Twenty (!) SNES games available on Switch from today

After countless requests for SNES games on Switch, Nintendo are about to deliver with a huge supply drop of 20 titles. They’re arriving today (Thursday) as part of the online service. The initial line-up is a decent mixture of expected classics (Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, et …

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How Nintendo built a better SimCity

Will Wright’s original city building sim has been released on almost thirty different formats over the years, but today we’re going to take a look back at just one version in particular – the SNES version from 1991. This isn’t any old SimCity. It’s Nintendo’s rendition of SimCity. Part of the SNES launch line-up, alongside …

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eBay round-up: limited edition edition

Usually our eBay round-ups are distinctly retro flavoured, but we’re kicking this month’s run down off with some new games. The Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition is highly sought after, especially seeing it wasn’t released in the US. This big box pack, which comes with a Sonic statue and a ‘gold’ ring, has been selling from …

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RetroN 3 makes your old pads useful

Got a pile of old cartridges and controllers lying about since the 90s? Want to relive the excitement of blowing into your NES cartridges? Well, cheap peripheral company Hyperkin has just released the RetroN 3, a slightly-knock-off games console that plays original NES, SNES and SEGA Mega Drive game cartridges, using the original control pads …

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