Posts Tagged ‘Nintendo’

Why Are These N64 Controllers Special? (UPDATED)

May 9, 2020

(*This article has been updated. See the end as I found the little note that originally came bundled with the gold controller.) After doing some closet cleaning, I stumbled upon a forgotten box of N64 stuff. Inside were some 3rd party memory cards, a [...]

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 [...]

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Nintendo 3DS theme – Spinner: Mario walkthrough

March 4, 2020

Currently available for 100 Platinum coins via the MyNintendo program, this Spinner: Mario theme has Mario awkwardly spinning in one direction with only a couple frames of animation.

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Nintendo 3DS theme – Spotlight: Princess Peach walkthrough

February 3, 2020

Currently available for 100 Platinum Coins via the MyNintendo program, this 3DS/2DS theme has to be the most girly theme yet. This quick video simply walks through everything that is included with this theme. Video embedded here:

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Nintendo 3DS theme A Merry Mario Holiday walkthrough

December 8, 2019

Currently available for 20 Gold MyNintendo coins, this Mario theme is all about the holidays. When the system wakes up from sleep mode, the growing mushroom sound effect plays and the coin-get sound effect plays when an app or game is activated. This [...]

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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch 2019) Review

October 5, 2019

Calling The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 2019 Switch release a complete remake isn’t exactly accurate as it follows the same gameplay formula, narrative, and overall structure only with an entirely new coat of paint a few new quality of life [...]

by squallsnake

Nintendo 3DS theme – Splatoon: Fresh Squid Walk Through

July 20, 2019

Currently available for 100 Platinum Coins via MyNintendo, this simple video showcases the Splatoon: Fresk Squid 3DS theme including animation, music, and sleep sound effect.

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10 Forgotten original Gameboy games you should check out

June 1, 2019

Nintendo’s original Gameboy turned 30 years old this year and to celebrate I wanted to highlight some games you might have missed from the system’s large library. In no particular order, here are a couple handfuls of games I wanted to feature [...]

by squallsnake

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