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more about #classic Pizookie: Does it have to be an NES game? Because for me it's always been Budokan. more » maraxusofk: Anybody see that new trailer for the Karate Kid remake? Here is where it goes wrong. The original had a JAPANESE master teaching a WHITE kid KAR... more » KaneRobot: The arcade version of Karate Champ still holds up today. Awesome game that seems to be overlooked when it comes to 2D fighters. Innovative control th... more » BallPtPenTheif: The arcade version of Karate Champ was honestly the best. The two joystick control scheme was more effective providing a wider range of moves in a mor... more » battra92: I always thought that the movie version of Kung Fu was the best Jackie Chan film ever. more » chrismoke: yie ar kung fu anyone? more » Blastarr: What about IK+ (AKA International Karate +)? more » bjblackmamba: I can't believe no one has posted this yet, so I will: more » bass28: Meh, I'll be interested when I see the Wind Tunnel level. more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Owen, this is nothing like BattleToads. The hit detection is too good. Actually, the hit detection "is". more » S.I.: Faster than the speed of awesome: No, this is Combat Amphibians. more » Cpryd001: Zeno Clash would be PERFECT to mod battletoads with! more » abort_user: gotta be the lamest HL2 nes mod ive seen. Battletoads (and the others too) are really impossible without modding some of the core mechanics of the gam... more » G1bblets: No its Doom 3 more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: WHOA! When's it come out? I'm going to preorder Battletoads for the f*ckin' Wii from Gamestop over the phone right now. more » Fernando Jorge: Well, aside from the awkward jumping parts and the apparently easy gameplay, it looks kind of fun. That would be an awesome design choice for an FPS. ... more » badSamurai: God I love the old Contra sound effects and music more » syafiqjabar of Mars: more » wuggaroo001: I am left speechless... the way this translated was perfect.. it looks like you took a long time to create this and it shows... these representations ... more » toks1c: At first I was a little put off by this, but then I realized how close it was to the original game and then I was amazed by the map itself. While it'... more » -
#fight
Which NES Classic is Truest to Fighting Style: Kung Fu, or Karate Champ?
A third-degree black belt in American Karate, with experience in five other martial arts, assessed the NES' Kung Fu and Karate Champ to determine which 2D 8-bit game most accurately presents its eponymous fighting style. More » -
#mashup
This is Battletoads?
Machinima just can't help itself. We've seen Castlevania, Mario, Contra, and now here we are with Battletoads as reenacted within Half-Life 2. More » -
#mashup
Half-Contra: The NES Classic Goes 3D
Machinima put this up last week, following the Castlevania and Mario reconstructions in Half-Life 2. Anyone who's ever played Contra - that should be all of us, right? - will want to watch this start to finish. More than once. More » -
#humor
Dig Dug: The Film Adaptation
The same folks who brought you Inglourious Plummers now bring you Dig Dug, a slasher-flick reimagining of the arcade classic that pumps you up with suspense, waiting for that moment when Pooka's overinflated ego to finally go pop. More » -
#redbaron
Got Red Baron Source Code? It's Worth $1,500
Red Baron fans, if you have the complete source code to that game, Red Baron II or Red Baron 3D, the series creator is offering a $1,500 bounty if you can deliver it. More » -
#iphonerevival
Archon Classic Brings Back Fond Memories
Gazing over the latest screens for React! Games' Archon Classic for the iPhone takes me right back to the early 80's. More » -
#nesquotes
50 NES Quotes Every Gamer Should Know
SydLexia's list of 50 NES Quotes You Should know is the perfect way to break up a press release heavy video game news day. More » -
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#gameannounce
The Splatterhouse Press Release Is All Sticky
One day the official press release will be faster than the preview magazine cover, but until they develop some sort of magical network that spontaneously connects people all over the world our gaming news will come EGM cover first, then official release. Such is of course the case with Namco Bandai's revival of Splatterhouse, which we've known about for a couple of days now. More » -
#vcupdate
What Would Be Your Perfect VC Update?
I've been doing these Wii Virtual Console updates more or less every Monday since they started uploading games to it, and I'll be damned if I'll let a little thing like not actually updating the VC this week because of WiiWare stop me. Since there are no new games for the classic game service coming out this week, let's fill in the space with our imagination! What would your perfect virtual console update look like? Mine would go a little something like this... More » -
#vcupdate
Here's Your Damn Pokémon Puzzle League
This week's update for the Wii Virtual Console brings what many consider to be the best Pokémon title for the Nintendo 64, which is extremely odd considering it's really just Tetris Attack (Panel de Pon) with Pokémon painted over it. Pokémon Puzzle League (1,000 Wii Points) features Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, and all of their adorable little friends playing Tetris Attack. It's got story modes, continuous play, timed play, animated cutscenes, and even 3D puzzles to keep the gameplay from falling flat. If puzzles and Pokémon aren't your cup of tea you can always check out this week's other release, Renegade for the NES (500 Wii Points), a beat-em up with a unique story about a guy who has to fight his way through several street gangs to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend. Girlfriends were such a liability in the late 80's. More » -
#vcupdate
Phantasy Star Meets River City
Shortly available on the Wii Virtual Console, two classic games from ages past about saving worlds and kicking ass. Girlfriends always be getting kidnapped, yo, and such is the case in River City Ransom (NES, 500 points), the beat-em-up RPG hybrid that sees Ryan off on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from the sinister Slick, with his friendPlayer TwoAlex along for the ride. Then we have the game I was sincerely hoping for after last week's Euro update, Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom for the Sega Genesis (800 points). This time around it's a choose your own adventure of sorts, as you guide three generations via an innovative mate-picking mechanic that makes replaying the game nearly mandatory. Who you choose to marry decides who you'll be playing in the next generation, and ultimately which ending you'll receive when all is said and done. Love it or hate it, it's a damn fine piece of RPG history. If I had any time to actually play games this week, this would be the one. A very good week for the Virtual Console. More »
