Felix the Cat: a not-so-magical bag of not-so-tricky gameplay from the forgotten latter years of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Revisiting R-Rated Horror on a console marketed to kids. This is Friday the 13th on regular Nintendo (NES), just in time for Halloween.
Nintendo Hard? More like Nintendo Easy with these simple steps to beat 10-Yard Fight on Regular Nintendo. Learn from a NES master!
On this Doki Doki Panic podcast: four Mario games in one episode plus kaizo game design, Lost Levels, and SMB2’s contributions to Mario canon.
A chat with iconic artist Mike Winterbauer (Might and Magic, Power Blade, Smash TV, Solstice, Double Strike, WolfChild, and more)
On this Famicom podcast: translation vs localization, NES vs Family Computer, and your favorite imports that you’ve yet to play!
Nintendo presented American players with a tropical adventure of adventure and exploration, and it lives on today in StarTropics!
Revisiting R-Rated Horror on a console marketed to kids. This is A Nightmare on Elm St. on the regular Nintendo.
What a horrible night to have a curse, but that’s by design. Here’s an apologetic for the unapologetic Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest!
What can chiptune music do that real music can’t? An exploration of the history of chiptune as a style using Kirby’s Adventure.
Finding the curious creator behind the unusual development and history of MOTHER and EarthBound Beginnings, 2 names for 1 game.
It’s 2023 and people still believe Zelda II is a reject. Here’s everything the 1st sequel contributed to the Legend of Zelda series.
Nintendo, religion, censorship… should we just stick to the weather? What ever happened to the original religion of The Legend of Zelda?
Does it matter if somebody is CHEATING? Actually, yes, it does. It mattered a lot to a young gamer once upon a time with a Game Genie….
Everyone remembers the first time they experienced a Mario game. So we asked our writers a simple question: “What is your first Mario memory?”
If you like puzzles, want a new NES game, and are willing to put up with stiff cursor controls, NEScape! is a room worth visiting.
Judgment Day is here for this NES Classic! In this Op-Ed, we examine the R-Rated merits of Regular Nintendo’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is a retro delight featuring vegetables, drama, and point-and-click action.
I don’t like Ghosts ‘n Goblins. I think it is objectively bad. That said, I come back to it every single year.
Classic developer and publisher Sunsoft returns with an announcement for 3 retro games seeing brand new releases.
A randomized single-screen permadeath shmup roguelike with a stalker enemy, top-down overworld, and RPG elements,…
On this Crystalis podcast, ties to Nausicaa and Laputa, retro inventory management, and the method of NES storytelling.
Dragon Spirit discards military planes and sci-fi jets for high fantasy hydras, dragons, and drakes in this NES vertical shmup.
NES Pro Magazine is here to satisfy your longing for the gaming magazines of yore. Check us out on Kickstarter!
A Maniac Mansion podcast: comedy meets horror (there’s less difference than you may imagine), plus Skywalker Ranch, adventure, and tentacles.
Strap yourselves in and call up a couch co-op buddy cuz we’re reviewing a real blast from the past in Jackal for the NES!
On this Dragon Quest podcast: the foundation of JRPGs, if grinding sucks or not, Nintendo Power, and the value of fairy tales!
Time to cast your vote for the best NES soundtrack from our selection of player-nominated nominees! Which VGM OST will be crowned the GOAT?
What’s the best NES soundtrack? Help us decide a winner by nominating an NES soundtrack, then come back to vote for the best Wednesday through Saturday!
Kid Icarus flies again! The Source Code Mage gives this mythy classic wings again, deconstructing whether Icarus was ahead of his time or if he fell flat.
