Category: Nintendo

Published by: Nintendo Developed by: Nintendo R&D4 Released (initially): October 23, 1988 (Japan) February 12, 1990 (North America) August 29, 1991 (PAL) Platform(s): Fami-Com/NES, SNES (Super Mario All-Stars), Play Choice 10, Gameboy Advance, Wii (Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary), Virtual Console Super Mario Bros. 3’s initial release (since it has had multiple re-releases) was back in 1988 for the Fami-com/NES. Sales wise, this classic sold more copies than its two predecessors, and shot to critical acclaim pretty much from the get go. This two-dimensional side scrolling game sat the many…

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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Rare, Ltd. Released Aug 25, 1997 Platform Nintendo 64   Goldeneye 007 for the N64 is simply one of the very best video games of all time and that is from someone who is not even a fan of First Person Shooters (FPS). Released back in late 1997 this was the game which made all Playstation owners jealous (me included). This game has everything, a fantastic one player campaign where each level has multiple objectives such as save the hostages and if possible obtain plans for…

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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Rare, Ltd. Released Oct 31, 1997 Platform Nintendo 64   Soon after I bought an N64 I started looking for a racing game. The first game I thought of was Mario Kart 64 as I loved the Super Nes game so much. However, I was persuaded by a friend to instead try Diddy Kong Racing as it offered more content for a single player and boy was I glad I did. This game is superb, offering lovely cartoon graphics, simple and fun gameplay and fantastic responsible…

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Published by THQ Inc. Developed by Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc., AKI Corporation Released Nov 17, 2000 Platform Nintendo 64   Being A massive fan of pro wrestling I have played just about every wrestling game from the Snes up to the Ps4, and out of all of them I rate this game the best. No Mercy was released by THQ in November 2000, it was their 4th wrestling game for the N64 (after wcw world tour, wcw revenge and wwf wrestle mania 2000) and by far the best of the bunch. What makes this game…

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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Nintendo Co., Ltd. Released Aug, 1991 Also For Arcade, Wii, Wii U [wr_row][wr_column] My first experience of the F zero franchise was when I played F Zero X on my N64 in the late 90s. I loved it, the game was so fast with fantastic controls and a great learning curve. When I was finally finished with the game I thought I would try the game’s predecessor on the Super Nes F Zero. I picked up the game for less than a tenner at the time and…

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Published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. Developed by Sensible Software Released 1994 Also For 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy Color, Genesis, J2ME, Jaguar, Macintosh, Symbian, Windows  “DON’T WAIT ‘TIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES… DON’T KID YOURSELF IT WILL BE OVER BY CHRISTMAS… DON’T TRY TO SHUT OUT THE SCREAMS… AND DON’T FORGET TO WASH YOUR HANDS AFTERWARDS…” CANNON FODDER WAR HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN!  Check out the Sensible software interviews click here From a queue of some 360 eager conscripts waiting to go…

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Published by Nintendo Co., Ltd. Developed by Nintendo Co., Ltd. Released Nov 21, 1990 Platforms Arcade, SNES, Wii, Wii U Eric Bowden Review Released alongside the Super Nintendo in Europe in the spring of 1992, this was actually the first Mario game that I ever played (I never owned a Nes). To say I was impressed would be a massive understatement! The gameplay is absolutely fantastic with precise controls and some very creative level designs. The graphics are much improved over the earlier Nes games with huge sprites, amazingly colourful backgrounds and fantastic animations.…

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Published by Nintendo of America Inc. Developed by Nintendo EAD Released Apr 01, 1998 Also For Wii You’re taking a Tahoe 155 snowboard down a steep, bumpy incline at night and you’re about to top off an Indy Nosebone with a 360° Air, and you haven’t even left your living room! You’re playing 1080° (Ten Eighty) Snowboarding, a game so intense you’ll be brushing the snow off your goggles. With five different boarders, eight different Lamar® snowboards, more than 25 tricks, a Half-Pipe and six different courses, this is as close as you’ll get…

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Published by Nintendo Co., Ltd. Developed by Nintendo EAD Released Sep 27, 1996 Platforms Nintendo 64, Wii Wave Race 64 is sure to provide some of the most exciting racing you’ve ever experienced. Feel the pounding and crashing of the waves as you accelerate into straight-aways, whip around the marker buoys and go airborne on the jump ramps. Don’t race alone! Challenge a friend. Nine challenging courses set in exotic locales – race conditions change as the wave action responds to the way that you and your opponent race. Take control in three…

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