Kirby Super Star turns 30: 7 games on one SNES cartridge
On September 20, 1996, HAL Laboratory released a SNES cartridge packing 7 games in North America. Thirty years later, …
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Super Mario Bros. turns 41: the level that saved gaming
On 13 September 1985 the Famicom got the game that resurrected an entire industry. Forty-one years on, World 1-1 is …
The Definitive Super Nintendo (SNES) Guide: Emulation, Games and Passwords
Everything you need to know about the Super Nintendo (SNES) in 2026. The best emulators, unforgettable games and how to …
Tetris at 42: the story of the puzzle you can't put down
On 6 June 1984, Alexey Pajitnov stacked the first blocks on a Soviet computer. 42 years later, Tetris is still addictive …
Dragon Quest at 40: the RPG that stopped Japan
On 27 May 1986, Dragon Quest arrived on the Famicom with no fanfare. Forty years on, it defined the JRPG and nearly …
New Super Mario Bros.: 20 years since 2D Mario came back
On 15 May 2006, Nintendo released the first genuine 2D Mario in 11 years on the DS. More than 30 million copies later, …
Nintendo GameCube: 24 years of the cube everybody rented
3 May 2002: the GameCube landed in Europe. In Brazil, Gradiente's purple cube cost R$1,199 and lived at the rental shop …
Game Boy: the grey brick that invented portable gaming
A few weeks ago the Game Boy turned 37 since its Japanese launch. A nostalgic trip back to Gunpei Yokoi's grey brick …
Donkey Kong Country: the visual revolution that saved the SNES
In 1994, Rare brought pre-rendered 3D graphics to the SNES and silenced the competition. Donkey Kong Country is still …
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Exploring the Secrets of Hyrule
Breath of the Wild redefined open-world gaming in 2017 with physics, chemistry and 120 Shrines. Nine years on, is it …