StarTropics On Switch Is Missing The Clue You Need To Beat The Game
Last week, Nintendo added the cult-classic 1990 NES game StarTropics to the Switch Online library. There’s just one…
Unknown NES Game, Lost For 30 Years, Has Now Been Digitized And Finished
When UWC—a NES game that had been hidden from the world for 30 years—was uncovered last week, one of the first orders…
Where Can I Buy The Claritin Console?
Hello! Welcome to this inaugural edition of Morning Checkpoint. Each Saturday I’ll help you get caught up on last…
Unknown NES Game Found After 30 Years
When we talk about obscure or “lost” games, we normally need to have known about them in the first place to know they…
Here's A Wooden Cheeseburger That Plays Nintendo Games
Swedish artist Love Hulten combines technology with natural wood to create outstanding works of functional art. He’s…
Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For A Record-Breaking $100,150
Is this copy of Super Mario Bros. the highest-priced video game ever? That’s what experts in the field of classic game…
The Brilliant Use of Mode 7 In Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts’ Fourth Stage
When I think of the toughest games of my childhood, the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series from Capcom immediately comes to mind.…
Nintendo's Adorable 8-Bit Robot Fighting Game Is Now Playable On Switch
As usual with Nintendo’s classic game services, Switch Online’s NES app now has more games in Japan than it does in the…
Monthly Waves Of NES Games Are Triggering Monthly Complaints About Switch Online
Every time Nintendo posts a YouTube video about its NES games for Switch Online, it gets more thumbs down than thumbs…
I Really Like The Darkwing Duck Game That Capcom Rejected
Here’s a failed game concept that I really wish had managed to survive the gauntlet of development: Headcannon’s…
Soon, You'll Be Able To Play Duck Hunt On Modern TVs
The NES Zapper light gun peripheral is an unfortunate victim of the relentless march of technology, rendered inoperable…
Player Discovers That The Legend Of Zelda Has A 'Minus World' Too
There’s an infamous, hidden level in the original Super Mario Bros. called World -1 that is glitched and impossible to…
Lost NES Version Of SimCity Emerges After 27 Years
In January of 1991, a prototype for an NES version of SimCity appeared at an electronics show. It was never seen…
Switch's New NES Controllers Do More Than You Might Think
Nintendo has shipped out its first batch of classic-style NES controllers for Switch. I got a pair today, and I found…
Switch Online Now Lets You Cheat At The Legend Of Zelda
Today, Nintendo continued to build out the NES library in its Switch Online app with the previously-announced addition…
Speedrunner Achieves 'Impossible' Super Mario Bros. Record Time
The original Super Mario Bros. is tightly optimized, as far as speedruns go. Runners have been shaving off milliseconds…
Hackers Have Already Cracked Open The Switch Online's NES Library
Nintendo Switch Online hasn’t even been out for a day and hackers have already found a way to upload new NES games to…
Nintendo Switch Is Getting NES Controllers
The Switch is getting NES controllers for the library of NES games releasing on September 18 as part of the console’s…