Oct 22
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the game that kicked the turn-based strategy series off, is…
Oct 9
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Every discussion about the American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 invariably turns to its origins as a completely…
Aug 19
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Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they…
Jul 14
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Lego officially confirmed the retro NES console and TV sets that leaked yesterday are real, complete with a new trailer showing the crank that makes Mario side-scroll in action. The set is due out August 1 and costs $230.
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Jul 13
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A mint-condition sealed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. sold at auction for $114,000 on July 10, setting a…
Jul 13
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Jul 7
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OK, we can all stop asking now (for this game, anyway). Nintendo just announced that Donkey Kong Country is coming…
Jul 7
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Matt Alt
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When discussing Nintendo’s rise as a digital dreamsmith in the ‘80s, game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei…
Jun 30
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Apr 22
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We all know about games that have had individual licensing issues, and games that have been changed for different…
Mar 28
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Back in the early 90s and early 2000s, Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out for the NES was a popular early speedrunning game. But…
Mar 27
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I’ve been playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on my Nintendo Switch lately. It’s been reminding me how the Angry Sun, an…
Mar 2
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The fanciest way to play original Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom cartridges. With Super Nintendo and Sega…
Feb 11
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The next batch of NES and SNES games hits Switch Online on February 19. On SNES, it’s Pop’n Twinbee and Smash Tennis; on NES it’s Shadow of the Ninja and Eliminator Boat Duel.
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Dec 16
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Peter Tieryas
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One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed…
Dec 4
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On December 12 another wave of classic games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online. From the SNES there’ll be Star Fox 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Kirby Super Star and Breath of Fire II, while for the NES there’s Journey to Silius and Crystalis.
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Nov 28
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Clash at Demonhead is 8-bit gaming at its most charmingly eclectic. Developed by Vic Tokai and known as Dengeki Big…
Oct 18 2019
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A dentist named Eric Naierman sunk a cool $1.02 million on some first-edition, sticker-sealed games in September,…
Aug 28 2019
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Of all the games ever made for the Famicom/NES, few are as rare as those produced for Konami’s QTa adapter, a…
Aug 9 2019
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Danielle Smith has spent half a million dollars on rare video games, most of it in the last nine months. And she’s…