Retro

Nintendo of America did a Nindies Summer Showcase video presentation today. A lot of games were shown off. Check out the video below and please come back for my opinion of the showcase and the games shown. The Nindies Summer Showcase today was really good. I wasn’t sure it would be at first because I didn’t find the initial games that impressive (Super Meat Boy Forever looked ok, but not my sort of game). But then we got big news…

Nintendo of America loves their Nintendo Directs and video presentations (so do I!). And so it should come as no surprise that another video presentation is coming up soon. This time, Nintendo will highlight Indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch! Nintendo of America’s Nindie Showcase video presentation, according to their twitter account, will highlight “multiple indie games coming to Nintendo Switch.” The presentation will be up at 10am PT on Wednesday, August 30. There is no word on what…

I was never able to get an NES Classic Edition. I never will get one of those. So when I heard the rumor of an SNES Classic Edition, I dismissed it as fake. I also didn’t want it to happen because I knew what happened with the NES Classic. Of course, I was wrong. Again. Nintendo announced the SNES Classic Edition recently. I’ll tell you how I feel about the system now. I would love to have an Super Nintendo…

Download Play is always been one of my favorite things about the 3DS. Its great to have games where you can play with two or more people and only one person has to have the cart. Unfortunately, Download Play also hasn’t been used very much on the 3DS. And so it was a big surprise today when I heard that the feature would return…on the Nintendo Switch?! Read on to find out what game will use it and how this…

I never did get the NES Classic Edition. Nintendo released a limited stock of those systems and they sold out as fast as they came in. And now Nintendo is doing it again. The Super NES (SNES) Classic Edition has been announced. We have more details, including what games will be in the system, below. The Super NES Classic Edition has been announced. Nintendo of America has priced the system at $79.99, and the system will retail in Canada for…

Nintendo announced the Switch’s online paid service plan today. We have all the details! Nintendo has officially announced their plan for the Switch’s online paid service today. According to their official website, the paid service will not launch until 2018. When it does launch, there will be three ways to pay. It should be noted that the following prices are for the U.S. For one month, subscribers would be paying $3.99 USD, for seven months they would be paying $7.99…

Nintendo announced their E3 2017 plans today. We thought there might be a video for this announcement but instead they just released a press release with all the details. Check out the press release below and along with my thoughts on their plans! Nintendo released a press release today detailing their E3 plans. We can expect a video spotlight, Nintendo Treehouse Live, and two tournaments at E3! Here’s the press release with all the details: “REDMOND, Wash., May 11, 2017…

What’s the story behind the Super Mario Bros. movie? Did Nintendo really take on video game stores? Who invented the D-Pad? Want to know more about Donkey Kong, Mega Man, or the Power Glove? If any of these topics interest you, then the Gaming Historian videos on YouTube are the place you should be heading to right after this article. Let me tell you more about the Gaming Historian! The About page for the Gaming Historian YouTube videos reads: “The…

I never played the original Blaster Master. I had heard of the game, but I didn’t know anything about it. Skip ahead to years later and I hear the franchise is coming back in a new game, Blaster Master Zero, for the 3DS and Nintendo Switch eshops! I do not have a Switch yet, however I play my 3DS a lot and so that was the version I was interested in. I’ve played Blaster Master Zero for a bit now…

Just because something is "retro inspired" doesn't always make it good. I've played some good retro inspired games and some pretty bad ones too. For me, a retro inspired game should be like an old game but doesn't have to completely ignore modern conveniences like "save anywhere" and multiple modes of difficulty.