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Do you remember the McDonald’s Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal toys?

April 11, 2020

To promote the release of Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) in the west, Nintendo partnered with McDonald’s to release a unique Happy Meal box and a set of four toys. I personally had the goomba and spring Mario toy. I always wanted the puff-up Koopa Troopa [...]

by squallsnake

5.0

Haunted: Halloween ’86 – The Curse of Possum Hallow (Switch) Review

November 7, 2019

Originally released on an actual NES cartridge in 2016 thanks to the dedicated group at Retrotainment and Mega Cat Studios, Haunted: Halloween ’86 – The Curse of Possum Hallow is now available as a Switch eShop download. This is a new 8-Bit Nintendo game, [...]

by squallsnake

5.5

Creepy Brawlers (Switch) Review

November 4, 2019

Originally released in 2017 on a legit NES cartridge, Creepy Brawlers is now making its way onto consoles as a low cost digital download. Mega Cat Studios, also responsible for the new old school beat’em up Coffee Crisis, programmed this title using [...]

by squallsnake

New NES games now available on Switch in time for Halloween

October 24, 2019

Retrotainment Games and Mega Cat Studios announced that their respective horror-infused NES games Haunted: Halloween ’86 (The Curse Of Possum Hollow) and Creepy Brawlers are coming digitally to Nintendo Switch, now available to pre-order in time for [...]

by squallsnake

Check out this Super Mario toy from 1989

May 19, 2019

I was cleaning my closet when I found this super old Super Mario toy in a box. Totally forgot I had this thing. Made by Applause in 1989, this figure is a beaut! I mean, just look at this thing!!! I actually obtained this rare and obscure toy during the [...]

by squallsnake

Nintendo 3DS theme: NES: Fire Mario demonstration

May 5, 2019

Currently available for 20 Gold MyNintendo coins, this 3DS theme is animated and features the classic underground music from the Super. Mario Bros. games.

by squallsnake

This Week’s NEOGEO Releases on New Gens

September 23, 2017

Like previous weeks, Hamster has released a few new NEOGEO titles on current gen consoles. SAMURAI SHODOWN II is a fighting game released by SNK in 1994. The legendary weapon-wielding fighting game returns stronger andsharper than ever! Four newcomers [...]

by squallsnake

Nintendo Increases Inventory of Super NES Classic Edition; NES Classic Edition Ret...

September 12, 2017

Due to incredible demand for the upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition system, Nintendo plans to ship the retro-inspired product into 2018. Originally, shipments were announced to cease at the end of this calendar year. [...]

by Stan

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