Retro

I was born in the 1980s. So for me, there is a lot of nostalgia to be found in those years. The 90s, not so much, but there was so much I loved in the 80s. From cartoons to tv shows to movies, the 80s has cool stuff in spades. When you get a movie (Ready Player One) or a video game, such as The VideoKid, thats all about taping into 80s nostalgia than I’m interested. I recently got The…

If you are a subscriber to Nintendo Switch online, then you can check out four new games on the NES app today. We have details on which games are available and my opinion of them below. The four games released for the NES app for Nintendo Switch today are NES Golf, Super Dodge Ball, Solomon’s Key, and Legend of Zelda Special Edition. Here’s what I think of each game: NES Golf: I’ve never cared for this game. Its not any…

Final Fantasy 7 is coming to the Nintendo Switch next year. I dreamed of writing those words but I never thought it would actually happen. Final Fantasy 7 on a Nintendo platform!? Final Fantasy 7 on Nintendo’s console/handheld hybrid?! No way! Yes way. Its happening. And so I felt that now might be a good time to talk about my favorite moments of the game. If you’ve never played it before, don’t read this article. There are spoilers in this…

Nintendo’s online services have always been free…until last week. The Nintendo Switch’s paid online service started last Tuesday. I’ve been playing around with the service for a week and now I have thoughts on it. Check out Adam Roffel’s first 30 minutes video of Nintendo Switch online and then come back to find out what I think of the service! When you get Nintendo Switch Online, there is one must get app from the eshop and thats the Nintendo Entertainment…

Last night, Sony announced that they will be coming out with their own mini console (like the NES and SNES Classic). The Playstation Classic will be a small version of the PS1 and have twenty games built in. Check out the video announcement below, along with more details and my thoughts on the device. Playstation Classic will be coming out on December 3rd, 2018. It will cost $99 US (CAD$129.99), have twenty games built in, a USB cable, an HDMI…

We got some new information about the Nintendo Switch online service during the Nintendo Direct today. Check out the overview trailer below and then some thoughts from me on the service. I liked the Nintendo Switch online service overview for the most. I didn’t like the bit about the smartphone app (who does?!) but the rest looked great. What excited me the most was the tease of third party games NES games coming to Switch online! Double Dragon, Ghost N’Goblins…

Last weeks delayed Nintendo has been rescheduled! We have details on the time and date below. Also new information has been revealed about Nintendo Switch’s Online service! The delayed Nintendo Direct will be out tomorrow! And in another tweet, Nintendo announced that Nintendo Switch Online will start September 18th in North America. A free 7-day trial will be available on the 18th. More details about the service will appear in tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct! Are you excited for tomorrow’s Direct? What…

Nintendo of America announced a Direct for tomorrow via twitter. We have the details below and my predications/hopes on what we might see and what we probably won’t see. A 35 minute long Nintendo Direct is a pretty big deal. The Direct will cover 3DS and Nintendo Switch games. Switch is likely to get the most attention during the Direct, though I have to say I’m just as excited to see what they show for 3DS! I have both a…

I gave you my predications of what Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo would do at E3. We’ll see soon if I was right about anything. But I do have some more predications for you! In today’s More Thoughts, I’ll try to guess what third party publishers will do at E3. Will I get any of these right? What will third party publishers do at E3 2018? Here are my predications: Square Enix: Kingdom Hearts 3 will be shown again by Square…

The Adventures of Elena Temple is a game…about a game. A retro old game in fact! How exactly does this game work? Is it interesting? Do you want to play it? Check out my review of The Adventures of Elena Temple for Nintendo Switch! The Adventures of Elena Temple is the story of a fictional retro game that started with one fictional retro system and ended on another. The player is presented with each “system” in a menu and can…