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The Owner of the Legendary Nintendo PlayStation Prototype Wants to Put It Up For Sale
Seems like you can just email him about it.
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How a Famous World of Warcraft Speedrunner is Guiding Players Through the Trials of WoW Classic
If you were into WoW from the start, chances are you've heard of or even used Joana's Leveling Guide.
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Amy Hennig, Hideaki Itsuno, and Other Developers Share Their Favorite Dreamcast Games, 20 Years Later
For the Dreamcast's 20th anniversary in North America, we asked game developers about their favorite games from Sega's short-lived console.
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What's Your Favorite SNES Game?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | With Nintendo Switch Online boosting its library, tell us about your favorite SNES game.
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Final Fantasy 8 Was Always Good
Reexamining one of the most divisive games in the series on its 20th anniversary.
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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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World of Warcraft Game Director Explains the Long Queue Times for WoW Classic
More realms are coming, but gradually.
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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #1: Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger's sublime soundtrack arguably tells its classic story more effectively than its character dialogue.
Review
Super NES Retro Review: F-Zero
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Second in the queue: The game that taught Captain Falcon to fly.
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Nihon Falcom's President on Why It's Not Supporting Switch More, Lessons Learned From Ys 8, and Hopes for the Next 5 Years
The state of Nihon Falcom, one of the oldest RPG studios in existence, in 2019.
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The Big Panzer Dragoon Interview: "It Really Makes Me Think Again About How Incredible Sega Was at the Time"
We dove into the whole Panzer Dragoon series with creator Yukio Futatsugi and art director Kentaro Yoshida.
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What's the Best Metal Gear Ever? Ranking the Legendary Series
From Metal Gear Solid 5 to Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, we rank every game in the Metal Gear series.
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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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Best Zelda Games Ranked Worst to Best
We rank the best Zelda games of all time with our definitive list covering more than a dozen consoles, including Breath of the Wild! What is the best Zelda game ever made?
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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.
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Capcom Confirms Devil May Cry Switch is a Port of PS4 HD Collection Version, No Price Set
Do a little demon-hunting on the go this Summer.
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Shakedown: Hawaii Developer Brian Provinciano Still Loves Making Oddball Ports, Even If It Makes His Life More Complicated
From MS-DOS to PSP, we look back on Retro City Rampage and Shakedown: Hawaii's peculiar port history with developer Brian Provinciano.
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The Top 25 Pokemon in Series History: The Best Monsters From Pokemon Red and Blue to Sun and Moon
On the 20th anniversary of Pokemon's release in North America, we rank the 25 best Pokemon to date.
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Shovel Knight's Plague of Shadows DLC is Great (and Free)
Playing as Plague Knight brings a new and hilarious perspective to Yacht Club's already excellent adventure.
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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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YouTube Videos Show Off Rare Beta Footage for Super Mario 64 and Super Mario RPG
Mario goes for a great big slide ride, and Croco looks a little green around the gills.
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It Might Be 10 Years Before There's a Sega Saturn Mini
Just in time for the Saturn's 35th birthday.
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The 10 Best Cosplays We Saw at PAX East 2019
Welcome to PAX East. Normal clothing is entirely optional.
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Stories From Making Command and Conquer: Blues Brothers Impersonators, Hilariously Low-Tech Sets, and More
Command and Conquer's cinema scenes were never destined to be Oscar material, but putting them together was a ton of fun.
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On 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, The Surprisingly Excellent Third-Person Shooter That History Forgot
For 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand's 10th anniversary this year, we give it a long overdue reappraisal.
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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #12: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
BioWare polished its craft with Mass Effect, but the studio's push for mainstream appeal started here.
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The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #7: Fallout
Wander the wasteland and rediscover a keystone in RPG history.
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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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How Crash Team Racing Challenged Mario Kart and Made Naughty Dog What It Is Today
We look back on the kart racing hit with Naughty Dog's co-founders and Crash Team Racing's lead artist.
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From Super Fan to Producer: An Insider's Perspective on Silent Hill
GUEST POST | A Silent Hill producer reflects on what drew him to the perennially haunted series, and what it was like to work on it during its troubled years.
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The Oral History of Treyarch's Spider-Man 2: One of the Best Superhero Games Ever
Sure, it made a lot of money. But it also rewrote the rules for what a superhero game could be. Here’s the story behind Treyarch's 2004 masterpiece.
Review
Super NES Retro Review: Kirby Super Star
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: Here comes a special boy.
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Super NES Retro Review: EarthBound
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: Crayola and light horror make an epic RPG baby together.
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Super NES Retro Review: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: A strong relationship is forged -- and ends -- under the starlight.
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Super NES Retro Review: Kirby's Dream Course
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: How about a bit of putt-putt, Dreamland-style?
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Super NES Retro Review: Donkey Kong Country
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: Let's monkey around.