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A lifelong gamer with a dream of opening a retro game store in Akihabara, Juan Martinez reminisces about the days when Sega and Nintendo were locked in a battle for 16-bit supremacy. Good times. Twitter: http://twitter.com/ezyville

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Check out these Mario clones now before Nintendo shuts them down

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

A rule of thumb when it comes to Nintendo: they have copyright lawyers. If you have an idea for a game that may even slightly infringe upon their...
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Chiptune Jukebox: Mario Paint renditions of classic themes

For a game that most would dismiss as being a glorified version of Microsoft Paint, Mario Paint has sure has a long, devoted and still active fan...
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Club Nintendo Japan shows off again with a Game and Watch reward for platinum members

Just when I thought the American version of Club Nintendo was hitting its stride with some recent good perks, here comes Japan with a prize that blows...
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Chiptune Jukebox: Eight Bits of Jam

And now, proof positive that jazz makes anything awesome. Video courtesy of Chris Kohler over at Wired. The...
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Five reasons why buying a Wii from the Home Shopping Network is a bad idea

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1. This guy is about as convincing as me trying to convince people that I'm a games journalist (which I'm not, but...
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Should Wii Play be considered the best-selling game of this decade?

Game Informer, the magazine you get when you sign up for a Gamestop card, has been a constant source of disdain for me through the years. I don't...
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How Nintendo became the best big corporation for 2008

According to BusinessWeek, Nintendo is the best company in the world. Now how exactly did they come to this conclusion? Well, here's how they...
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First screenshots of Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth for WiiWare revealed

Famitsu has the first screenshots of the upcoming Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth for WiiWare. While I'm still puzzled as to why Konami chose that...
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Star Fox in Iraq parodies war and barrel rolls

I really don't get the appeal of Star Fox. Other than the first game, it's been a horribly derivative shooter on rails that spawned one of the worst...
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There are awesome 8-bit minigames in No More Heroes 2

Check out these hilarious videos of the 8-bit minigames found in the sequel to No More Heroes. The Suda 51 cult hit is getting a second chance so you...
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