by David Oxford | Nov 9, 2017 | 1990s, 2010s
The recent release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition around the world has reignited an age-old discussion about which design for the console is superior: The sleek, rounded grays of the European and Japanese release, or the multiple contours...
by David Oxford | Nov 2, 2017 | 1980s
These days, whenever Nintendo releases a new console with a wild and unusual new controller, they typically have a backup — something more basic for their more traditional games and the traditional gamer. But what did they do back in the era of the Nintendo...
by David Oxford | Oct 26, 2017 | 1990s
Super Mario Odyssey arrives on the Nintendo Switch tomorrow, and returns the series back to its roots — well, its 3D roots, that is. “What’s the difference,” you may ask? While the Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3D titles have taken...
by David Oxford | Oct 19, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s
It’s a rare thing for a hardware developer to release a peripheral at launch that sees use throughout the entire life of a system. But perhaps even rarer still is for such an accessory to see even more use at the end of its respective system’s lifespan....
by David Oxford | Oct 11, 2017 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s
Following the success of the NES Classic and Super NES Classic, it seemed all but inevitable that Nintendo would continue the line with another vintage video game system packed with classic games. Common belief in the gaming community is that the Nintendo 64 would be...