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Mario Kart 64 Almost Had A No Item Mode
3According to a quote from Mario Kart 64‘s director Hideki Konno (by way of Nintendo Life), that’s exactly what the team was planning. “In fact, originally we had a ‘no item’ racing mode too,” said Konno. “It was our attempt to appeal to F-Zero fans, who feel that items are a distraction to the racing.”…
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Nintendo Switch Datamine Hints At Smash Bros. And Other N64 Games Coming
The Switch Online Expansion Pack arrived earlier this week, bringing nine N64 games to Nintendo’s portable console. That’s…not a lot, and people have been eager to know what other classics will be headed to the subscription-based library. Recently datamined files offer a few hints.
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You’ll Have To Pay More Than Double For Switch Online If You Want N64 Games
In September, Nintendo announced that it would make N64 games available as part of its Nintendo Switch Online service. At the time, Nintendo withheld the pricing info, leading some to speculate about how steep it could be. Today, we get our answer. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (official name) will run you $59.95 a…
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Video Games Are Full Of Weird Birds
Outside my current place of residence, there is a nest full of freshly hatched baby birds. They’re shapeless little blobs, embryonic amalgams of beaks and fluff. They do not look like birds. They are, in that sense, perhaps the closest living relatives of the polygonal mutant birds that appear in video game backgrounds, as highlighted…