Jim Norman, staff writer I’m on holibob this weekend and, in a moment of panic, I realized I have nothing to play while I’m away. What should I do? Go out in the Italian sun? Dive into the pool? Read a book? What am I, an animal?? This will not work at all. A quick ...
Image: Nintendo Life Megami Tensei – also known as Shin Megami Tensei — is one of the longest running RPG franchises in the world. But most of us wouldn’t know that. After debuting in 1987 on the Famicom, Nintendo gamers (well, quite a few of them) didn’t find out about the demon summoning series until ...
Candidates – Light Fantasy While not necessarily part of the traditional Zelda formula, the light fantasy setting is a hallmark of all Zelda titles. It is also common among Zelda clones. Here are a few franchises that Nintendo could use if they stick to the fantasy plan: Little Icarus Let’s start this list with perhaps ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing on. Today, Tim looks back on 35 years of Tetris on the Game Boy and reflects on how he taught a generation – multiple generations, in fact – ...
With such a wealth of homegrown and aftermarket games being released for the old Nintendo hardware, we thought we’d take a look at one of the most promising examples in this neo-retro Game Boy review. To reiterate, Glory Hunters is not available on Switch, although we’ll be sure to let you know if that situation ...
Jim Norman, staff writer Well, despite my best efforts, I still haven’t beaten Hollow Knight. In fact, I’m stuck at the same section where I left my last save file — those damned Watcher Knights will feel my wrath one day, I tell you. I fully intend to play more this weekend and hopefully get ...
Subscribe to Nintendo life on YouTube766k Nintendo has today expanded the Switch Online Game Boy library with three more classic titles. The latest batch of titles includes the platformer Super Mario Land, the Breakout-like edition of Alleyway, and the sports game Baseball. These were all released in 1989 and coincided with the Game Boy’s 35th ...
Image: Nintendo Life In honor of ‘Star Wars Day’, as May 4th has come to be known, we’re republishing this ranked list of all Star Wars games on Switch and other Nintendo consoles according to readers. As they say in Britain, the Fourth of May will be – wait… Liberation from Star Wars Episode IX: ...
Image: Nintendo Life Square Enix has many RPG series behind it, but of all of them, Saga is certainly the most experimental, unique and difficult to crack. It started with the Game Boy, and was initially marketed as The ultimate fantasy spin-off in the West, the SaGa series is known for ditching traditional leveling and ...
If you needed a reason to fire up the old DMG, we’ll give you ten. This list leaves out acclaimed titles like Avenging Spirit, Faceball 2000, Heiankyo Alien, Kid Dracula, QIX, and Quarth — which have either appeared elsewhere as ports on past Nintendo home consoles or are available on Switch in some form — ...
