Nintendo’s Game Boy was a huge deal on its original release. Selling millions of units and ridiculous quantities of games, it was a genuine worldwide phenomenon — and kicked off Nintendo’s near-total dominance of the handheld gaming market for at least four generations — five if you count the Switch. And yet these days, the [...]
We talk a lot about video game preservation and retro rereleases these days — but one part of gaming that stands at great risk of being lost forever is the varied and interesting world of licensed games such as Star Trek: The Next Generation for NES and Game Boy — simply because no-one wants to [...]
The Evercade’s “Indie Heroes” cartridge plays host to a variety of brand new games for classic platforms — and even if you don’t have an Evercade, you can try most of these for yourself in one way or another! Let’s explore them in detail! It’s fair to say that one of the games on the [...]
The Evercade’s “Indie Heroes” cartridge plays host to a variety of brand new games for classic platforms — and even if you don’t have an Evercade, you can try most of these for yourself in one way or another! Let’s explore them in detail! Deadeus is an indie horror game, developed for original Game Boy [...]
The Evercade’s “Indie Heroes” cartridge plays host to a variety of brand new games for classic platforms — and even if you don’t have an Evercade, you can try most of these for yourself in one way or another! Let’s explore them in detail! I’m a big fan of Namco’s relatively little-known arcade title Metro-Cross, [...]
The Evercade’s “Indie Heroes” cartridge plays host to a variety of brand new games for classic platforms — and even if you don’t have an Evercade, you can try most of these for yourself in one way or another! Let’s explore them in detail! Having trouble nailing all of Deadeus’ 11 endings? Let our Deadeus [...]
Back in the late 80’s – before the advent of social media and online advertising – if you wanted to let people know about your amazing new handheld console, you had two choices; Place a print ad in a magazine or newspaper Create a kick-ass TV Advert featuring a futuristic space robot shooting lightning from [...]
He’s everybody’s favorite pink puff ball from Nintendo – and easily one of the video game industry’s most recognizable characters outside of Mario. But how many of us really know Kirby? Developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, Kirby-titled games have sold more than 34 million copies worldwide. In addition to that, he’s a regular in [...]
The makers of some of the world’s most iconic titles, Nintendo’s history is longer than the video game industry itself. Makers of the Switch, Wii, SNES, and NES, Nintendo thrive off of doing things a little bit differently (and somewhat better) than their competitors. Credited with single-handedly resurrecting the home console market with the release [...]
The empire built upon portables and home consoles, Nintendo today is combining both wings of its house into one gigantic behemoth of a system called the Switch. But, before that, Nintendo was very much devoted to the idea of separate experiences for different environments. Almost single-handedly resurrecting the home console market with its release of [...]