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Demakes. They are fun to look at, even though most are just mockups. Some, like Halo 2600 were actually turned into real games, with the blessing of the IP holder (Microsoft in that case). What is great about demakes, at least for me is, getting a chance to see something familiar in a new style […]
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What if Cuphead was Released on the Nintendo Game Boy?
January 20th, 2018 
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Super Mario Land 2 DX Updates Original Nintendo Classic with Color
December 26th, 2017 Carl Williams Nintendo knew how to market their Game Boy, they steam rolled over the competition left and right back in the day (on for a couple of decades). One franchise that kept Nintendo and their Game Boy alive and well, regardless of the crappy screen in early models, was the Super Mario franchise. Super Mario Land […]
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A Retro Gamer’s 12 Days Of Christmas: The Eleventh Day, Pipe Mania
December 23rd, 2017 Brandon Weicks On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eleven pipers piping Eleven pipers piping is obviously a reference to playing a wind instrument and if you would like to explore the use of such a device in the world of gaming might I suggest Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of […]
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Super Mario Land 2 – Six Golden Coins Pushes Nintendo Game Boy – November 2nd, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
November 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams Nintendo have a way of delivering more out of their hardware than what is first thought possible. Take the original, salad green screen, Game Boy hand held for instance. While Tetris was pretty good looking and true to other versions (it better be, it was just blocks), Super Mario Land was quite different versus the […]
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Nintendo Gives Game Boy Players Pokemon Red & Blue – September 28th, 1998 – Today in Video Game History
September 27th, 2016 Carl Williams When Nintendo brought over the Pokemon franchise it is unclear if they knew it would have been abig a success. The North American and Japanese gaming markets are unique to each other. Sure, now we can look back and say they did everything right and reaped the success from it. Many players raised all kinds […]
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Nintendo Game Boy Takes Over Portable Gaming – July 31st, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
July 30th, 2016 Carl Williams Where were you on July 31st, 1989? I was in middle school – technically summer break between grades but you get the idea. I wanted a Nintendo Game Boy bad. It was almost a given this was going to be a hot toy at school. It was. I remember the “cool kids” having the Game […]
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Double Dragon Pulls Brawler Genre into Mainstream – July 2nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
July 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams When you think of arcade brawlers there are not many names that will top Double Dragon. Technos knew they had a good blend of unique to the competition game play and graphics with this one. Sure, there were other brawlers available before Double Dragon but none captured the fan base that this arcade unit did. […]
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Ten Awesome Minimalist Game Boy Games Puzzle Edition
August 9th, 2015 Carl Williams The original Nintendo Game Boy was not known for its graphical prowess but it still rocked gamers. The green screen was home to many adventures and countless hours of entertainment for many gamers. The games on this list are not graphical work horses. They are not going to blow away the PlayStation 3 or even […]
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Qix Makes Gamers Defenseless Hits Game Boy – May 24th, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
May 24th, 2015 Carl Williams Tell a modern gamer that you want them to play a game where they are completely defenseless against enemies. Also mention that you have no weapons at your disposal, at all. You must somehow reclaim large portions of the playfield to move to the next level. Yes, I am talking about Qix, a title that […]
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Batman Video Game Spreads Game Boy Wings – April 13th, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
April 13th, 2014 Carl Williams The original Game Boy was a seminal system for Nintendo. It set the pace for the hand held market and did things prior hand helds of the time couldn’t. The Game Boy was different enough to warrant millions of units sold. This helped Nintendo solidify their place in this new market. Up to this point […]
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