Capcom has launched the Capcom Town website to celebrate its 40th anniversary. It features playable retro games, development documents, and countless callbacks to the company’s rich history. Since its founding on June 11 1983, Capcom has gone on to create some of the most beloved, iconic, and formative franchises in …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda Face-Off: Which Game Is the Best?
It may be hard to believe, but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is only a few days away and will finally bring the long-awaited sequel to 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to Switch owners worldwide. However, we know the wait for May 12 …
Read More »Pokémon Needs Its Game Boy Games On Nintendo Switch Online More Than Ever
About a month ago, I decided on a whim to dig out all of my old Pokémon games and play them one by one to see what I would find. Spreading a handful of GBA, DS, and 3DS games on a table, I was filled with an invigorating sense of …
Read More »Doom Running In Notepad at 60FPS Is Now a Real Thing
Developers are continuing in their quest to make the original Doom playable on every object to ever exist, and it can now be played on Windows' Notepad app. As reported by The Escapist, developer Sam Chiet has created a fully operable version of Doom in a completely unmodified version of …
Read More »Doom Can Now Be Played On Twitter
Over the years, fans have managed to port Doom to a number of weird and wonderful places. From popping up in Minecraft to running on an Apple Watch, the game's community constantly seems to be finding new ways to play the game. In perhaps one of the more inventive methods …
Read More »Sealed Copy of The Legend of Zelda Sells for $870K, Becomes Most Valuable Game Collectible Ever
Update (7/9/21) – A sealed copy of NES' The Legend of Zelda has sold for $870,000 at auction, breaking the previous world record of $660,000 for the most valuable game collectible ever that was set by a sealed copy of NES' Super Mario Bros. in April 2021. Original story follows. …
Read More »Nintendo Reportedly Canceled a Zelda Netflix Series After It Leaked
Nintendo reportedly scrapped a live-action Legend of Zelda series with Netflix after news of the project leaked and circulated online.As reported by Eurogamer, US comedian Adam Conover, who was aware of a secret Star Fox claymation project around the same time, revealed that Nintendo canceled its proposed slate of video …
Read More »Final Fight Review (iOS)
What+is+it? Capcom has finally released an iOS port of their classic side-scrolling beat 'em up Final Fight. The game became an instant smash-hit when it was released back in 1990. It gobbled up an ungodly number of quarters for Capcom in arcades across the US, Japan and other territories, and …
Read More »IGN Presents: The History of Prince of Persia
A nameless traveler climbs the palace walls of Persia merely to glimpse the Sultan's daughter, more beautiful than the new moon. A jealous Vizier imprisons them both, one in the highest tower, the other in the lowest dungeon. The traveler is undaunted. The path to save his Princess is treacherous, …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda VC Review
It was 1988, I was seven years old. I was spending the night at my friend Drew's house – Drew, who owned an NES. Drew, who owned The Legend of Zelda. Having easily passed through the game's First Quest, Drew and I relentlessly attacked the Second. The hours pressed on. …
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