• 10 NES Games to Try if You Like Zelda 1

    10 NES Games to Try if You Like Zelda 1

    Let’s take a trip all the way back to the summer of 1987. Dirty Dancing was the most popular movie in the US, a gallon of gas cost less than a buck, and some weird little cartoon called The Simpsons first appeared as a side-act on The Tracey Ullman Show. Oh yeah… and The Legend…

  • 15 NES Games that Still Hold Up Today

    15 NES Games that Still Hold Up Today

    Nearly 40 years after its release, the NES is still one of the most popular gaming consoles in the world! Much of that is due to nostalgia–which is a legitimate aspect to retro gaming–but few can deny the charming simplicity of the NES. Two buttons, four directions. What else do you really need? And while…

  • Switch Remakes for 2021: The Ultimate Fan Wish List

    Switch Remakes for 2021: The Ultimate Fan Wish List

    In the 1980s, Nintendo ruled the home video gaming market. For you youngsters, that’s the “home market” as opposed to the out-of-home “arcade market” which was kabooming back then. If your parents loved you, you had a NES. Even if they were poor, there were plenty of second-hand consoles to go around, as Nintendo was nowhere…