Jordan Minor, Kellen Beck, and Bob Al-Greene break down the characters, music, and moves that make this game a piece of Nintendo history. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Nintendo, Pokemon, Donkey Kong, and Classic Games
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Why Super Smash Bros. is one of the best fighting games — Games to Play Before You Die
Jordan Minor, Kellen Beck, and Bob Al-Greene dissect the gameplay that makes Smash 64 one of the best fighting games. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Nintendo, Video Games, Classic Games, and Super Smash Bros
View More Why Super Smash Bros. is one of the best fighting games — Games to Play Before You DieThe ‘Spyro Reignited Trilogy’ is an absolutely gorgeous remastering of a childhood classic
Few memories of childhood remain as uncomplicated and joyful as the first time I played Spyro. I was nine years old. Me and my friends stayed up until 4am, huddled around the tiny CRT television and whisper-screaming expletives at the screen.
We got …
The Zen of old video games
This post is part of Mashable’s You’re Old Week. Break through the haze of nostalgia with us and see what holds up, what disappoints, and what got better with time.
Video game nostalgia is a tricky thing.
Unlike other media, video games are ine…
NES Classics are coming back to stores in June
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NES Classics are coming back, baby.
After selling out in stores immediately and leaving thousands of Nintendo fans disappointed, the NES Classic Edition is returning to stores starting June 29, Nintendo announced with a tweet Sunday. The throwback consoles are expected to be available through the end of 2018.
#NESClassic Edition will return to stores on June 29! This system and the #SNESClassic Edition system are expected to be available through the end of the yearhttps://t.co/LclbG5m4ta pic.twitter.com/1PcXBI5qJC
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 14, 2018 Read more…
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Nintendo announced details around its upcoming Nintendo Switch Online service Monday night and soon after confirmed that there is no plan for the Virtual Console to come to the Switch.
“There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the Virtual Console banner as has been done on other Nintendo systems,” a Nintendo spokesperson said Tuesday.
That doesn’t sound like great news for fans of classic games, but fear not, because Nintendo isn’t going to just forget about classic games like that. As a part of its online services, Nintendo announced that it will be giving subscribers access to a bunch of classic NES games at launch with more games to be added regularly. Read more…
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View More Nintendo says Virtual Console isn’t coming to Switch — but don’t worryHoly crap y’all, it’s been 45 years since Pong was released
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Happy Birthday Pong!
Now this is a made up holiday we can get behind. Some 45 years ago we got to experience the thrill of playing table tennis on a screen and the world has never been the same.
Pong, the console that arguably launched the video game industry, was released on November 29, 1972. In observance of this momentous occasion, Atari has declared today to be Pong Day. To celebrate, we’ve rounded up some of the best Atari- and Pong-inspired merch the internet has to offer (or you can go all in and bid on this vintage home Pong console on eBay.) Read more…
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