Tag Archives: NES

Wrestling Games. They were the fighting games that we grew up on. We talked trash, claimed which were the better wrestlers and when talking didn’t get our point across, we took it to the digital mat and let our fingers do the talking. Those were the days. We would drink our …

The Karate Kid. My goodness, where do I begin. I guess let’s start off with the adventures of a young New Jersey born teenager who has a tough time acclimating to his new Southern California setting. Our protagonist, Daniel tries to make the most of it and meets a pretty girl …

As young little gamers, we all had at least one harrowing experience playing that still haunts us to this day. This week the BG staff looks at these moments from our childhoods that haunted us the most. Jake C. – Features Editor When I was a wee little lad, I …

Some of the biggest games of all time are now members of a pretty exclusive club.

The Retro Revolution continues! GameStop announced it will start accepting “retro” consoles for resale or trade-in. Unfortunately, they will only be launching the program in two locations: NYC and Birmingham. The two markets host approximately 250 stores combined, which will provide the game retailer a solid sampling of the potential …

Those Nintendo figures you’ve been stockpiling will soon be able to do more than unlock new costumes and kick your own butt in Super Smash Bros. According to Nintendo, they’ll actually be able to open up parts of classic games for play on the Wii U.

Like retro games? Like Loot Crate and similar subscription services? Then My Retro Game Box might be something that’s right up your alley.

Ever crack open a book and instantly know you’re going to love it? This one’s kind of like that.

Headlined by an amazing looking NES flavored console, the good old 3DSXL is getting a trio of new looks.

Not great things are going on in the world of Shadowgate.

This week’s Nintendo Download brings original titles like Siesta Fiesta and Wooden Sen’Sey, as well as a classic and fan favorite of many with Blaster Master.

This past week we’ve been posting a bunch of X-Men related stuff, most of it having to do with the Death of Wolverine storyline in the comics. It got us to thinking though; where are all the good X-Men games?

The original; and still the best?

Looking for a console to play your SNES, NES, Genesis and maybe even GBA games? The Super Retro Trio just might scratch that retro-gaming itch.

NES controller and Gameboy cases will deck out your iPhone in retro style.

Tozai Games has just brought the highly difficult platformer Spelunker to the Wii U virtual console and eshop. Spelunker was released on the NES in 1985 for North America and 1987 for Japan. Widely played by video game aficionados, this game is  best known for its punishing difficulty and engaging …