Posts Tagged ‘NES’

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 [...]

by SquallSnake

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 [...]

by SquallSnake

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

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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, [...]

by SquallSnake

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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

Nintendo 3DS theme: NES: Sword-Swinging Link walkthrough

September 5, 2019

Currently available for 20 Gold Coins via the MyNintendo program, this Zelda 1 theme features 8-bit Link firing his full heart swords on the bottom screen when rupees and the occasional fairy appear on the top screen.

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

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