Opinion by Shaan J. I love dying in games. It’s tough to nail down the exact reason though. I didn’t grow up spending much time on the 8 and 16-bit consoles, so the term “NES-hard” never really resonated with me. Those games that I did play were games where death…
Read MoreEveryone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…
Read MoreAs voted by you! Through the month of November, we asked for you to vote for your favourite games of the year. You did (and in incredible numbers – thank you for that), and now it’s time to announce the finalists and the winners. Each day we’ll be revealing a…
Read MoreAs voted by you! Through the month of November, we asked for you to vote for your favourite games of the year. You did (and in incredible numbers – thank you for that), and now it’s time to announce the finalists and the winners. Each day we’ll be revealing a…
Read MoreAs voted by you! Through the month of November, we asked for you to vote for your favourite games of the year. You did (and in incredible numbers – thank you for that), and now it’s time to announce the finalists and the winners. Each day we’ll be revealing a…
Read MorePits as in ‘Pit’ that is. Kid Icarus: of Myths and Monsters arrives in the eShop this week as part of Nintendo’s 8-bit Summer. For me personally, this 1991 action game holds a lot of good memories. I had never gotten a copy of the NES original (Kid Icarus) and…
Read MoreNintendo has just released a trailer for it’s 8bit Summer promo on the eShop and it’s Gameboy-tastic!I don’t know, for a promotion that’s actually got 8bit in its name, you’d think there’d be more NES games in it. Instead, the offerings are mainly of the Gameboy variety with a couple…
Read MoreYes friends, Kid Icarus 3D finally arrives in all it’s ‘enhanced’ 3D this week. Good thing too, ’cause there isn’t too much else fit for an Olympian. Another weak group of additions to Nintendo’s download service this week is very easily headlined by the classic Kid Icarus repainted in 3D.…
Read MoreYes friends, Kid Icarus 3D finally arrives in all it’s ‘enhanced’ 3D this week. Good thing too, ’cause there isn’t too much else fit for an Olympian. Another weak group of additions to Nintendo’s download service this week is very easily headlined by the classic Kid Icarus repainted in 3D.…
Read MoreSega’s Game Gear portable is fondly remembered by many for it’s full color screen, backlight (that was big back then!), and horrible, horrible battery life. Now that the GG’s library is starting to show up on the 3DS’ eShop, at least you won’t have to worry about the battery anymore.…
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