classic games to its various emulators for Switch Online. After giving players the chance to play the first two Donkey Kong Land games, a trio of Genesis classics have been added to the Genesis app and they include one of…

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November 26th, 2024 0

Final Fantasy VII ver. 1.03 removes sharing restrictions

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

Final Fantasy VII has received an update to all available platforms. The patch (1.03 for Switch, 1.04 for all other platforms) removes all sharing restrictions that would block users from recording certain cutscenes. Why was a sharing restriction in place to begin with, for a game that’s a re-release? It…

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November 21st, 2024 0

Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land added to Nintendo Switch Online

Author: Jaxson Tapp
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service.   Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…

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November 21st, 2024 0

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic coming to coming to Switch this December

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

The games that started it all are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, will be released on December 5th, courtesy of Atari. Tycoon Classic combines elements of both games, allowing players to build to their heart’s content.  The…

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November 21st, 2024 0

Honoring 18 years of the Wii, Nintendo’s motion-controlled console that briefly upended the industry

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Retro

Do you remember where you were when the Nintendo Wii launched? In November of 2006, Nintendo unleashed the Wii on the United States and it felt as if the entire world had gone into a frenzy. While I had been unreasonably excited for previous consoles in my life due to…

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November 18th, 2024 0

The GameCube, Nintendo’s purple lunchbox, turns 23 today

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Retro

As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…

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November 18th, 2024 0

Donkey Kong 64’s composer releases a new version of the famous ‘DK Rap’

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Retro

One of the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…

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November 7th, 2024 0

SEGA Genesis Classics will be delisted from the eShop this winter

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

When it comes to virtual consoles, the Nintendo Switch has a quite impressive library thanks to Nintendo Switch Online. Of course, there’s still quite a wide array of older titles available on the system outside of that, such as Sega Genesis Classics. This collection was announced for Switch in late…

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November 6th, 2024 0

New Virtua Fighter game revealed to be in development by Sega

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Retro

In a rather lengthy interview on VGC with Sega’s VP of Global Transmedia Group, Justin Scarpone, it was revealed that the company is currently developing a new Virtua Fighter title. After having brought the brand back to mainstream awareness with Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown in 2021, it seems as…

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November 5th, 2024 0

Donkey Kong Country 2 icons now available for Nintendo Switch Online

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Retro, Switch

New icon alert! Donkey Kong Country 2 icons have dropped for Nintendo Switch Online members, but it won’t be as simple as just buying them outright. In order to obtain the icons, you’ll have to be actively playing Donkey Kong Country 2. (A prompt will appear to boot up the…

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