Nintendo Nerds
Nintendo is what Genesis isn't. Kirby, Mario, Pikachu, and beyond; all about the creators of our favorite games.
'Air Fortress' on the NES
Air Fortress is an interesting game to say the least. I recall first playing it when I was like 8. My uncle had borrowed it from a friend of his. For whatever reason, we called it Space Man, so when I went looking for it as an adult, I had no idea what the hell I was looking for.
By Aaron Dennis8 years ago in Gamers
NES Memories
Atari had it all. Nolan Bushnell's company that put gaming on the map was on top of the world. The Atari VCS, otherwise known as the Atari 2600, was the most popular system for its time. There was nothing Atari could do wrong...until they did two things. The first thing was to create a game based on E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, and licensed Pac-Man for play on the 2600, disappointing players who were waiting for this legendary title, and only got the prototype that was made instead. All of this, and other events, led to the great video game crash of the 1980s. Now, I never knew about the crash until I read about it some years back. There were still arcades, there were still arcade games tucked in gas station and grocery store corners, and video games were still being made and sold. But unknown to me at the time, video games were almost gone in America. Until Nintendo stepped in to revive the North American video game industry. Nintendo, a Japanese company with established hits like Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., and Punch Out, wanted to make their presence known in America, but they had an uphill climb.
By Nick Falkner8 years ago in Gamers
Samus Aran's Female Empowerment
Samus Aran is the original femme fatale of Nintendo. Often referred as the first playable female character in gaming, the intergalactic bounty hunter has been a character of great interest to me. I was first introduced to Samus as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. I did not play the original Metroid game until many years later. So I always knew that Samus was female.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Gamers
Nintendo Announce New Mobile Action-RPG, 'Dragalia Lost!'
Today, Nintendo has announced that it will be releasing a new game for mobile devices. After a few years of resistance, Nintendo has emerged as a major player in the mobile games market. Early in the smartphone era, Nintendo refused to make games for phone devices. However, with the market expanding like it is, Nintendo swiftly changed their approach and have since released such games as Animal Crossing, Mario Run, and Fire Emblem.
By Tim Horton8 years ago in Gamers
'Dragon Strike' for the NES
Dragon Strike is set in Krynn, which is from the Dragonlance Saga. For those who are unfamiliar with Dungeons and Dragons, the table top, role-playing system had numerous worlds or realms, but Dragonlance was one of the more popular ones, which went on to inspire several novels as well. Dragon Strike, the video game, however, was released in 1990 to a variety of systems, but ported to the NES in 1992. The NES version was a little...okay, a lot different from the other ports, but it's still a hell of a game!
By Aaron Dennis8 years ago in Gamers
'Rampage' Memories. Top Story - April 2018.
I happened upon this crazy game in an arcade during my youth. I studied this game for a bit, and saw that this game was way different than anything else in the arcade, or on any system for that matter. For one thing, you weren't the hero, but rather, a giant monster. It looked like a King Kong or Godzilla movie, with soldiers shooting at the monsters from the building that were just begging to be leveled. Rampage was definitely a diamond in the rough.
By Nick Falkner8 years ago in Gamers
10 Classic Nintendo Games That Deserve a Reboot
Since the beginning of the video game evolution peaked around most of our childhood days, our younger years consisted of absolutely amazing games. Since video game companies were experimenting and releasing games straight from their ideas, they wanted to see which ones would become a major hit and which didn't. Even though there were a ton of games many of us enjoyed playing, there were also games that had us snoozing by level three. Certain video games simply bored us, and this was a way for companies to determine which games worked well and which didn't.
By James Lizowski8 years ago in Gamers
Trojan for the NES
Trojan was released by Capcom on the NES in North America waaay back in 1987. There was a previous version released as an arcade machine the year before. I have no clue why this game is even called Trojan. I might’ve called it Wastelands or Badlands.
By Aaron Dennis8 years ago in Gamers
Why the GameCube Is My Favourite Console Ever
I was born in the autumn of 1998, meaning my earliest memories of gaming as a whole was dominated by my two older brothers playing the Nintendo 64. The familiar, mesmerising glow the screen would give when they played Rainbow Road for the umpteenth time is something that will be forever imprinted into my brain—and perhaps the reason why I'm so short-sighted today. But I am not alone. Nintendo was immensely popular at this time for all types of gamers, and had barrels of momentum rolling into the new millennium. Being able to easily compete and thrive with the rival consoles such as the Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's XBox, looking back now, it makes no sense how their newest console, the GameCube, didn't attract the same following. By the time the Playstation 2 was released, our family's N64 was shoved swiftly up onto the shelf, never to be seen (until one of us fancied going back to the OG first person shooter, GoldenEye 007) as there was so much more fun to be had with a more diverse idea of gaming. The revolutionary Grand Theft Auto III bought out the dangerous side of gaming on a wider scale, and despite accusations of this franchise creating monsters and serial killers, it will still remain as one of the games that changed the game itself. Just it wasn't available on GameCube.
By Lucy Clarke8 years ago in Gamers
'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' Review. Top Story - March 2018.
From the very moment I began playing the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I knew that I was in for something special. I have played and owned well over three hundred video games throughout my life, and I have never had as much consistent fun with a game as this one. The opening moments of the game are pure gold, with constant momentum of discovery throughout the title’s relatively long duration. One of the beautiful things about Breath of the Wild is that there is no particular correct way to go about playing the game; it drops you into Hyrule, and just says “Go.” The direction you take Link in is entirely up to you.
By Kevin Resnick8 years ago in Gamers
