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Revisit Old Games In This Week’s Euro eShop Downloads
Gamesta.com receives these week’s downloads for the European Nintendo eShop. Wii U owners only get the 3DS leftovers of yore, as this week is all about handhelds. Additionally, puzzle dungeon crawlers with random nudity and a DS version of a game development studio simulator are included... Read More»
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Today in History: April 28th 1989 – Super Mario Bros 2 Hits the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo was still new to the sequel rituals when they released Super Mario Bros 2 on the NES, and boy did they go away from the norm for what a sequel was supposed to be. Being almost a complete departure from the original NES title, in Japan the title used for the US SMB2 was ... Read More»
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Today in History: April 27th 1990 – Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest on the Nintendo Entertainment System
Taking place seven years after the original Castlevania, this installment takes a rather large departure from what fans knew from the first title. Simon is on a pilgrimage to visit his family’s resting place and meets a lady that tells him that Dracula has placed a curse on the Belmont family (bummer). Unlike the first ... Read More»
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Man Arrested for Trafficking Marijuana in Pac-Man Arcade Cabinet
A South Carolina man was charged with trafficking 55 pounds of marijuana using a Pac-Man arcade cabinet last week. According to a press release from the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, Luis Tyler was arrested and charged with trafficking on April 16 after police discovered the marijuana-loaded arcade cabinet in his vehicle during a traffic stop. ... Read More»
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Mega Man 4 available on 3DS eShop now
Capcom continues releasing the classic NES Mega Man titles today with Mega Man 4. Originally released in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, this version of Mega Man introduces new bad guy, Dr. Cossack... Read More»
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Mega Man 4 OST Available at Capcom Store, Game on 3DS eShop
Keeping with their promise to officially release every soundtrack from the series, Capcom have announced Mega Man 4′s OST is now available from the Capcom Store. Sixty-six (66) aural delights comprise the Mega Man 4 OST, which was composed by Minae Fujii. Her credits also include tracks from 1991 NES gem TaleSpin, the original Breath ... Read More»
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Rockman Out to the Mega Man 3 OST, Now Available at Capcom Store
Capcom continues to officially release Mega Man soundtracks, this time with Mega Man 3′s, now available at the Capcom Store. The soundtrack boasts 39 tracks—24 original, 15 remixes—at the low, low price of $8.95. As with Capcom’s previous Mega Man OST releases, the purchase is for a digital download (not a physical disc). Capcom released ... Read More»
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Computer Scientist Trains AI to Play Super Mario Bros.
As part of SigBovik 2013, computer science research Tom Murphy created an AI program that can play Super Mario Bros. and other NES games. Murphy first revealed his AI during SigBovik 2013, which was held two weeks ago, April 1, in Pittsburgh, PA. Murphy’s demonstration was accompanied by a paper titled “The First Level of ... Read More»
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Capcom Adds Mega Man 2 OST to Their Store
As mentioned last week, Capcom is looking to make all of the Mega Man soundtracks legally available the Capcom Store, and that continues this weekend with release of Mega Man 2′s OST. Forty-two of Takashi Tateishi’s glorious, nostalgia-inducing Mega Man MIDI tunes are now available for purchase for $8.95 through the Capcom Store. The Mega ... Read More»
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Wacky Wednesday – Hellraiser (NES)
Some things are such obviously bad ideas that we don’t even bother considering them unless it’s a matter of life and death. They aren’t things we have to consciously reject; without someone pointing them out, they’re not even going to pop up on our radar (which is why a guy can walk past a full ... Read More»
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Capcom Now Taking Pre-Orders for Mega Man 25th Anniversary Statue
Capcom is now taking pre-orders for their $99.95 Mega Man 25th Anniversary Statue. The 10-inch statue, which commemorates 25 years of Mega Man since he first debuted on NES in 1987, was unveiled during Capcom’s PAX East 2013 panel. At the time, they stated it would be available exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con come July. ... Read More»
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Retro Themed iOS Titles on Sale
If you are a retro gamer at heart and own an iOS device, here is a list of games on sale right now, for a limited time, that you need to check out. We have side scrolling action games, we have side scrolling and overhead shooters, action and adventure, it is all here. Now get ... Read More»
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Wacky Wednesday – Galoob Thanks Canada
Copyright law in the United States is pretty explicit when it comes to defining what third-parties are allowed to do with regards to content said third party did not create. While copyright law makes provisions for fair use in the creation of new or derivative works based on original material, the owner and the would-be ... Read More»
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Capcom embraces the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Capcom has already released Mega Man 1 and 2 on Nintendo’s Virtual Console for the 3DS. They have pledged that the other 4 Mega Man games will be released as well. Mega Man 3 has been announced for next week, March 14th. Now, we are hearing reports that Capcom’s classic arcade titles are being rated ... Read More»
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Wacky Wednesday – Konami’s Nintendo Hack
If you were a third-party developer for Nintendo back in the days of the NES, there were a few simple rules you had to follow. First, like all jealous lovers, Nintendo wanted a committed, monogamous relationship. No wandering eyes to those other competing platforms of the time owned by rivals with names like “Sega”, “Atari”, ... Read More»