photo: Michael San Diego (Shutterstock) A big question about the Switch 2 has just been answered. While everyone (at least in the US) sits in front of the TV watching the results of the 2024 election, Nintendo has officially confirmed that its next gaming console will be backwards compatible with the Switch. The Week in ...
Screenshot: Nintendo It’s been too long F-zero Fans got a full-fledged new addition to the series (sorry). F-zero 99, you don’t count). And while the latest F-zero Since the news isn’t about the long-awaited next game, it could be even more intriguing for fans of the franchise. Thanks to the work of F-zero Community, two ...
Nintendo appears to be in the process of designing its long-awaited successor for 2017’s Nintendo Switch, but isn’t giving any specifics as to what it might be or when it might actually exist. The Legend of Zelda However, the developer is willing to say that regardless of the release of the new console, Nintendo accounts ...
illustration: Nintendo One of the most interesting developments in the emulation and coding scene in recent years has been the growing trend to take classic old video games and reverse engineer their code entirely. We’ve seen fans do this for everything mario 64 to ocarina of time to Grand Theft Autoall with varying degrees of ...
Physical game manuals are hard to come by these days, especially as the industry begins to focus heavily on cloud streaming and digital-first infrastructure. But if you remember the good old days, when game boxes came with clunky booklets you could peruse before plunging into your final purchase, a The game protector named Kirkland is ...
A PlayStation 1 demo kiosk in Tokyo’s Akihabara in 1998. photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP (Getty Images) The first PlayStation was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, and video games have not been the same since then. It’s hard to underline the impact of the PlayStation. Graphics and sound were cutting-edge for their time. ...
picture: Nearby / Kotaku The brilliant, highly respected emulator developer Near (formerly known as Byuu) appears to have committed suicide. The first concerns arose last night when the well-known private programmer tweeted a photo of himself, followed by a series of messages suggest suicidal intent. Then, earlier this morning, noted security advisor and hacker Hector ...
Gif: Super Mario World widescreen Software engineer and SNES ROM hacker Vitor Vilela led a team that created and published Super Mario World widescreen, a download that lets you play Nintendos Super Mario world-first Released in 1990 – on modern widescreen displays. Crucial SMWW retains the game’s original 8: 7 pixel aspect ratio, meaning that ...
Screenshot:: Square enix There have been a number of Dragon Quest IIIs over the years. Add another one to the list. During a live stream today, Square Enix announced an HD remake with 2D graphics. Square Enix mixes pixel art with 3D computer graphics to create the visual appearance. No release date or specific game ...
