When Nintendo released the NES, it changed the fate of the entire gaming industry. After the 1983 video game crash, the market was struggling. The NES proved there was still a huge appetite for video ...

The savior of the video game industry, birthplace of countless franchises, and iconic face of pop culture and history, the Nintendo Entertainment System is legendary. Nintendo's 8-bit powerhouse is ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

The retro adventures were unique and creative even for their time.

The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, first launched in America on October 18th, 1985. That was the date it launched its test market, and then it would release nationwide in 1986. Even after ...

Jerrad Wyche is a writer, designer, and producer hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His favorite video games include Mass Effect 2, Inside, Pokémon Soul Silver, Spelunky, and Call of Duty 4: Modern ...

Originally developed at Incredible Technologies Inc., the company behind coin-op classics like Golden Tee Golf, Big Buck Hunter and more, Xcavator was shopped around to multiple publishers across the ...

After 35 years, this forgotten NES game is getting a new release on consoles that will make it easier than ever to revisit.

When Frank Cifaldi, founder and co-director at the Video Game History Foundation, finds an unreleased original NES game on eBay, it’s cause for celebration. Unearthing never-before-published games is ...

Publisher Retroware and developer Mega Cat Studios announced the side-scrolling action platformer, Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, ...