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Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming

2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Has a year of uninspiring selections all but made you forget the Wii’s Virtual Console even existed? Understandable. Might want to buckle up, though, because three of the most-requested games for the service are finally making an appearance. More »
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Phalanx Making A Triumphant Return

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Phalanx is a strange game. Few of you will remember the game, even fewer probably ever played it. But most of you will remember, or at least recognise, the game’s famous box art. More »
Culture

SNES Portable Case Mod Does Not Stop At Case Mod

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | There’s also a custom box creation. French modder darthchris13 whipped up the creation and then compared it size-wise to a SEGA GameGear. More »
Culture

The Stuff Super Nintendo Nightmares Are Made Of

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | While most case mods are designed to improve the appearance of a games console – or at least tailor it to suit the whims of a more fickle owner – we don’t see many that will make small children cry. More »
Culture

How Nintendo Has Described Itself From ‘87 To ‘09

7:20AM Stephen Totilo | Over the years, Nintendo, like most companies, has had to explain what in the world it is at the bottom of the press releases it issues. That description has changed. A lot. More »
Culture

Box Of Old Zelda Games Redefines Definition Of “Case Fresh”

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | We don’t post about video game auctions very often here. When we do, it has to be something that’s pretty amazing. This cardboard treasure trove of Zelda fits that bill. More »
Culture

Modder Builds USB Adapter For SNES Carts

9:00AM Owen Good | The SNES is old enough that any hankering to play Super Mario World can be satisfied entirely by emulator. Still, here’s a USB hack that lets you plug old carts to a PC. More »
Culture

Use Your N64, NES & SNES Pads On The Wii

5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Not the first time this has been done, granted, but Komodo’s Retro adaptor is certainly the most elegant way of using all your old Nintendo pads on the Wii. More »
Culture

Game Controllers That Clean Your Filthy Hands

6:20AM Mike Fahey | You know those shaped soaps at your mother’s house that no one is allowed to actually use? Here’s our version, courtesy of Etsy seller Digitalsoaps. More »