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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?
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MORE KIRBY! Nintendo Switch Online adds Kirby's Dream Land 2, XEVIOUS, and more
Are you feeling devious enough to beat XEVIOUS?
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Probably, For Sure It's official, the best Final Fantasy is none other than...
Potentially the most controversial top 10 of the year.
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History In Progress You can now buy Google Stadia's infamous and ironic GDC exhibit
Stadia not included.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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You Can Access Zelda's Tangled Timeline From Your Pocket Thanks to the New Digital Hyrule Historia
The Hyrule Historia is slimming down.
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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.
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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.
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Where Nintendo Switch Online Has Gone Wrong
The reasons Nintendo's online service is flaccid, and what it can do to pump things up.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Wouldn't Have Happened Without Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
From a horrible curse comes a symphony.
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Sympathy for the Vampire: Castlevania II Is Way Better Than People Give It Credit For
STARTING SCREEN | Happy 30th anniversary, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest! You're not a perfect game, but you're a damn ambitious one.
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