News
PACEY POOCH | Speedrunning dog comes up short of setting new record at AGDQ, is still the fastest Gyromite-playing canine
It’s ok, Peanut Butter, you still have all of our hearts in a vice grip.
NES
Article
STICKER SHOCK | The Super Pocket is a glorious retro handheld that doesn’t require a lottery win to own
Cheap, cheerful, and a good, solid bit of tech for the price – anyone craving some retro handheld goodness can do worse than the Super Pocket.
Article
WAITING GAME | Retro console maker Polymega reckons it'll ship all remaining pre-orders this year, if you’re feeling lucky
After years of stock troubles, one of gaming’s most impressive retro indulgences might soon be readily available.
News
PEANUT BUTTER'S PB | Hound the alarm! A dog is going to speedrun at AGDQ 2024
A not-so-impawsible speedrun?
Article
MAMMA MIA | A short history of how Mario, gaming’s most famous Italian, almost wasn’t Italian
What if Mario had been designed as a generic European guy? What then?
News
MORE KIRBY! | Nintendo Switch Online adds Kirby's Dream Land 2, XEVIOUS, and more
Are you feeling devious enough to beat XEVIOUS?
Article
PIVOT | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.38: The best game you'd never believe was from that developer
Sometimes a game developer just goes off-piste, and the results are wonderful.
News
Probably, For Sure | It's official, the best Final Fantasy is none other than...
Potentially the most controversial top 10 of the year.
News
History In Progress | You can now buy Google Stadia's infamous and ironic GDC exhibit
Stadia not included.
News
It's Bound To Happen | Ex-Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aimé says "don't hold your breath" for more Earthbound or Mother 3
Fils-Aimé also said that it's just a small group of fans that are asking for Mother 3.
Article
One Collector's Quest to Find and Preserve the Rarest Retro Nintendo Artifacts
Nintendo Power mainly existed to sell games to kids, but to collector Stephan Reese, it represents something more.
Article
20 Amazing In-Game Maps That Did More Than Show the Way Forward
From A Link to the Past to Planescape: Torment, these are our favorite maps in video games.
Article
Who Is the Best New Nintendo Character of the Past Decade?
Some amazing Nintendo characters have surfaced in the past ten years alone. Which one takes the top spot?
Article
David Wise and Grant Kirkhope Remember Composing Goldeneye 007, Meeting Miyamoto, and Rare's Golden Age
"It was quite surreal demonstrating music I'd created whilst [Shigeru Miyamoto] was in my studio, listening."
Article
How Documentaries Are Helping Preserve Gaming Culture We're at Risk of Losing
USgamer spoke with six filmmakers about their work and how it makes gaming history accessible to viewers.
News
You Can Access Zelda's Tangled Timeline From Your Pocket Thanks to the New Digital Hyrule Historia
The Hyrule Historia is slimming down.
Article
What Was the Best Console Launch Lineup Ever? Share Your Answer and Win Tickets to PAX East
COMMUNITY QUESTION | We're giving away passes to PAX East to anyone who answers this week's CQ.
Article
Why Dragon Quest Failed to Make it In America 30 Years Ago
Nintendo tried its best to make the West love RPGs, but culture—and more importantly, timing—was against the attempt.
Article
Where Nintendo Switch Online Has Gone Wrong
The reasons Nintendo's online service is flaccid, and what it can do to pump things up.
Article
Best Retro Video Game Consoles 2019
From the NES Classic to the Sega Genesis Classic, we break down the best retro video game consoles you should buy—and which ones you should avoid.
Article
5 Cool Retro Castlevania Facts You Didn't Know in Honor of Castlevania Anniversary Collection's Release
What NES sprites have to teach us about the darkness in men's hearts, and more philosophy delivered in 8-bits.
Article
The Best Version of Every Final Fantasy Game
Some Final Fantasy games have remakes of their remakes. What's the definitive version of each single-player mainline installment? Let us help you.
News
Mint Sealed Copy of Super Mario Bros. Sells for More Than $100,000 at Auction
A world record price for one of the most famous video games of all time.
Article
NES Classic Edition F.A.Q.: Everything You Need to Know About Nintendo's NES Mini
Fully updated! Your questions about Nintendo's new mini-console — answered!
Article
NES Creator Masayuki Uemura on the Birth of Nintendo's First Console
The man who designed Nintendo's revolutionary console recounts the system's birth and the challenges of building an international business.
Article
For Super Mario Bros 3's 30th Anniversary, Let's Look Back on This Mario Fanfiction I Wrote When I Was 10
Brought to you by a Mac Plus, ClarisWorks, and no idea how paragraphs are supposed to work.
Article
Only '80s Kids Remember: Breaking Into Houses to Get an NES Fix
The Reagan administration's "Just Say No" campaign left out one particularly powerful drug.
Article
Nintendo Switch Online: The NES Games You Need to Play, and the Ones You Can Safely Ignore
You get a mess of NES games with your Nintendo Online subscription, but not all of them are worth your time.
Article
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Wouldn't Have Happened Without Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
From a horrible curse comes a symphony.
