he 1985 NES Super Mario Bros. kicked off one of the biggest franchises in gaming history. Back in 2021, a single ...

An odd quirk of some NES titles saw them completely unskinned due to changes that occurred to their licensing rights during ...

Step back in time to 1985 with my complete nes Super Mario Bros walkthrough! Get ready to power up your gaming journey with ...

You likely have an old Nintendo Wii sitting somewhere in your house if you were a console gamer between 2006 and 2013. It was part of the seventh generation of gaming consoles, considered by many as a ...

I think I’ve established my indie credentials over the years, but one aspect of that community I’m less familiar with is homebrew. Though compelling, I’ve always been a little uncertain if my Luddite ...

In 2012, programmer Chris Oberth passed away after a career that spanned from the dawn of video games in the late '70s to the PlayStation 2 era. Now, one of Oberth's unfinished games, Xcavator 2025, ...

NES screenshot of the game Jaws (side view, underwater) A scuba diver shoots a harpoon at a menacing shark. (YouTube) The retro release coincides with the Spielberg movie's 50th anniversary. From ...

The Day of the Devs 2025 showcase featured dozens of new indie video game reveals Wednesday, including the announcement of a never-before-played Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game that will be ...

The story of Xcavator is a fascinating one. It was originally the brainchild of legendary programmer Chris Oberth (1982's Anteater) and built for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. However, ...

Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...

MAGFest and Indie Retro, in partnership with Mega Cat Studios, have announced the finalists for the next Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase. Those who are fans of old-school gaming and quirky indie titles ...

It was in October of 1985 when the Nintendo Entertainment System first hit North America, with an initial test run of 100,000 units being sold exclusively in New York City. Following the post-Atari ...