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Mario Super Picross was a puzzle game released on the Super Famicom. This title never made it to North America. There was a similar title for the Nintendo Game Boy released. After that, the whole genre of Picross never really picked up in North America. Such a shame as this style puzzle can be quite […]
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Fans Translate Mario Super Picross for Super Nintendo
October 6th, 2021 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo 
Tags: bandit gaming, fan translation, Mario Super Picross, nintendo, picross, super nintendo 
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Gemfire Makes Great Introduction to Turn Based Strategy Gaming – December 5th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
December 4th, 2020 Carl Williams Gemfire is sort of an anomaly on consoles. At its heart we have a turn-based strategy game. Consoles of the time were home to many attempts at this style of gameplay. Few games were designed for the novice though. This turned a lot of fans off from the genre due to the complexity. Gemfire is […]
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Donkey Kong Country Brings SGI Graphics and More to Super Nintendo – November 21st, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
November 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Donkey Kong Country (DKC) was somewhat of a gamble for Nintendo. For one, it had been years since home console gamers saw a Donkey Kong game. Earlier in 1994 Nintendo released Donkey Kong for their Game Boy handheld. That title was closer to the 1981 arcade classic, just with more levels. Donkey Kong Country on […]
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Mortal Kombat Sees Super Nintendo Sega Genesis and More Ports – September 13th, 1993 – Today in Video Game History
September 12th, 2020 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat is iconic. It started life as an arcade game attempting to do the impossible. Take on Capcom’s Street Fighter II machine which had been ruling arcades. The key to the success of Mortal Kombat was the imagery and match endings. Ed Boon and John Tobias knew they had to stand out and stand […]
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Posted in Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Super Nintendo Tags: acclaim, censorship, Digitized Graphics, fighting, mortal kombat, one on one fighting, Play It Loud, port No Comments »
Capcom Releases Final Fight Guy on Super Nintendo – June 11th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
June 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Final Fight Guy was Capcom’s attempt to appease fans. When Final Fight was originally released on the Super Nintendo, it was lacking. Fans were not happy about the character Guy being missing. Sure, gamers still got Cody and Haggar but a vocal few wanted Guy. To resolve the problem Capcom created a special edition of […]
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Nintendo Games Hitting Nintendo Switch Online – May 21st, 2020
May 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Super Nintendo games are often good. Especially those hitting the Nintendo Switch Online service. Today we have four games total being released. One is a NES game, Rygar, and the other three are Super Nintendo games. All are quality releases in their days.
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Switch Tags: Nintendo eShop, Operation Logic Bomb, Panel de Pon, rygar, Wild Guns No Comments »
Top Five Retro Console Games Series Worth Playing Quarantined
March 21st, 2020 Carl Williams We are all dealing with the voluntary, and mandated, quarantines around the world best we can. One way to pass the time is gaming. That is why I have compiled a list of the five best retro games series to play during these times. Your list may be different, and that is cool, so please […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Nintendo, PSOne, Sega, Sony, Super Nintendo Tags: a link to the past, Doom, legend of zelda, simcity, street fighter II, streets of rage 2 No Comments »Scorpion the Undead Ninja Assassin’s History
March 15th, 2020 Dash The Bomber Anger, sadness, and murderous fury fuel the character known as Scorpion. A beacon of fear and terror this anti-hero is one of the coolest things to ever come out of the ’90s. He’s arguably the most iconic character in the Mortal Kombat fighting series. The mere sighting of his image invokes the thought of his […]
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Classic Disney 16 Bit Titles See Revival in Cartridge Form
November 1st, 2019 Carl Williams If you were a gamer in the 16-bit days, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo era, then you are probably well versed with Disney titles. Among the best were Aladdin and Lion King, Mickey Mouse and Goofy among many other characters carried respectable entries during this period (and in the 8-bit era prior). It is those […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Nintendo, Sega, Super Nintendo Tags: action, adventure, Aladdin, disney, iam8bit, license, Lion King, Nighthawk Entertainment No Comments »
Earthworm Jim 25th Anniversary Edition Pre-Orders Open
May 23rd, 2019 Carl Williams It is a great time to be a fan of retro gaming. Classic compilations are picking up traction with various publishers, we have companies like Piko Interactive working to revive other classics, and we have special editions being made available. One such special edition is the 25th Anniversary release for Earthworm Jim, a two game […]
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