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Nintendo has a track record of working with outside developers REALLY closely. Sure, they have their own in house development teams but that doesn’t mean that Nintendo is scared to share resources and the work load with trust 2nd party developers. They did this with Rare for instance and even bought that development house and, […]
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Zelda Breath of the Wild Taps Monolith Soft Developer
June 18th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo 
Tags: Breath of the Wild, Monolith Soft, nintendo, Nintendo NX, wii u, zelda 
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So Bad It’s Good: Lost Reavers is Fun!
June 7th, 2016 Dash The Bomber Launched on April 28th 2016 Lost Reavers was a free-to-pay game exclusive to the Wii U. Developed by Bandai Namco and released to almost universal disdain, Lost Reavers is an objectively awful game. But, while this brings me pain to admit it, I love this game. LR brings almost nothing unique to the table, with […]
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Adventures of Tiny Knight Coming to Super Nintendo and Wii U
November 1st, 2015 Carl Williams The Adventures of Tiny Knight is an all new action platform title that was originally planned to be the pack-in title for the failed RETRO Video Game System (potentially returning to crowdfunding later this year). We saw a teaser trailer released for what was supposed to be the RETRO VGS version in action, but there […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: Adventures of Tiny Knight, Coleco Chameleon, collectorvision, nintendo, retro, retro gaming, Retro VGS, retrogaming, snes, super nintendo, Video Game System, wii u, youtube 1 Comment »
Classic Super Mario Bros 3 GBA Levels Recreated in Super Mario Maker
October 10th, 2015 Carl Williams You knew it was bound to happen. Someone has recreated the classic Game Boy Advance version of Super Mario Brothers 3 in Super Mario Maker for the Nintendo Wii U. This is one of those times that the fans are saving the copyright owner some trouble, while giving back to the community. The levels that […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: action, cards, e-Reader, nintendo, platform, retro, retro gaming, retrocollect, retrogaming, Super Mario Maker, wii u No Comments »
Classic Nonogram Game PixlCross Reminds us of Mario’s Picross on Wii U and Computers
August 27th, 2015 Carl Williams Way back on the Game Boy, around 20 years ago, Nintendo took another chance with their leading star (back then it was normal). Nonogram’s, aka Hanjie Picross and Griddlers, are logic puzzles that create a simple image (recent variations have brought this type of game into the 3rd dimension). Mario’s Picross is probably the most […]
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Kickstarter: Justice Beaver for Super Nintendo Will Hit Kickstarter Soon
November 20th, 2014 Carl Williams New games for the Super Nintendo are kind of rare, unlike the Sega Dreamcast and the Neo Geo which seem to never have realized they were discontinued. Some developers are holding true though and releasing new Super Nintendo titles such as Collectorvision. Their upcoming title, Justice Beaver, has just been announced to be headed to […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: action, cartridge, collectorvision, eshop, facebook, Justice Beaver, kickstarter, nintendo, platform, retro, retro gaming, retrogame, snes, super nintendo, wii u 2 Comments »
Update: Official Pier Solar HD Trailer Released (Multiple Platforms Confirmed)
September 24th, 2014 Carl Williams Pier Solar getting an HD update is nothing new, we reported on it way back in January. What is special is that Watermelon, the development team have just released their official trailer for the Pier Solar HD remake. Also, some platforms have received a release date. Check it out after the jump.
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: carl williams, indie retro news, nintendo, Ouya, pier solar, playstation, remake, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, sega dreamcast, sony, steam, video, watermelon, wii u, windows, youtube No Comments »
New Game: Chariot Brings Umihara Kawase and Bionic Commando Style Mixed with Defensive Play to Modern Gamers
September 19th, 2014 Carl Williams Umihara Kawase, an under rated Super Famicom game, featured gameplay similar to Bionic Commando where you had the ability to latch onto things and pull yourself up. Now, imagine that gameplay mixed with defending another character, similar to Ico on Playstation 2. That is the basic idea of Chariot where you are escorting the dead […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News Tags: 4, action, adventure, bionic commando, carl williams, four, Ico, Indiegames, pc, platform, playstation, playstation 2, ps2, PS4, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, sfam, snes, steam, super famicom, Umihara Kawase, wii u, Xbox One No Comments »
Super Mario Kart Probably Ended Your Friendship – September 1st, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
September 1st, 2014 Carl Williams If you are a retro gamer of any sort then you know at least a little bit about Super Mario Kart. This game was not the first racing game, just like Super Mario Bros was not the first side scrolling action game but Nintendo did it their way and created a new genre. Mario and […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Tags: arcade, battle, bowser, carl williams, Donut Plains, mario, nintendo, racing, retro, retro gaming magazine, super mario kart, super nintendo, virtual console, wii, wii u 1 Comment »
Update: NES Remix 1 and 2 to See Physical Release in NES Remix Pack on Wii U
July 27th, 2014 Carl Williams NES Remix hit last December and NES Remix 2 hit this last April (Japan), both for the Nintendo Wii U. Both were digital only releases and apparently, there has been enough demand and chatter that reached the ears at Nintendo about this. Nintendo of America has just announced both will be coming to their Wii […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: 2014, carl williams, Holidays, luigi, mario, NES Remix, nintendo, retro, Retro Game Network, retro gaming magazine, super mario bros, triverse, wii u No Comments »
