Nintendo first hit it big in the gaming console market with their Nintendo Entertainment System, which was originally released in Japan as the Famicom. It reshaped the entire gaming industry, ...

The NES was all about platformers, and it featured some of the best of the 1980s and '90s. These ten are among the best the ...

TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A new, previously un-released NES game is finally releasing for the retro console 35 years later.

While Mario may have been the protagonist of Nintendo's first blockbuster hit arcade game, "Donkey Kong," he wouldn't completely dominate the gaming scene until several years afterwards. It wasn't ...

In the classic slice of 90s chaos, Virtual Bart, you play a level as Bart who has turned into pig form. Die as said pig and ...

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 ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...