n64
Nintendo

Transforming A Nintendo 64 Into A Portable

There aren’t instructions here, not unless you’re really good at figuring out what’s going on in a bunch of images. But it’s still fascinating to watch a Nintendo 64 get picked apart and then pieced back together again as a portable.

October 4, 2011
Nintendo

For Better Or Worse, Ocarina Of Time Feels Like Coming Home

Kotaku AU

There’s a comforting wave of nostalgia. Then, slowly, the creeping sense that everything seems a little bit smaller than you remember. You wake up on the same bed, hear the same voices. Everything looks similar, but different. Enough to create that empty dissonance, a timely reminder that time doesn’t stand still; it pushes forward. With or without your permission.

August 9, 2011
Nintendo

Zelda Games Used To Be A Rare Thing

Because they don’t count the CDi Zelda games, and because they count the repeatedly re-released Ocarine of Time twice, Nintendo promotes a worldview in which 17 [1] Zelda games have been released in the past 25 years.

June 28, 2011
News

Is Goldeneye Reloaded Just A Fancy Word For Re-Released?

Activision puts nostalgia-loving gamers in their sights once again, gathering a nice list of domain names revolving around something called “Goldeneye Reloaded“. This could mean a number of things are in the works: an HD re-release of Goldeneye for the Wii, an HD remake of the classic N64 Goldeneye, or maybe even a turn as an Xbox Live Arcade game or on PSN?

June 20, 2011
Retro

The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Was Almost An FPS

It’s not, but during the game’s development, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto had this crazy idea: How about a Zelda game where players cannot see Link?

June 18, 2011
Uncategorized

‘Is Navi Annoying?’ And Other Questions We Asked The Creators Of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

Kotaku recently asked eight questions of the chief creatives responsible for the Nintendo 3DS remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, questions like “Why does Link auto-jump?” and “Do you think Navi is annoying?”

May 4, 2011
Nintendo

Did They Improve The Ocarina Of Time’s Graphics Enough For You?

Here’s a new trailer for the June-scheduled 3DS re-make of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time. The graphics have been improved, though my memory already made them look as good as they appear in this new trailer.

February 23, 2011
Nintendo

For The First Time, The Mario Bros. Will Miss A New Nintendo’s Birth

Forget its glasses-free 3D, the Nintendo 3DS is unlike any Nintendo video game before it because it will debut without Mario or Luigi. The previous nine major gaming machines from Nintendo — all of the big ones, from NES to Wii — had these guys.

February 7, 2011
In Real Life

How To Clean Your Cartridges When Blowing Doesn’t Work

By virtue of the fact they’re old, game cartridges are normally filthy as hell. Which means sometimes they won’t work! Not to fear. If blowing on them won’t get them up and running, a chemical fix probably will.

December 14, 2010
News

There’s A PC Remake Of GoldenEye Out Too, You Know

GoldenEye Source, a mod project that’s been in production for over five years, has finally been released. As in, it’s no longer in beta; the hi-def PC port of the classic N64 shooter is now finished.

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