Super Nintendo Game Names Are Buried In The Switch Online NES App
Switch Online’s NES classics app now has titles and descriptions for 22 Super Nintendo games buried in its code,…
The Weird History Of The Super NES CD-ROM, Nintendo's Most Notorious Vaporware
Nintendo never released a CD-ROM gaming system. But for a while in the early 1990s, it flirted with the idea. That…
Star Fox's Development Was Weird
Star Fox was made by a bunch of teens, and Shigeru Miyamoto used to smoke cigarettes.
Speedrunner Beats Super Metroid With Horrifying Vaseline-Covered Controller
Sometimes, it just isn’t enough to speedrun a game. Sometimes, you need to get your hands dirty. One speedrunner took…
300 Super Nintendo Game Logos, Now In HD
We see a lot of remastered games, but this is something different: Nico Vliek has done some hard work and remastered…
People Can Now Beat Super Mario World In Less Than A Minute
Super Mario World has plenty of warps and tricks to help players finish the game faster than usual, but none are as…
Why Some Video Games Are In Danger of Disappearing Forever
Years of neglect are eroding gaming history. Cartridges rot in garages, companies hoard demos that they will never…
Hi Super Nintendo Chalmers
A few years back, there was a funny Super Nintendo joke. In 2017 it has been brought back and perfected, thanks to a…
Why Some Zelda Speedruns Use German And Others Use Japanese
There’s a reason Breath of the Wild is played in German. It’s just a heck of a lot faster. Speedruns use different…
Bot Studies Mario Kart Videos, Learns To Play
Ever wonder what it would be like for a bot to learn how to play Super Mario Kart? YouTuber and programmer SethBling’s…
Last year, curated art project Back to Bits made its 8-bit debut, capturing the games of the NES era in a series of 43…
Watch Us Get Nostalgic With Mario And Zelda On The SNES Classic
Yesterday on Twitch, we spent some time getting nostalgic all up on the SNES Classic. If you missed it, you can catch…
The SNES Classic Launch Seems To Be Going OK
One might expect, after the Great SNES Classic Pre-Order Debacle of 2017, that launch day would be a disaster. But it…
SNES Classic Games, Ranked
It’s Super Nintendo Classic day, which means it is time for us to crack open the console, take a long hard look at the…
SNES Classic: The Kotaku Review
The Super Nintendo Classic is a miniature blast of nostalgia, a sleekly packaged piece of hardware that will transport…
Hyper Clack Retro-Style Mechanical Keyboard Review: Not So Super
Hyperkin is a company known for its retro emulation consoles and affordable gaming accessories. It is not a company…
Earthworm Jim’s Mean-Spirited Satire Doesn’t Hold Up
Earthworm Jim first released on the Sega Genesis today in 1994. The strange side scroller married offbeat humor and…
Star Fox 2 Programmer Is Surprised And Thrilled The Game Is Finally Coming Out
Nintendo announced that the SNES Classic will come with the previously-unreleased Star Fox 2. Were you surprised?…
Japan And Europe's SNES Classic Is Better
Just like how the actual PAL/JP Super Nintendo looked better than the North American model, so too it is with the…
The Super Nintendo's Most Valuable Games
The Super Nintendo is certainly a contender for the world’s most beloved console. The 16-bit juggernaut has a library…