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News Nintendo Music Drops Three More Albums, Here's Every Song Included

A celebration of classic puzzle games

It's a new week and that means a new update for the Switch Online Nintendo Music mobile application. This time Nintendo has added not one but three - yes, three - soundtracks to the service. This includes the Game Boy hit Tetris, its NES counterpart, and the NES version of Dr. Mario. Dr. Mario for Game Boy is...

• Tue 18th Mar 2025
• Nintendo Switch Online
• Nintendo Music
• Game Boy
• NES
• Dr. Mario

News Tetris Forever Is Getting Its Own Collectable Handheld Console

Digital Eclipse's 'Gold Master Series' Goes Physical

Digital Eclipse has announced that its Gold Master Series will be going physical via publisher Clear River Games, with boxed editions available for The Making of Karateka, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and Tetris Forever. The crown jewel of the collection is undoubtedly the collector's...

• Tue 18th Feb 2025
• Nintendo Switch
• Digital Eclipse
• Tetris
• Hardware

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th January)

I have fury!

Hello folks, and welcome to the year 2025! It's cold, rainy, and there's still no sign of flying cars. Still, it's the year that Nintendo's new hardware will finally be revealed (and hopefully released), so we're inclined to believe that it's going to be a good one. It's been a bit quiet in terms of news, but there have been a couple...

• Sat 4th Jan 2025
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES And Game Boy Color Library With Two More Classics

And a special message from Alexey Pajitnov

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tetris this year, Nintendo has added Tetris (NES) and Tetris DX (Game Boy Color) to the Switch Online service this week. As part of this, Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov has also shared a special message - thanking fans for being part of the Tetris legacy for all of this...

• Thu 12th Dec 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• NES
• Game Boy Color
• Game Boy

News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES Library With Another Classic Next Week

Tetris returns

Earlier this year during a Tetris Forever 'Partner Direct' trailer, it was revealed the NES version of Tetris would be joining the Switch Online service "this winter". Now, in a new update, it's been confirmed this classic will be returning next week on 12th December 2024. This game will be available to all Switch Online subscribers...

• Tue 3rd Dec 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• NES
• Tetris

News Nintendo Is Expanding Switch Online's NES Library With Another Classic

Tetris returns in Winter 2024

During the latest Partner Direct, Nintendo actually shared some surprise news related to the Switch Online service. In case you did miss the announcement, "this Winter" Nintendo will be adding the NES version of Tetris (dating back to 1989/90) to its digital retro library. There is no specific release date, but we did...

• Wed 28th Aug 2024
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• NES
• Tetris

Soapbox "Go Outside, Get Some Fresh Air" - Why Won't Outmoded Gamer Stereotypes Die?

Step away from the stereotype

For anybody who plays video games on a regular basis, it's long been a joke that when the mainstream media discusses gaming in any capacity, they'll inevitably bring up how games are surprisingly popular, how it's not just socially-challenged dweebs in their bedrooms anymore, and how video games are big business. Did...

• Thu 4th Jan 2024
• Soapbox
• Features
• Polls
• Best of 2024

Random An AI Broke Tetris On NES, And It’s Compelling Viewing

Tetromi-woah

There are a lot of talented programmers that devote their efforts to showcasing and taking retro games to new heights, and Tetris is about as iconic as it gets. In a video posted last Summer - that we cam across this week courtesy of Gizmodo - programmer Greg Cannon shared a playthrough of the NES version in which his AI plays so well,...

• Fri 28th Jan 2022
• Tetris
• Retro
• Random
• NES

Random IGN's 'Best Video Game Of All Time' Tournament Is Getting WILD

You younguns need to play more NES games

[Update: Thu 30th Sep, 2021 14:30 BST] God of War (2018) is the winner, beating out Grand Theft Auto V. [Original: Tue 21st Sep, 2021 21:30 BST] Is Chrono Trigger better than Burnout 3? According to IGN's audience, it is not. Also,

• Tue 21st Sep 2021
• Random
• Nintendo

Talking Point Which Video Game Song Could You Listen To For Ten Hours?

Ten hours is a loooong time

We've all been witness to the rise of "Ten Hour Versions" on YouTube, and while many of us may have scoffed — who wants ten hours of something that isn't either sleep or a Lord of the Rings marathon? — I will say that I have actually listened to some of them for way longer than I would like to admit. Except I will...

• Sun 22nd Aug 2021
• Talking Point
• Features
• Music
• VGMFest