Having been discontinued earlier this year to make way for the upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System: SNES Classic Edition, Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition will be returning to stores next summer. The NES Classic Edition features 30 classic games from the NES machine, including Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, […]
NES Classic hacked to allow 84 games
One of the biggest complaints people have had about the NES Classic (aside from the short wire length of the controllers), has been the finite number of 30 games pre-loaded onto the system. As it stands, Nintendo has no plans to offer software updates to load more games onto the system. That’s it. The NES Classic […]
Retro Video Game Review – The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Jordan Jones reviews The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link… What was it about the second installments of major NES franchises? Super Mario Bros. 2 released in the West with radically different gameplay than it’s predecessor, while Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest was almost in a completely different genre. So, too, was The Legend of […]
Seven NES Games That Are Often Overlooked
Jordan Jones lists seven NES titles you may have missed… When I was very young, one of my weekend traditions was going to the family-owned video store down the street to rent a game for my NES. I would spend upwards of an hour deciding which of the countless games lining the store walls would […]