We all remember the good old days. Well, some of us anyway. Instead of playing high res games on an LED touchscreen, we played Tetris and Tank on a pixelated screen with analog buttons. That’s right, we’re talking classic Gameboy games, now accessible in an iPhone case. And you thought you never put your phone down ...
The Motorized Ride-On Mario Kart is emblematic of anything that starts out as a charming, fairly innocent idea but has all the necessary potential to veer off Rainbow Road and careen into the unexplored outskirts of Awesome Town with just a few nefarious tweaks. By itself, this is already a real-life working model ...
Isn’t it nice finding a throwback Nintendo homage that hasn’t already sold out of its first three production runs by the time you have a chance to buy one? OK, so the Keytendo EnterHangment System is neither a palm-sized USB pack of iconic Nintendo Entertainment System games nor officially licensed by Nintendo ...
Hey, kids! Look! We have a nostalgia-milking officially licensed Nintendo product now available for extremely limited pre-orders. If you aren’t already slinging wads of cash toward your screen at escape velocity, you may have missed your chance to own this sweet throwback to the Halcyon days of The House That Mario ...
If this Nintendo Game Boy Notepad lands one genuinely super-effective blow to your nostalgic feels, you no doubt know the pre-hard drive struggle. Don’t lie. You cherished that notebook of passwords, maps and cheat codes the way your mature self guards a social security card or birth certificate. Forget save states ...
Can you imagine if a classic Nintendo Game Boy could keep your coffee hot while you bounce Mario throughout the Mushroom Kingdom or send Kirby rampaging through Dreamland like it was his own personal all-you-can-eat Sizzler buffet? More to the point, when you consider the juice it took just to keep that snot-green ...
Since the 1980s to today, Nintendo has inarguably led the charge of more impactful console and handheld gaming innovations than Atari, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft combined. Gaming as we know it is what it is today thanks in no small part to their legacy of going their own way with a unique vision first in mind, and if ...
It would seem that Pokémon Go developer Niantic hasn't exactly turned a deaf ear to snarky jokes about their global-phenomenon mobile AR game's players being oblivious to their surroundings while out and about hunting. As a matter of fact, they're all for lending a helping hand. Credit where it's due: not every ...
Since there have been Pokemon, there have been artists who have dared to imagine a world wherein humankind existed side-by-side with real pocket-sized monsters. Consequently, for as long as fan-art has crossed that Rubicon into anime-made-flesh, the ultimate creations have spanned from soul-crushingly adorable ...
OK. We're going to play along and assume, for just a moment, that someone out there in North America hasn't yet heard of the free-to-play Pokemon Go app. We'd like to begin by saying, welcome to the Internet. The porn is free. Cats are gods. There is no Nigerian prince. Stay the hell away from 4chan. That should cover ...
Super Mario Bros. is no longer so much a strict "video game" franchise as a palette of worlds and characters that makes damn near anything one could lay it over roughly 10,000 times more fun. From games, TV shows, and movies to refrigerator magnets and now an official edition of Monopoly, the Mushroom Kingdom is ...
The satisfying classic "ping" that rewards us when we illuminate this Question Block Light might be the only thing that saves us from the trust issues our time with "Super Mario Maker" has instilled by now. It's a cruel trick you play on our instincts, Mario Makers. Sure, you know we're all conditioned expect those ...
There aren't too many artistic media left that Nintendo has yet to conquer. From nearly four decades of acclaimed groundbreaking and iconic video games to musical tributes and licensed cartoons, comics, merchandise and toys ranging from Happy Meal collectibles to interactive Amiibos, there isn't much new ground left ...
Veteran devout gamers allow their passion for play to seep into every other nerdy passion we can. We are effectively responsible for the rise of an entire genre rooted in the unmistakably charming 8-bit sounds that erupted from Nintendo's pioneering NES console and became the hymns of our childhood Saturday and Sunday ...
