Archives for Nintendo
Qix Makes Gamers Defenseless Hits Game Boy – May 24th, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
Tell a modern gamer that you want them to play a game where they are completely defenseless against enemies. Also mention that you have no weapons at your disposal, at…
Batman The Video Game Spreads Game Boy Wings – April 13th, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
The original Game Boy was a seminal system for Nintendo. It set the pace for the hand held market and did things prior hand helds of the time couldn't. The…
Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap Continues Innovating Classic Formula on Nintendo Game Boy Advance – January 10th, 2005 – Today in Video Game History
Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap has a story set in a unique position. The third entry in the Four Swords series takes place between Skyward Sword and Four Swords.…
Working WorkBoy for Nintendo Game Boy Discovered
The WorkBoy is a curiosity of accessories. This device was intended to fill a gap between gaming devices and computers. Like how, in Japan at least, Nintendo had a keyboard,…
Game Boy Pac-Man Sees Two Update Patches Released
Pac-Man is a venerable franchise. He has also branched out in just as many genres as Mario has. Nintendo still holds the prize for the platforming and kart racing genres.…
Final Fantasy IV Advance Brings WonderSwan Title to Game Boy Advance – December 12th, 2005 – Today in Video Game History
Final Fantasy IV Advance may seem like a weird name for a Final Fantasy entry, but it is not. The reason it is titled as such is because this is…
Curse of the Sea Rats Prepares Launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam
Curse of the Sea Rats is a Kickstarter success story – they garnered 1,600% of their goal. Quite a statement by fans wanting more hand drawn, 2D, side scrolling Metroidvania…
Walt Disney World Quest Magical Racing Tour Adds Game Boy Color to Race Tour – December 7th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
Walt Disney World Quest Magical Tour for the Nintendo Game Boy Color went against the grain, somewhat. Most racing games that were ported to the color portable took the overhead…
Castlevania The Adventure Marks Game Boy Debut for Franchise – December 6th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
Castlevania The Adventure for the Nintendo Game Boy marks the first time the franchise went portable. Konami was all in with Nintendo at this time and the Game Boy had…
Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past Adds Four Swords for Game Boy Advance Port – December 2nd, 2002 – Today in Video Game History
Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past and Four Swords was the Super Nintendo classic ported to the Game Boy Advance (GBA). For the most part, the original game…