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News – Nintendo Readying To Announce SNES Mini?

19/04/201716/08/2017 Sophia Aubrey Drake 183 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 90s, Donkey Kong Country, Mini Famicom, Nintendo, Nintendo Classic Mini, SNES, Super Mario Bros.

This week Nintendo shocked the retro world by seemingly discontinuing their hugely popular NES Classic Mini. In covering this announcement,

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RetroVision – Believe It Or Not, The Super Mario Bros Theme Has Lyrics

Sophia Aubrey Drake 611 Views 2 Comments 80s, Japan, Koji Kondo, Music, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros.

Koji Kondo’s theme tune for Super Mario Bros. has become one of the most famous tunes in existence. Not only

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News – Super Mario Speedrunner Sets New World Record

10/10/201629/10/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 117 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, News, Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros., World Record

Super Mario Bros. is one of, if not the most iconic game of all time. As such, it has always

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ChinaJoy 2016 – Retro’s Place In China’s Futuristic Market

Sophia Aubrey Drake 158 Views 0 Comments Android, Banned, Bootleg, China, ChinaJoy, Clone, History, iOS, JRPG, Nintendo, PlayStation, Shanghai, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros., VR, World of Warcraft, Xbox, Zelda

This year I was lucky enough to be able to attend one of the busiest gaming shows in the world,

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News – Nintendo Announces The Nintendo Classic Mini

14/07/201628/09/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 94 Views 4 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Castlevania, Console, Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, News, Nintendo, Nintendo Classic Mini, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Bros., Zelda

Nintendo may be working hard on the upcoming NX, but that hasn’t stopped them announcing another new console. Even more surprisingly

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News – NES Visual Compendium Shut Down By Nintendo

05/07/201614/07/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 140 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Bitmap Books, Donkey Kong, Famicom, Kickstarter, Metroid, NES, Nintendo, Punch-Out!!, Seal of Quality, Shut Down, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda

Only last month we reported on Bitmap Books’ hugely successful Kickstarter campaign for their NES celebration, the NES Visual Compendium.

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News – NES Visual Compendium Hits Kickstarter Goal

19/06/201615/09/2016 Sophia Aubrey Drake 149 Views 2 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Bad Box Art Mega Man, Bitmap Books, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Kickstarter, Mega Man, NES, Nintendo, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda

There’s no denying the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom’s lasting popularity. It’s an icon of the 1980s, and one

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RetroVision – Are Retro Games Really Worth More Today?

Sophia Aubrey Drake 198 Views 1 Comment 16-Bit, 8-Bit, 80s, 90s, Earthbound, Feature, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Master System, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, NES, Nintendo, PlayStation, Retro, SEGA, SEGA CD, SNES, SNK, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros., Super Nintendo

Talk to any retro gaming collector like myself, and they’ll more than likely tell you the same thing, namely that

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RetroVision – Glimpse Into The Inner Makings of Dragon Quest

Sophia Aubrey Drake 150 Views 1 Comment 80s, Anniversary, Art, Chunsoft, Dragon Quest, Enix, Famicom, Feature, Final Fantasy, JRPG, NES, Nintendo, RPG, Secret of Mana, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario Bros., Twitter, Yuji Horii

To put it simply, Dragon Quest is one of the most important games ever made, both on a global level,

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RetroSpective – Kirby’s Dream Land

Sophia Aubrey Drake 288 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 90s, Dream Land, Essential, Game Boy, Green Greens, HAL Laboratory, King Dedede, Kirby, Kirby's Dream Land, Masahiro Sakurai, Nintendo, Platforming, Satoru Iwata, Smash Bros, Super Mario Bros.

Created by Masahiro Sakurai, Kirby is one of the most recognisable characters in all of gaming, as are the loveable

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Happy 30th Birthday NES!

18/10/201528/10/2015 Sophia Aubrey Drake 162 Views 1 Comment 1983 Market Crash, Atari, Castlevania, Famicom, Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, NES, Nintendo, Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console

Whilst the Nintendo Entertainment System was first released in Japan in 1983 as the Famicom, it wasn’t until October 18th 1985

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