If we had the decision to make all over again, we wouldn't go near Nintendo's SUPER MARIO MAKER. Oh, make no mistake. Miyamoto has given us another wonderland. Trouble is, we can't escape the godlike allure of whimsical world-building. We need that outpouring of creativity like YouTube commentators need spellcheck. ...
Just casting your eyes on this playful Nintendo Entertainment System Console Backpack should get your adrenaline going. Its iconic look and appeal is in fashion with both young and older gamers, as it evokes memories of better, simpler days, when winning video games was much easier. Gaming has come a long, long ...
The Super Mario Bros are legendary characters among old and new gamers, even people unfamiliar with video games, and there are more than you can shake a game controller at, have heard of the two famous brothers. And, when it comes to a fan base, the Super Mario Brothers are in no short supply. Whether you’re an ...
If you're going to come to an incredible realization of just how many hours you've sunk into SUPER MARIO MAKER, you might as well get the final tally straight from the legendary Star Child savior of the Mushroom Kingdom himself. Unfortunately for our SUPER MARIO BROS.-worshiping hearts, we'd crush our hands to dust ...
Being a current-gen gamer comes at a hefty price - very, very literally. For all the uncanny and bleeding-edge revolutionary experiences hardware advancements have made to the point that consoles pack processing on par with many a starter gaming PC or laptop, triple-A releases are sometimes so much sizzle and so ...
Combining two passions such as gaming and music is nothing new; take a listen to your favorite games sometime. Some newer games have incredible background tunes and epic musical masterpieces playing, especially during intense moments of game play. Although music and gaming commonly court each other, now, it seems ...
Alright, so this Mushroom Backpack isn't exactly a husky rucksack equipped for a trek across the most mountainous reaches of Mario and Luigi's backyard, but it's a comfortably adjustable backpack fit for all ages and accommodating of just about any everyday item anybody could need to haul around all the live-long day. ...
We who have more than a bit of gamer in our blood see all the world just a bit..."differently". We amble to the fridge at Midnight for some cold pizza to nibble during @MIDNIGHT, and then next thing we know, we've lost three hours just staring at the door envisioning a man-sized Game Boy with buttons big as our ...
Nostalgia. GAME ON! We all grow older, but the grand ol' dream remains the same: our best friends the ThunderCats run excitedly into the kitchen with us to find our shared Fairy Godmother, Tiffani Thiessen, waving a magic wand and transforming the refrigerator into a massive working Nintendo Game Boy. As she flies ...
Today’s kids are tech savvy, video games are part of their lives, whether parents like it or not. However, since kids love video games so much, clever parents can outmaneuver them to score BIG, especially when it comes to getting their children to eat healthier foods. Parents can level up their kid’s lunch boxes, ...
Users of Nintendo consoles rejoiced when the 3DS was released in 2011. This evolution of the original DS console is clearly inspired by its 3-dimensional display without the need for 3d glasses. Near 53 million of these babies have sold since the original release, and with a horde of games available it’s no wonder ...
Nintendo has been around since most of us can remember, but what is their true claim to fame? Is it the sword wielding and magic casting adventures of Final Fantasy? Maybe the catch em’ all quest of Pokémon? If Nintendo is known for anything, it’s got to be Super Mario, and it continues to shine as their #1 franchise. ...
8bit gaming isn’t a genre, it’s a lifestyle. Whether you’re still logging countless hours killing aliens in Metroid, stomping out goombas in Super Mario Brothers, or hacking your adversaries in Legend of Zelda, old school 8bit is way more appealing than some overproduced PS4 or Xbox One game. Why make things ...
If you're looking for a different way to enjoy a drink then you should check out these game cartridge flasks from InkWhiskey. Basically they look like NES cartridges but contain alcohol or some other drink of choice. The games include: KeganMan, Spike Dyson's Pass-Out!!, Tretriquila, Fine-Ale Fantasy and Ninja ...
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