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Konami Code Creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto Has Died
Hashimoto created the Konami Code—up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start—to make it easier to test games he found too tough to play through.
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This Extremely Rare Nintendo PlayStation Prototype Is About to Be Auctioned Off for Big Money
The prototype console was once dismissed as a myth. Now it's about to sell for a considerable sum of money.
11 Great Gifts for Retro Gaming Fans
Level up the retro gaming fan on your list with one of these gifts that's sure to conjure up memories of classic pixels.
This Digital Artist Creates Museum-Worthy Video Game Illustrations
Paris-based digital artist Mikaël Aguirre, who goes by Orioto online, takes an almost classical approach to creating fine art out of video games.
This Digital Artist Creates Museum-Worthy Video Game Illustrations
Paris-based digital artist Mikaël Aguirre, who goes by Orioto online, takes an almost classical approach to creating fine art out of video games.
7 Facts About Nintendo's Yoshi
While he started off as a protective sidekick for Mario and Luigi, Nintendo's cuddly dino soon became a franchise star on his own.
This 1980s Copy of Super Mario Bros. Is One of the Most Expensive Video Games in History
The old 'Super Mario Bros.' game, originally released for the NES in 1985, just broke a world record for video games sales at auction.
12 Smashing Facts About the Super Smash Bros. Video Games
The popular video game series turns 20 this year.
The Super Mario Bros. Theme Song Has Lyrics You've Probably Never Heard
“Today, full of energy, Mario is still running, running."
The NES Classic Edition Is Returning to Stores June 29
And it'll be around through the end of the year.
Nintendo Is Releasing a Special Gold Famicom Mini, Which Will Come Pre-Loaded With 20 Games
The Japanese version of the NES is returning to stores with a selection of games based on manga titles.
8 Clever Ways to Recycle Your Old Nintendo Equipment
Don't toss out your old Zapper light gun. Use it to annoy your cat instead.
Mario Kart Is Coming to Your Smartphone
Nintendo’s perennial racing champion is making the jump to the mobile world.
6 Surprising Facts About Nintendo's Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is one of the video game giant's quirkier franchises, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a worldwide hit.
10 Game-Changing Facts About the Super Nintendo
The console had a rudimentary version of downloadable content, gave birth to basic 3D graphics, inadvertently created the PlayStation, and probably turned yellow.
Bit by Bit: Inside the Rise of Retro Gaming
The NES Classic helped take the veil off a subculture of retro gamers who make their own classics, buy clone consoles, and know when a vintage side-scroller has the wrong frame rate.
Donkey Kong Country Gets Remade as a Surreal Vaporwave Art Piece
The SNES classic goes down the internet rabbit hole in this trippy homage.
Target Is Getting a Mario Kart Makeover
Just in time for the release of 'Mario Kart 8' on the Switch, Target is turning itself into a real-world 'Kart' course.
Nintendo May Release an SNES Classic
Nintendo may soon have you refreshing Amazon sales pages again.
The Artist Who Helped Bring Super Mario to Life
A veteran of animation lent a hand in creating Nintendo's vibrant world.
RIP NES Classic: Nintendo Is Discontinuing Its Retro Console
We hardly knew ye.
Nintendo Switch Game Cartridges Taste Terrible (for a Very Good Reason)
In case you have kids. Or just in case you like to eat video games.
Dedicated Fan Spent Three Years Beating All 714 NES Games
Set aside a spare 3400 hours and maybe you can do it, too.
An Oral History of Nintendo's Power Glove
On the surface, it seemed like an impossible task. Take an $8800, NASA-approved interface glove running on $250,000 worth of computer hardware, then replicate the performance in a consumer-grade toy with parts costing less than $26.