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FunKey S – tiny retro handheld gaming system Walkthrough

September 20, 2021

The FunKey S is a kickstarter retro handheld device that can play games from many classic systems such as NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA, PS1, NGPC, Genesis, Wonderswan and more! The drag-and-drop interface to load your own games couldn’t be easier and the [...]

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Roniu’s Tale is a new NES game getting physical release

August 18, 2021

Roniu’s Tale is a top-down puzzler with action elements by Megacat Studios. While levels are designed to have one or more paths, each step Roniu takes will cause the tiles to break as he passes and enemies to attack. With logic and magic at your side, [...]

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Zelda II’s opening music is awesome

January 22, 2021

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is easily the most controversial game in the series (no, not counting the CD-I games). Whether you love or hate the side scrolling, action-based combat and steep difficulty, there is no denying this sequel has some of the [...]

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NES Omnibus Vol. 1 by Brett Weiss now available

December 28, 2020

Every Game for the NES from A to L is covered in NES Omnibus Vol. 1. This massive hardcover book includes: 350+ games described and reviewed History and nostalgic stories from industry pros and personalities 2,200+ full-color photos and 424 pages Foreword [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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