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The Mini NES Of My Dreams – WITH CARTRIDGES!
I got home from watching Jason Bourne (pretty good movie, by the way) and was too wired to go to sleep. Out of habit, I went on my computer and fired up Feedly to see what news tidbits crawled past while I was out. I found a Destructoid article whose title made my eyes click hard. “Someone made a custom mini NES that takes cartridges.” Wait, what? I want you to take a good, hard look at daftmike’s...[Read More]
Four Region-Exclusive Pokemon in Pokemon GO can Hatch From Eggs
Pokemon GO Masters who were bummed out that they could only nab certain Pokemon by booking a few international flights can rest easy. Interviews of Pokemon GO players by the BBC and Eurogamer seem to confirm that it’s possible to get region-specific Pokemon without having to call a travel agent. The four exclusive Pokemon – Tauros for North America, Mr. Mime for Europe, Farfetch’d for Asia, ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Player Hits Level Cap – Then Deletes Account
Gamers always want to find out the limits of the games they play. Some play huge marathon sessions, trying to get as far as possible. Others try to mine the data from the game’s code. And then there are those who resort to “enhancements.” Reddit user Problemz decided to go with the latter approach with Pokemon GO. Using bots, he was able to rack up huge amounts of experience points per hour – as m...[Read More]
Nintendo NX Will Reportedly Be a Portable Console with Detachable Controllers
According to an article on Eurogamer.net, the upcoming Nintendo NX console will be a portable console with detachable controllers. The article cites a “number of sources” that confirm this configuration to the website. The NX will work as a typical handheld console – albeit a high-powered one, as it will have its own display. The difference is that the display will be bookended by two detachable c...[Read More]
Sega Genesis Emulation Console Falls Flat Compared to Classic NES
When Nintendo announced their NES Classic Edition, their Flashback version of the NES with 30 built-in games, the Sega camp felt the need respond. By “the Sega camp”, I mean AtGames, the manufacturer that essentially created the emulated console market with the release of the Atari Flashback and the original Sega Genesis Classic Game Console. They have decided to respond to Nintendo’s decision…by ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO player in North America Has Caught ‘Em All
Pokemon GO player ftb_hodor has achieved a title no one has yet received: Pokemon master! He revealed on Reddit that his North American Pokedex is complete. By complete, he means that he has caught all 142 Pokemon currently available in the States. To accomplish this, ftb_hodor caught a total of 4,269 Pokemon. He walked over 95 miles (153 km) and hatched 303 eggs during his two-week odyssey. He ma...[Read More]
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Gets Big Update Four Years Later
Four years after the fact, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is getting a new lease on life. Nintendo is giving the 3DS title new content, including amiibo and card support. There are no specifics on what new functionality the amiibo will provide, but the cards will prompt specific villagers to arrive in town. Nintendo will also start bringing in characters from other franchises. Nintendo has said that Ca...[Read More]
Police Say Armed Robbers Targeted Pokemon GO Players
As if playing Pokemon GO wasn’t dangerous enough, police in O’Fallon, Missouri have more dire news. According to a Facebook post on the O’Fallon Missouri Police Department’s page, armed robbers seem to be targeting Pokemon GO players. This is their statement: “This morning at approximately 2 AM we responded to the report of an armed robbery near the intersection of Highway K and Feise Road. ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO aka Digital Meth
Video games shouldn’t make people this crazy. This is the sort of behavior normally associated with drugs. Here’s a sample of headlines that have popped up since Nintendo released Pokemon GO, their mobile rendition of catching cute pocket monsters in real life: Can’t get Pokémon Go in your country yet? Here’s how to download it now It’s a thing: Pokémon Go invades Seattle Pokémon...[Read More]
Nintendo 64 Turns 20 Years Old Today
On June 23rd, 1996, the Nintendo 64 went on sale in Japan. The console, the last major home console to use the cartridge format for its games, is most remembered for its superb first- and second-party titles. Games like Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Banjo-Kazooie make up a small fraction of the great games available on the system. The N...[Read More]
Retro Review: Rygar (NES)
Release Date: 1987 Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) has more than its share of classic titles. I loved playing them all, but I much preferred discovering games that, while not heralded as absolute classics, I still enjoyed playing for hours on end. Tecmo’s Rygar, a cult classic among NES fans, fits that description for me to a tee. Rygar started life...[Read More]
Retro Review: Double Dragon (NES)
Release Date: October 1988 Developer: Technōs Japan Publisher: Tradewest Double Dragon is a well-known and loved old-school side-scrolling beat ‘em up. Released in the arcade in 1987 by Technōs Japan, it had players control one of two brothers, Billy Lee or twin Jimmy. Players could play alone or with a friend, fighting through four stages of turf belonging to a gang called the Black Warrio...[Read More]