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8 Super Mario Bros. Tips, Tricks, and Glitches

Visit World -1, jump over the flagpole, win and die simultaneously...all in a 30-year-old classic game.

15 Things You Might Not Know About The Legend of Zelda

Even if you spent hours with the iconic gold cartridge loaded into your NES, you can probably still learn a few things about Link’s epic adventure.

A Brief History of 125 Years of Nintendo

9 Hidden Mario Cameos and References in Video Games

19 Bizarre Video Games That Actually Happened

Sometimes you have to take a step back and ask yourself, "...why?"

A Brief History of Zork

You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.

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23 Places Where the Konami Code Lives On

This super-secret Konami Code has a special place in the hearts of the many geeks who grew up with it.

Super Mario Bros. 3 in 3 Minutes

15 Things We Miss About Old-School Gaming

Let's take a nostalgic glance back at what we miss most about the good old days.

11 Times Video Games Led to Lawsuits

Lawsuits against video game developers and publishers usually arise from copyright infringement, plagiarism, or, in some cases, wrongful death. Most of these lawsuits are settled out of court, but sometimes they go to trial—and the subsequent court decisi

While the Atari 2600 became a staple in living rooms around the globe with games like Space Invaders, it also played the notoriously shoddy E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which precipitated the video game crash of the 1980s.

11 Classic Video Games You Can Play Online for Free

The Internet Archive hosts a Historical Software Collection, letting you play classic games online, such as 'Pac-Man' and 'Pitfall.'

25 Things We Learned in the First Issue of Nintendo Power

Here are 25 highlights, tips, tricks, and celebrity cameos that greeted video game fanatics of 1988.

The Revolution Will Be Kickstarted

Navid Khonsari is making a video game about the Iranian revolution, and he could use your help.

15 Famous Actors Who Voiced Video Game Characters

It’s not uncommon to come across a familiar voice while playing a video game. Here are a few actors who have lent their voices to CG characters.

8 Video Game Hoaxes, Debunked

Sometimes gamers are so desperate for mysteries to unlock that they’re willing to just believe about anything to find them.

SimCityEDU: Gaming in the Classroom

A Brief History of Video Game Title Design

11 Great Salvador Dali Art Mash Ups

While he never earned his own show (like Da Vinci), or even appeared in an episode of Doctor Who (like Van Gogh), Salvador Dali is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists in history—and he has plenty of geeky fans.

When Gamers Decorate: 7 Awesome Video Game Rooms

Early Commercials for 10 Best-Selling Game Systems

The Producer of DuckTales Remastered

In 1989, Capcom released DuckTales for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It soon became one of the console’s most memorable games. Now, Capcom has created gorgeously animated update of the classic platformer called DuckTales Remastered.

10 Video Games Canceled Before Release

Maybe the teams behind these video games just didn't gel. Maybe the creative direction of the games lost momentum. Or maybe trends and tastes changed, rendering these games obsolete. For whatever reason, these 10 games never made it to store shelves.

20 Seconds of Tetris Madness

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